Cooking over the Campfire

[Northern Dancer]

Using the gallon size bags brought back some memories. We use them at our summer camp. I remember one year that I managed to break a bag when it was boiling in the pot. If I recall I was a greenhorn in the kitchen that year. The little baggies we use enable us to throw in a dash of pepper and salt, some cheese, chives and such to heighten the flavour.

I like that idea of cooking food in boiling water with baggies. We did that kind of thing when I was working at one of those Leisure Time Resorts.
I was the weekend breakfast and lunch cook, among other things that I did there.

The eggs came in one of the gallon sized bags, and we just dropped them in boiling water until we had scrambled eggs. The hot water kept the eggs ready for me to dish up with some of the hot pancakes and bacon that I cooked to go with it.
The only time that I used the fresh eggs was when someone wanted an easy over egg, and most of the time, people happily enjoyed the scrambled ones.
One of the perks of working there was that the leftover pancake mix and scrambled eggs had to be thrown out, and I was allowed to take some home if I wanted, and give it to other workers when I didn't want it.
My dogs and I had lots of pancakes and scrambled eggs to eat !

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[flipflopgirl]

Something my husband learned when in Boyscouts, is chicken packs. We actually do this in the wood once everything is hot and put out. Wrap chicken, potatoes, butter and seasonings in heavy duty foil. You could do veggies too. Wrap it good, and set it right there in the heat. Let it sit for about 20 min or so, depending on the thickness of your chicken, and it should be cooked, seasoned and so yummy!!