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This is as much fun to make as it is to eat.



6	bananas, unpeeled

3	chocolate bars, broken in pieces

1 1/2	cups mini marshmallows

	peanut butter, (optional)

	heavy duty foil       

	



With a sharp knife, cut a slit down the length of the banana,

being careful not to cut all of the way through.  Open up the

slit a little and stuff with chocolate pieces and

marshmallows (and peanut butter if you'd like).  Wrap the

banana in foil and place it on your campfire coals.  Watch

closely and check often.  Banana boats are done when

chocolate and marshmallows are melted.  Unwrap and dig in

(literally!)

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No camping trip is complete without these.



6	chocolate bars, divided in half

12	whole graham crackers,  each split into 2 squares

24	large marshmallows

	



Roast 1or 2 marshmallows over a campfire for each s'more.

Place the roasted marshmallow(s) and half of a chocolate bar

between 2 graham cracker squares.  Give it a little squeeze

and take a bite!



Note:  I happen to like chocolate.  You can use  a third or

fourth of a chocolate bar for each s'more if you like.



Variation:  For you peanut butter lovers, try spreading a

little on your graham cracker before adding the chocolate and

marshmallow.

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This is great to have your first night out.  You can even

assemble them before leaving home and stick them in your

cooler.  These are also fun to make with a group because

everyone can make their own.



2	pounds ground beef, uncooked

1	onion, chopped or sliced

1	green pepper, chopped or sliced

3	carrots, sliced

3	stalks celery, sliced

3	potatoes, thinly sliced

1	cup mushrooms, sliced

	salt and pepper

	seasoning of choice

2	tablespoons water

	heavy duty foil       

	



Place 6 large rectangles of foil in front of you.  In the

middle of each, crumble one third of a pound of uncooked

ground beef.  Top each with desired amounts of the above

vegetables and seasonings.  Sprinkle each dinner with 1

teaspoon of water.  Bring the edges of the foil together and

fold.  Roll (or fold ) each end, pinching to seal.  (Or, you

can bring all of the edges up and twist together, like a

large Hershey's kiss.) 



Place dinners on hot coals (not flames) for about 20 minutes,

checking  occasionally for doneness.  Add ketchup or your

favorite BBQ sauce and eat right out of the foil.



Tip:  To keep track of whose is whose, put each person's

initials on the foil using fingernail polish.  It turns

black, but won't burn off.

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10	hot dogs, (1 package)

10	refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, (1 tube)

	cheese, (optional)

	



Wrap a biscuit around each hot dog, pinching the edges

together.  (Both ends of the hotdog will stick out.)  Roast

on a roasting fork (or stick) over hot coals (NOT flames) for

10-15 minutes, or until biscuit is baked and golden. Be

patient and don't get the hot dog too close to the hot coals

or the biscuit will be done on the outside before it is on

the inside.  



Optional:  You can split the hot dog and put cheese in it

before wrapping the biscuit around it.  Just be careful your

cheese doesn't all run out before your biscuit is done.  

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Use orange shells or onion shells as your "cooking pot:



1	pound ground beef

	seasoning of choice

	chopped onion

	chopped  green pepper

	

4	eggs

	seasoning of choice

	

1	package refrigerated buttermilk biscuit, or any prepared

        biscuit, muffin or corn bread batter

	

	vegetables, cut in pieces

	

4	whole onions, for cooking in (exact number will vary)

4	whole oranges, for cooking in (exact number will vary)

	



Prepare your "Cooking Pots:"  



Oranges - Cut the oranges in half, slicing through the navel

and stem ends.  Remove the orange sections (and eat or save

for the meal).  



Onion - Cut the onions in half, slicing through the middle of

the onion.  Remove the inner section, leaving the outer 2-3

rings.  (Chop the removed onion to add to the meat mixture)





1.  Mini meat loaves - Mix ground beef, seasonings, chopped

onion and green pepper.  Divide into 4 equal portions.  Put

the meat mixture into the orange shell or onion section and

place directly on coals.  Cook about 15 minutes.



2.  Eggs - Crack an egg into each of 4 the orange shells or

onion sections and place on coals.  Cook 10-12 minutes.



3.  Biscuits - Place a refrigerated biscuit (or biscuit dough

from scratch) into orange shells or onion sections.  Place on

coals and bake about 15 minutes.  Note:  You can prepare your

favorite muffin mix or corn bread mix and cook in orange

shells, too.



4.  Vegetables - Place vegetable pieces in orange shells or

onion sections.  Add a small amount of water and place on

coals.  Cooking times will vary with type of vegetable.

