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Breakfast
Soft "boiled" eggs
1 egg per person sheet of aluminum foil Punch a tiny hole (with a straight pin) in the small end of each egg. Wrap individually and place in coals, large end down, for 3 minutes.

Breakfast in an Orange
One orange One piece of pre-cooked bacon Two eggs salt and pepper to taste

Trim top 1/4 inch off oranges and save**. Scoop out the middle. You should have an orange cup left. Keep the top-it's your lid! Place a piece of bacon in the bottom of the orange. Break both eggs and pour in on top of the bacon. Scramble slightly with a fork and put the top back on. Wrap in foil and place on glowing coals. Cook 15 to 20 minutes or until done. Eat out of the orange shell. (**Use the pulp of the orange and put in small zip bag. Squeeze it to make juice. Cut a small hole in the corner and drink the juice.)

Aluminum Eggs
Sausage (heat & serve or pre-cooked) Egg Hash brown potatoes Salt, pepper and spices to taste

Place potatoes, scrambled egg (doesn't need to be cooked) sausage patty and spices in foil. Wrap securely. Place on coals for 15 minutes.

Orange Muffins
4 large oranges 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup Bisquick 1/2 cup milk

Trim top 1/4 inch off oranges and save**. Scoop out the middle. You should have an orange cup left. Keep the top-it's your lid! In a bowl, mix the Bisquick, sugar and milk. Spoon the batter into the empty orange shells about halfway filling them. Cover the opening with the top that you cut off and cover the whole thing tightly with foil. Bury in the coals until set - around 60 - 70 minutes. Unwrap and let cool some. Be careful they are hot (**Use the pulp of the orange and put in small zip bag. Squeeze it to make juice. Cut a small hole in the corner and drink the juice.)

Lunch
Bunsteads
1 (7-oz) can chicken or tuna 1 sm. onion chopped cup mayonnaise or salad dressing 1 cup chopped celery cup grated cheese

Mix ingredient and put into 8 buns, wrap and heat in coals 30 min. Turn occasionally.

Turkey Burritos
4 (8) tortillas 1 can (9oz) bean dip c chopped onion Sour cream pound ground turkey (precooked) 1 c shredded cheddar cheese c salsa (optional) chopped cilantro

Place one tortilla on each sheet of foil. Combine turkey, bean dip, cheese, onion and salsa. Spoon mixture onto tortillas, wrap filling in each tortilla, burrito-style; place seam-side down. Wrap in foil and place on coals for 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream and cilantro.

Tuna Melt
1 (12oz) can tuna in water (drained) 2 c cooked rice c mayonnaise 1 tbs lemon pepper 1 c shredded cheddar cheese 1 c frozen baby green peas 4 (10) flour tortillas

Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. Combine tuna, rice, peas, mayonnaise, 1 cup cheese and lemon pepper. Spoon one-fourth of mixture in center of each tortilla. Fold bottom edge of each tortilla up and over filling, just until covered. Fold in opposite sides. Roll up, tucking in sides. Place one tuna wrap, seam side down, on each sheet of foil and wrap. Place in hot coals for 18 to 22 minutes. Open and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.

Hot Chicken Sandwiches

1 can (12 oz) boned chicken 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives 1/4 cup mayonnaise Hamburger buns 1 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 tsp. dry onion flakes

Combine chicken, celery, olives, cheese, mayonnaise, onion flakes. Spread on hamburger buns. Wrap in double heavy foil and heat over coals 15-20 min. (serves 3-4)

Mountain Melts
Rolls (any kind) Cheese (sliced) Meat (thinly sliced) Mustard

Cut and butter rolls. Fill to taste with cheese, meat, and mustard. Wrap each roll in foil. Place rolls on the edge of the coals or on grill above the coals for about 1/2 to 1 hour.

Pigs-in-a-blanket
Cocktail wieners Canned biscuits

Separate each biscuit into halves. Flatten each half until you have flattened all biscuits in the can. (20 halves) Wrap half biscuit around the wiener and then put about 5 of them in a piece of Pam sprayed foil and seal. Place on hot coals for about 5-10 min. After about 5 min check to make sure they are done. Cooking time will depend on how much biscuit dough is around the wieners.

