Shish kabobs: load clean sticks with bits of meat, potatoes, carrots, & onions. Have the boys each roast their own over an open fire. Aluminum foil dinner: put hamburger, potatoes, carrots, & onions in foil. Throw foil on a bed of coals. When sizzling, remove, test meat to see if it is done. If not, re-seal it & throw it back, otherwise, serve it. Be sure to have tongs and/or potholders handy (or some improvised stick implements) to avoid burning fingers. Melted sneaker surprise: don't put your sneakers too close to the fire while cooking,or you may get this one. Apply water quickly to avoid burning skin. Not for human consumption. Light weight backpacking supper: boil 3-4 cups of water per person. Use one cup for instant soup mix (like Lipton's Cup-A-Soup or similar packets; choose your favorite flavor). Use another cup for hot chocolate mix (marshmallows optional). Serve with crackers, cheese, and dried fruit. Use the last of the hot water to clean up with (soapy water, rinse water, hot second rinse). Trail mix (also known as "gorp"): mix granola, sunflower seeds, peanuts, granola, M&Ms or chocolate chips, raisins, and optionally other dried fruits and nuts to taste. Add salt to taste. Munch on during rest stops on trail and as part of a no-cook lunch. Buckaroo camp-in food: order out for pizza; serve with fruit and/or salad. Have ice cream for desert. :-) S'mores: Roast marshmallows to a golden brown with gooey insides (give or take your skill and tastes -- some like them burnt, others a little less done). Smash roasted marshmallow between gram crackers and a chunk of chocolate bar. Savor the flavor while telling stories around the campfire, then ask for s'more. Repeat until full or the supply is exhausted. Light backpacking lunch: beef jerky, crackers, dried fruit, trail mix, water. RangerNet special meal: Organize patrols to serve grits, vegemite on toast, fried spam slices, and a root beer float (a scoop of vanilla ice cream floating in a tall glass of root beer). Finish off with an Uncle Joe's mint ball, then discuss devotions, games, lesson plans, camping, field trips, hikes, canoeing, and other cool Royal Ranger stuff. ___ Michael Paul Johnson aka Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://eBible.org/mpj Rocky Mountain Outpost 207 New Creation Church Jesus Christ is Lord! If Jesus came back today, would you be READY? _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