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Take you a onion and wrap it in heavy duty foil,Do not put   any

thing on it just wrap it then put it under your firewood before

starting  the fire...Let it cook for about 45 minutes to a hour

depending how out your fire is and then dig it out.And it is ready

to eat maybe with some type of favorite dip also if you want to

you can take some reg   potatoes and coat them with some

crisco oil and and wrap them as well and place them under the

wood so while you are warming your body you can cook part of

your super,,let them cook for about a hour and half to two

hours.Happy camping.  ..Roger Domingue  115  C  Country

Ln,,,Lafayette,La.70508...If there is anybody out there that

would like to exchange house recipes,like spam and potatoe

bake or porcipine meatballs,greenbean cassorole .just write me

or e mail me I love cooking down here in the south Louisiana. A

way to a man heart is thru is stomach..

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2 lbs. of ground beef

2 large onions (one diced, the other sliced)

1 bell pepper - diced

1 bottle of your favorite B.B.Q. sauce

sliced cheese (optional)

hamburger buns



1)In a large skillet brown ground beef, diced onion and bell pepper.

2)Drain and return to heat.

3)Pour in B.B.Q. sauce and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

4)Serve on hamburger buns with sliced onion and cheese.



Oh boy is this good!!!!

Submitted by: Mary Jackson

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1 can chicken gravy (Franco American is good)

1 can evaporated sweet milk (Carnation is good)

1 Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage roll

6 Pillsbury Country Biscuits (premade at home, ready to go)

Small pinch of fennel seeds

Ground pepper (to taste)



Heat up Hot Sausage with fennel and pepper till browned. Add chicken

gravy and evaporated milk, bring to a boil, simmer 10-15 minutes,

stirring slowly till thickened. Warm up biscuits on griddle or in foil

on fire. Pour mixture over biscuits. Enjoy! Warning: high in cholesteral

and fat, but unless you eat this yummy and sinful dish everyday, the

bears'll get you before this will.

Submitted by: Karen Nauyokas

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Have each camper bring

an empty carton of milk, 1-quart or 1/2 gallon. Place hot dog in bun. Wrap in

tin foil. Put in milk carton, and place carton in fire circle or other safe

burn spot. Light top of carton. By the time the 

carton is burnt to ground, THE HOT DOG IS COOKED!! I have not tried

this, but

the Ranger said it worked and the dawg was nicely cooked, and the bun was

lightly toasted. Sounds like a perfect 'just before leaving' meal -- NO

CLEAN-UP!! 

Submitted by: Garth

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2 Strips bacon

1 Med. potato, sliced

1 Med. onion, sliced

1 Med. tomato, sliced

2 Stalks celery

1/3 lb Ground beef

1 Carrot

Salt and pepper to taste

Coffee can and lid



Cut carrot in half lengthwise. Cut celery and carrot into 2" lengths. Cut

bacon in half. Mold 2 meat patties. Place 2 pieces of bacon on bottom of

can.

Place layers of all ingredients. Repeat. Place closed coffee can on top of

glowing coals for 25 min. Open lid and check after 10 minutes, if browning

too

rapidly, pour 2 Tb. of water in can. 

Submitted by: Garth

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When frying fish or oysters, mix 1/2 corn meal and 1/2 masa (corn flour) 

mix well and coat fish and oysters and fry till golden brown

Submitted by: Don Steffen, Conroe Texas

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2 slices of bread 

pizza sauce 

mozzarella(shredded) cheese

cheddar (shredded) cheese  

Pepperoni, hamburger, peppers, etc..(optional)

Butter of Pam spray to grease iron



   Grease both sides of pie-iron and place bread, one

on each side of the iron. Put sauce, in desired amount, onto 1

slice of bread a spread. Then on top of the sauce, sprinkle

the cheese (desired amount). Then put your topping that

you likesuch as pepperoni, hamburger (pre-cooked), veggies,

etc. Close the iron and place into fire. Pull out of fire and

check.  The pizza occasionally until it is done. Usually takes

about 8 minutes.

Submitted by: Emily Wagner, ND

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2 Slices of Bread

Canned Pie Filling

(Apple,Blueberry,Raspberry,Cherry,etc...)

Butter or Pam Spray 



  Grease The Iron with the spray or butter on side of

each slice of bread. Then place one side of bread in each

side of the iron so that the butter side is touching the iron. Then

spoon some pie filling into the iron to deisred amount. 

Close The iron and place into fire checking occasionally. 

When done, dump out onto a plate a let cool for at least

5 minutes.

Submitted by: Emily Wagner, ND

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Boil 2 cups of water and add 3 cups of oatmeal.  Add chopped banana,

apple, raisans.  Add tbls sugar or nutrisweet and top with cinnamin.