Pocket Pizza
1 pocket pita per person 2 Tbs pizza sauce Toppings of choice: mozzarella cheese, cooked sausage, pepperoni, diced onions, green peppers, black olives, or whatever you decide. Cut pita in half of make 2 half-circle pockets. Spread pizza sauce on both insides. Add toppings and stir around to mix in the cheese. Do the other half. Put pita halves together in the center of the foil, and seal the edges. (Be sure to mark names on the outside). Place in low coals about 15 minutes to heat. Turn often to avoid the bread browning. Open carefully and eat like a sandwich.

Dinner
Hamburger Casserole
1 potato and 1 carrot Margarine, salt and pepper 2 onion slices 1 hamburger patty (pre-cooked)

Place hamburger patty down on a doubled piece of foil. Put carrots over hamburger on one side and thinly sliced potato on the other. Put onion over all. Dot with margarine and sprinkle with salt and pepper, if desired. Seal tightly. Cook in coals 25-30 minutes, turning often. This is also very good made chicken or even a ham slice. Vary the vegetables to suit your taste or to take advantage of what you have available or what is in season. Use 2 spoonfuls of canned cream soups (cream of mushroom, celery, chicken etc.) make great gravy right out of the can - just put a couple of spoonfuls on your foil dinner before you seal it up - the juices from your meat and vegetables will mix with it making a delicious gravy. Uncooked instant rice can be stirred into the cream soup and be used in place of the potato in the recipe.

Stir Fry Chicken and Vegetables

1 boneless chicken breast (pre-cooked) 1/2 cups combination of the following: snow peas, onion, celery, cabbage, bean sprouts dash bottled teriyaki sauce or soy sauce Place chicken on square of foil. Top with vegetables and sauce, fold to seal. Cook in coals without turning about 10-15 minutes, until meat is done. If you don't flip it over, the vegetables will steam and stay crunchy. May be served over prepared instant rice, if desired.

HAWAIIAN DELIGHT
Sliced ham Carrots Sweet potatoes Pineapple

Surround the ham slices with the other ingredients on the foil. Then add 1 tablespoon of syrup or honey. Wrap to hold in the juice. Cook package on hot coals for approximately 15 minutes on each side.

Barbecue Chicken Packets

Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 lb.) (pre-cooked) 1 cup barbecue sauce cup chopped green bell pepper 1 can (15 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained Center one chicken breast half on each sheet of foil. Spoon barbecue sauce over chicken, top with vegetables. Repeat to make four packets. Grill 12 to 15 minutes.

Grilled Bean and Rice Burritos

4 (10 to 12 inch) flour tortillas 1 1/3 cups cooked rice cup chopped green onion 1 1/3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 1 can (16 oz.) refried beans 1 1/3 cups salsa 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves

Warm tortillas. Spread 1/4 of beans in center of each tortilla. Top each with remaining ingredients. Wrap filling in tortillas burrito-style. Center burritos, seam-side-down on foil sheets and wrap. Place foil packets on 4 to 6 inches from medium-hot coals. Grill, turning once half way through cooking, until heated through and cheese is melted, 12 to 16 minutes.

Home Style Chicken Packets

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 lb.) (pre-cooked) Dijon mustard Dried basil leaves Paprika 2 medium carrots, sliced 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 2 medium zucchini, sliced 2 tablespoons margarine or butter Place one chicken breast half on each sheet of foil. Spread mustard over chicken; sprinkle with basil and paprika. Top with vegetables; dot with margarine. Grill 14 to 16 minutes.

Parmesan Chicken Packets

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (pre-cooked) 1 cup spaghetti sauce cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese Center one chicken breast half on each sheet of foil. Spoon spaghetti sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese. Bring up sides of foil and double fold. Double fold ends to form a packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside packets. Repeat to make four packets. Grill 14 to 16 minutes on medium-high in covered grill.

Chicken When Its Cold Outside

1 medium handful diced potatoes 1/4-inch 1 medium handful diced zucchini 1 medium handful diced carrots 1 tsp Italian dressing garlic powder to taste sprinkle of dried onion flakes 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (pre-cooked) 1 medium handful finely chopped cilantro (secret ingredient) Put potatoes, zucchini, and carrots on foil. Lay chicken breast on vegetables. Spoon Italian dressing on chicken. Sprinkle with garlic and onion flakes. Spread cilantro on top of chicken. Seal foil, double thickness if necessary, very tightly. Cook ten to fifteen minutes per side.

