[Sca-cooks] OT - Picking up the Pieces

[Terry Decker]

Ah yes, Reynold's pocket meals!  Most of the Scout leaders saw that in the 
Reynold's Wrap commercials (although I think the idea may have originated in 
Boy's Life) and they never explore the full range of cooking in and on foil, 
nor do they explore cooking on spits or planks.  In fact, I doubt seriously 
if many of them have ever explored the culinary possibilities of the Boy 
Scout mess kit.

They are impressed by the trick of preparing breakfast in a paper cup or 
paper bag.  It's a great attention grabber, but you need to have basic 
cooking skills to move beyond the parlor tricks.

In my view, pocket meals are okay for a one day outing, but for two or more 
days, some serious cooking is in order.  I will say I prefer pocket meals 
over C-rations, the MRE's of my days in Scouting.

Bear


>I think they get stuck on simple tin foil things too.
> How many pocket meals can be eaten in a weekend?
>
> Johnnae
>
> Terry Decker wrote:
>
>> You can learn to cook sumptuous repasts on Scouting trips.  It's just 
>> that most of the leaders aren't skilled enough to teach the Scouts how to 
>> do it.
>> Bear