Ah, camping. The great outdoors. To hear your dad tell it, camping is the one time in your precious youth in which you will truly commune with nature. Boy scouts, summer camps and other such classic American youth activities are where you learn how some of the most important lessons of survival and trust – lessons that you will one day apply to situations as an adult, they tell it.
It’s somewhat hard to imagine how knot tying and knowing species of birds by appearance will apply to your career in advertising, but perhaps there’s a kernel of truth in what they say. Maybe it’s not just an old fashioned way of getting you out of the house.
One thing that you will learn worthwhile in any summer camp, however, is how to prepare and appreciate some truly excellent American fare. Traditional camp food is simple by necessity, but when done right, it can make or break the entire trip. Here are six traditional summer camp food staples you’ll definitely sample out in the woods.
1. Roasted Marshmallows
No campfire is complete at any age without a bag of marshmallows and a sharp, long stick. The joy of roasting marshmallows isn’t even whether or not they turn out to burnt or undercooked, but the very act of sitting over a rolex day date mens 36mm 118239 0089 silver tone president bracelet warm fire with friends and try to create a perfect brownish- white cyllinder. It’s one of the few instances of cooking when the very act has less to do with food but community.
For an added bonus, bring along chocolate ans d crackers to make your very own S’mores. Children can even have competiions to see who can most perfectly crisp a marshmallow.
2. Roasted Weiners
Before we get any more complicated, it’s best to go with the basics. Next to marshmallows, small to medium weiners are the only other traditional summer camp food popularly cooked over an open fire while hanging from a stick. They take a little longer, and perhaps a little more concentration to ensure they’re cooked through.
However, there’s something so pure and even meditative about sitting in front of a fire, watching a food you hold in your hand slowly roast. In a way, it brings the same natural peace that one can get from fishing.
3. Create Theme Meals
Theme meals can serve an educational purpose for children spending their first time out in the woods. There are countless varieties for these traditional summer camp food, each relating to how settlers, primitive humans, monks, medival lords and ladies and even hippies mnaged to forage off the land. A small bit of research into each clan and their dietary habits can help you create menus out of the simplest ingredients.
For an added bonus, have the children eat as though they lived in the time period. Cavement stuck to their hands and basic fruits off the trees. Settlers stuck to simple campfire food in prepared in the simplest celine 1908 men fashion t shirts of metal dishes, monks were forbidden from speaking and so on.
4. Paid Summer Camp Menus
Depending on which camp you send your child during the summer months, most camps have a cafeteria that will provide three square meals a day. While a lot of these meals are less traditional than what you might bring with you on a family trip, you can rest assured they’re focused on nutrition and fitness, two things you’ll certainly be concerned about during their months away.
5. French Toast
French toast is a delicious traditional summer camp food that many kids will enjoy. Simply packing a high quality skillet in a bag on a hike into the woods can provide a multitude of dishes, and there’s nothing better than waking up after a night outdoors to delicious french toast cooked over an open fire.
6. Blueberry Bannana Pancakes
If your youngsters prefer pancakes, there’s an added bonus in cooking them outdoors, depending on where you are. Oftentimes, if fresh fruit is nearby and easily identifiable, you can incorporate it directly into a pancake or even a simple omelette, letting the child see first hand from precisely where their favourite meals come.