Ham Hobo Dinner

1 slice ham 2 tbls brown sugar 2 pineapple rings 2 tbls butter (margarine)

In the center spread a little bit of the butter. Place the pineapple rings on the foil and then cover with some of the brown sugar. Cover with the ham. This doesn't have to cook very long maybe 10 - 15 minutes, long enough to get the ham hot. To fancy it up, place a maraschino cherry in the middle of the ring after you uncover it.

Side dishes/Veggies

French Fries
Place frozen French fries on foil. Add salt and pat of butter. Wrap loosely and cook on coals 30 minutes. Turn occasionally.

Camp Potato Puffs

16 servings instant mashed potatoes and ingredients needed to mix potatoes 3 cups grated cheese 1 jar bacon bits (real or artificial) 1 cup milk (can be prepared powdered milk) salt/pepper Mix potatoes according to directions. Alternate layers of potatoes and cheese in individual foil packets. Sprinkle bacon on top. Add garlic, green pepper, and salt/pepper to taste. Fold 3 sides of foil closed. Pour small amount of milk into packet and close. Bake in coals for 15 to 30 minutes.

Baked Sliced Potatoes

Potato Salt, pepper, garlic salt margarine

Scrub and cut potatoes into thick slices. Use one potato per person. Do not peel the potatoes. Place each one on a double sheet of heavy foil. Add 1 T. margarine. Sprinkle with garlic, onion salt and pepper. Seal and bake 15-20 minutes on coals.

Cheese Potatoes in a Parcel

1 Med. Potato, peeled and sliced 1 slice Bacon, diced 1 tbs. Butter or Margarine 2 oz cheese, cut in cubes 3 slices onion, separated into rings salt, pepper, paprika

With a little oil, lay the potatoes on the foil, distributing the slices evenly, and season with a little salt, pepper, and paprika. Scatter the bacon and onion rings evenly over the potatoes; sprinkle the butter pieces on top. Fold in foil. Cook the cheese potatoes in the coals for 50 minutes, turning the parcel repeatedly. You can use dried diced onions and dried bacon, but add a few tbs. (4-6) water. When hot, open and add the cheese.

Foiled Onions
Large onion Bacon (cooked and broken into small pieces) margarine salt & pepper

Peel a large onion and cut in half. Place a pat of margarine on the cut side and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with a half strip of bacon on each half onion. Wrap each in double heavy foil and seal tightly. Bake on coals 35-45 minutes. (1 onion for 2 persons)

Great Outdoors Potatoes

Potatoes 2 teaspoons Lemon juice teaspoon Coriander 1 teaspoon minced onion 1 teaspoon Paprika cup Olive oil 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard teaspoon pepper 1 pureed garlic clove

Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters, keeping skins on. Boil until tender, and coat them with the dressing that you can prepare in advance. Wrap the potato quarters in tin foil, and place on coal to brown. Delicious with meat or fish.

Rice on the Coals

1 1/2 cups minute rice 1 T. margarine Dash pepper 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 tsp. salt 4 tsp. instant bouillon

Place two sheets of foil (14" sq.) on top of each other in a cooking pot. Press into a bowl or pouch. Add ingredients and seal tightly. Remove from pot and place on coals for 15 minutes. Serves 4

Desserts and Snacks

Apple Pie in Foil
Pastry for pie 1/4 cup Sugar 1 tbs lemon juice 1 tsp nutmeg 5 apples, peeled and slices 1 tsp cinnamon

Roll out pastry (or use ready rolled sheets). Mix all ingredients and divide into at least 4. Make apple turnovers. Fold loosely in tinfoil. Cook in embers for about 10 minutes, turning often.

Baked Apples
Apple Brown sugar Slice of butter Cinnamon raisins

Core apple (younger girls may need help doing this). Place on 2 layers of foil. Fill apples with brown sugar, slice of butter (girl decide on how big), cinnamon sugar or fill with marshmallows and pieces of chocolate. Wrap foil around the apple. Bake on coals for around 15 minutes (medium size apple).

