[Sca-cooks] Camp cooking experiment a success

[Ysabeau]

Thanks, Colin! I've emailed Claire asking for recipes...but if you have them
to share...hint hint ~grin~

Ysabeau


On 3/21/07, Colin MacNachtan <dcm at mccr.org> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 21 March 2007 2:07 pm, Michael Gunter wrote:
> > I wouldn't have tried any kind of pie or easily squishable item
> > because it does squeeze it a bit. I wonder how they did the
> > "pot pie" item. The cobbler I can see.
>
> As one of the members of the camp in question, I can answer that.  We
> froze
> everything before we vacuum-sealed it.  All the food was actually taken
> frozen in a cooler with dry ice in it.
>
> Our menu for the week included:
>
> The mentioned chicken cordon bleu pie (chicken, ham, blue cheese)
> Green bean quiche
> Broccoli casserole
> Steak and mushroom pie
> Sausage/cheese pie
> This year none of the "pies" had an actual bottom pie crust.  The crust
> was
> deemed not necessary.  Some had crust toppings, others had biscuit or
> bread
> crumb toppings.
>
> Chili - frozen in blocks, then vacuum-sealed and boiled.  To serve, clip
> the
> bag to the side of a big empty pot and scoop out with a ladle.  No serving
> dish required.
>
> Girl Scout omelets - raw eggs and omelet fixings in a bag, frozen and
> sealed,
> then boiled on site.  They came out much better than expected.
>
> Colin
> Bryn Gwlad
> Ansteorra
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