Fairy Ring Dessert

12 plain cake donuts 1 cup brown sugar 1 can sliced pineapple Butter

Put butter on one side of the donuts and sprinkle brown sugar on top. Lay a slice of pineapple on top and wrap in foil. Cook in the coals of the campfire for about 5 min.

Ore-Bucket Cakes or Cupcakes in an Orange

10 oranges Gingerbread or spice cake mix and required ingredients (eggs, vegetable oil) Slice the top off of the orange, leaving about a 2 inch hole in the top. Save the top as a lid. Scoop out the pulp of the orange and eat. Mix the spice cake as directed. Fill the orange "shell 1/3 full of cake mix and replace lid. Wrap in foil and cook in glowing coals for 15 to 20 min or until baked. Scoop out cake and eat. Tips - Watch the cake mix that "runs out of the foil. When it is well browned your cake should be done.

Hobo Popcorn
1 tbsp popcorn 12" x 12" square of heavy duty foil 1 tsp cooking oil 1 tsp butter

In center of each square, place oil, butter, and popcorn. Bring corners together and seal edges to form a large pouch. Using wet string, tie pouch to the end of a long, wet stick. Hold over hot coals and shake. Open very carefully. suggested for older girls with patience

Peach Yums
Canned peach halves Large marshmallows

Place 1 peach half on a square of heavy duty foil. Fill center of peach with marshmallow and seal foil around the edges. Heat in coals for 5 - 10 minutes Grab a spoon and enjoy!

Fruit Turnovers
1 English muffin 1 tsp fruit pie filling

Open the muffin into 2 parts. Carefully scrape the middle out of the top and bottom halves of the muffin. Fill the bottom half and cover with the top. Wrap in heavy duty foil and warm 3 - 5 minutes per side.

Banana Boats
1 banana per person mini-marshmallows Baking chips - - chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch or any combination Peel back inner section of banana peel, but dont remove the peel. Scoop out a small amount of banana, and fill with marshmallows and chips. Replace skin and wrap in heavy duty foil. Place on coals and heat 20 minutes. Open carefully and eat with a spoon. Great for Brownies, but warning--the skins will turn brown. This is a great alternative to S Mores for girls with chocolate allergies.

Cherry Cheese Cake

White pita bread, cut in half Cherry or blueberry pie filling Cream cheese (spreadable)

Open pita half, and spread inside with cream cheese. Fill with a spoonful of pie filling. Wrap in heavy duty foil, and place in coals for 3 to 5 minutes per side.

Caramel Apple
1 apple per person 3 caramel cubes per apple

Wash apple. Cut a slice off the top, remove the core, and put the caramels in the hollow. Wrap in foil. Seal and cook in hot ashes about 30 minutes.

Cheap Pie
2 slices bread Jam or fruit pie filling margarine Cinnamon and Sugar

Butter two slices of bread, place buttered side down on foil. Spoon on fruit filling and cinnamon sugar. Place on top the other slice of buttered bread and pinch the edges together. Seal in foil and lay on the coals for 10 minutes or so, turn over for another 5 minutes.

Apple Delight
12 large apples 1/2 C. raisins 3 Tbs. cinnamon 3/4 C. biscuit mix 4 Tbs. sugar

Core and chop 1 apple in fairly large pieces, peeling if desired. Mix 1 tsp. sugar, a few raisins and cinnamon to taste with 1 Tbs. Biscuit mix. Stir into chopped apple. Wrap in a piece of greased aluminum foil. Cook in the embers approximately 30 to 45 minutes. (The juice of the apple moistens the dough sufficiently.) Apple Surprise 2 large oatmeal cookies spoonful of apple pie filling

Put filling on one cookie and top with the second cookie. Wrap in heavy duty foil and warm 10 minutes in coals. variation: chocolate chip cookies (soft kind) and cherry filling

FOIL COOKING COOKBOOK - HELPFUL HINTS

When foil is wrapped as an airtight package around food, it becomes a small-scale pressure cooker. Be sure to allow some space for expansion in the package by not wrapping the raw food too tightly. Use one layer of heavy duty aluminum foil. Foil should be large enough to go around food and allow for crimping the edges in a tight seal. This will keep the juices and steam in. This wrap is known as the "drugstore" wrap. Use heavy foil three times the width of the food. Fold over and roll up the leading edges. Then roll sides for a steam proof seal. Example: Drug Store Fold Place foil on flat surface. Place food in center. Fold sides up to make a "tent". Hold top edges together and fold. On each open end, bring together and fold to seal.

Do NOT, REPEAT NOT use cheese in your recipes, unless put on after cooking. The cheese will warm and separate and the oil will catch fire or cook the food faster than expected. Keep your meats lean and let the veggies add the moisture necessary. Pre-cook your chicken and ground beef, place in zip bag, and freeze several days before your trip. (If you use raw ground beef, it wont brown, only turn gray. The girls then turn gray and its peanut butter for supper! ) Chicken always carries the possibility of salmonella if not cooked correctly, or properly refrigerated. Better to precook than to treat a sick camper! Bring extra long-handled utensils, as you'll be moving a lot of packages around. A shallow bed of glowing coals that will last the length of cooking time is necessary. Use 2 layers of heavy duty foil...and in between the layers of foil, use wet newspaper...This will keep your food from burning and also allows the girls to keep track of whose dinner is whose, by recognizing which newspaper sheet they used when making their foil packet!! Be sure to label each persons meal. Nothing spoils the meal than confusion about which pack belongs to which person. The best thing Ive found is a wide tip SHARPIE marker. Label the foil before food is put in. (Be sure to label the foil, then turn in name side downthis seems to be a silly thing to add, but Ive seen leaders seal the pack with the name inside.!)

Cooking Directions and Times for Different Veggies (Foil Packet)

Cut an 18-inch square of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place vegetable in center of the foil. Season to taste with salt and pepper and dot with margarine or butter. Add 1 tablespoon water. Wrap in foil packet & cook on grate if possible. Turn packet over once halfway through grilling time. Timings below are for crisp-tender vegetables. If you prefer more tender vegetables, allow longer cooking times. Vegetables Beans, green and wax (whole) Broccoli flowerets Brussels sprouts Carrots (cut into 1/2-inch slices) Cauliflower flowerets Corn on the cob (foil-wrapped) Eggplant (cut into 1-inch slices) Kohlrabi (cut into julienne strips) Mushrooms (whole or sliced) Peppers, sweet red, green, or yellow (cut into 1-inch strips) Potatoes (foil-wrapped) Yellow summer squash (cut into 1-inch cubes) Zucchini (cut into 1/2-inch slices) Amount Cooking Time 30 1 cup 1 cups 1 cups 2 cups 4 medium ears 1 small 1 cups 1 cups 1 cups 4 medium 1 cups 1 cups Approximate 30-35 min. 15-18 min. 18-20 min. 15-20 min. 20-25 min. 25-35 min. 20-25 min. 25-30 min. 8-12 min. 15-20 min. 50-60 min. 6-10 min. 6-10 min

HELPS

FOR MEAL PLANNING

Or how much do I make?

These amounts will help to get you started, and are based on several different sources and personal experience. Keep your troop in mind when using these guidelines. Meats and fish: Hamburger Hot dogs Chip steaks (steak sandwich) Beef cubes Bacon Canned ham (6 pound) Sliced lunchmeat Chicken (boneless breast) Tuna Produce: Lettuce Carrots Potatoes Canned veggies Breads and pasta: Bread Crackers Spaghetti Noodles Macaroni Minute rice Spaghetti sauce Soup Potato chips/pretzels Beverages: Milk Juice 2 quarts Dairy Products Butter/margarine Cheese patties 4 per pound, meatballs 6-8 per pound 8 per pound 8 servings per pound 4 servings per pound 16-18 slices per pound 25 portions 16 slices per pound 4 servings per pound, breast per girl 3 sandwiches per can 8-10 servings per large head 5 servings per pound 3-4 servings per pound 4-5 servings per standard can 15 slices per small loaf, 26 slices per large loaf 60 crackers in 1 pound 6 servings per pound (dry) 10 servings per pound 6 servings per 2 cups (raw) 24 servings per 8 cups 5 oz per serving 3 servings per 10 ounces 10 servings per pound pint per serving 46 oz = 6 servings 8 servings pound or 1 stick is 25 servings 16 average slices per pound