Energy for 3 hours plus spring water 

Submitted by: Wayne, Toronto

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These dinners are a lot like the Hobo Dinners, but with a twist.  We

have been making them at my summer camp on cook-out nights for a

long time.







Slice up:



2 green peppers



2 small onions



3 tomatoes



2 carrots (it works better if you peel them rather than slicing

them)



6 potatoes



8 boneless chicken breasts (preferably the pre-cooked frozen kind)



16 slices of American cheese







You'll also need:



1 bottle ranch dressing



1 can cream of mushroom soup



salt and pepper



garlic, if you like



About a foot of aluminum foil per person







What each person does:



Put your chicken breast and vegetables in on the foil.  Place them

so that you will be able to make a "packet" with the foil around

them.  Place 2 slices of cheese on the top.  Choose a liquid -- I

recommend a good healthy squirt of ranch dressing, but some prefer

cream of mushroom soup.  If both of those turn you off, use a bit of

water.  Seal up your packet and throw it into the hot coals of a

campfire for about 20 minutes.  When your potatoes are cooked the

whoel thing is done!  Rip it open and eat it right out of the foil.

Submitted by: Amanda from Camp Toccoa

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First you need a hobo pie maker, that's a round or square

pie maker you get at most camp stores. take two pieces of

bread and butter the out side, next place the bread butter

towards the cooker and fill with any pie filling, apple, 

cherry or any other flavor. Close the pie maker and cook

in fire. It only takes about 5 minutes a side sometimes

less to cook the pies, next add sugar and your ready to

eat a pie. I have been making thes pies since I was 6 years

old. I am now 39 and I still enjoy making and eating them.

I would recomend a cast iron pie maker for good heating.By

the way if you get a round one just remove the extra bread.

Submitted by: Paul Baker, Virginia

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Add as many eggs as need to a frying pan, then add milk to the eggs.

Next, add bacon, green pepper, onions, ham if you'd like.  Make sure

that it is minced (very small pieces).  Add as much cheese as wanted

and then scramble.

Submitted by:Trebor

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1pkg. of Polish Sausage - slice into 6-8 pcs.

2 baking potatoes - cut into qtrs.

1 green pepper - slice

1 container of fresh mushrooms - slice

1 squash - sliced

1 large onion - sliced

1 tsp. garlic salt or cajun seasoning

1tsp. oil

4 tblspn. of soft margarine



Use Reynolds Wrap bags (1). Spread oil, margarine and seasonings and

then throw in the rest of ingredients. light your charcoal fire and

then throw on coals after heated. fork top of bag 6 different

places.  Time will take 30-60 minutes depending on how hot your

coals are cooking your food.

Serve. 

Submitted by:Roxane B. Richardson

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1 piece of bread

1 egg

salt and pepper

butter

Chopped green onions(optional)

a circle shaped cookie cutter if you don't have one use a Shotglass

or a small glass.



First butter both sides of bread and place it in a fryingpan

then take the cookie cutter and cut a small circle in the center of

the bread.Next crack the egg into the center. Fry on both sides

untill egg is done and the bread is browned to your liking.Finally

sprinkle the green onions and the seasonings of your choice on top

and enjoy.

Submitted by:A.Creager, NJ

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Use a campcooker for cooking (with long handles & is usually 



round or square). We use these for a variety of dinners. Our favorite is pizza:



-precooked ground beef  -pizza sauce     



-onion                  -mushrooms



-mozzarella cheese      -loaf of bread and butter



-pepperoni              -and anything else you want to add!







Butter one side of each piece of bread and place butter side facing

campcooker. Fill with ingredients and close cooker. 



Place on hot coals for about 5-7 minutes, watching and turning

carefully. Caution: let cool few min. before serving.







We do the same for making fruit pies. Butter bread, fill with

favorite jam or pie filling. After they're done, dip in sugar. 



Or fill with lunchmeats & cheese. Great tasting & filling!

Submitted by:klyn71@hotmail.com

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1 loaf of Italian or (my favorite) French Bread sliced into 8

pieces. Spread bread on both sides with extra virgin olive oil and

grill on one side until grill marks appear. Turn bread and sprinkle

with garlic powder and parmesean cheese, bread should be a little

soft, not too crunchy.



Kathi Seabolt, Maryland

Kathi20715@aol.com

Submitted by:Kathi20715@aol.com

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1 pkg. smoke sausage, I prefer a spicy one

1 pkg. frozen brocolli/cauliflower mix

6 good sized potatoes-chopped

a nice sized glob of butter

seasonings to taste

1 pkg- 2 cups of cheese, we perfer co-jack

oh yes, foil.



take two pieces of foil(about the size of a cookie sheet)

butter one, place all the above ingrediants except the cheese,

on the foil. Place the balance of the butter on top, season to taste

cover and crimp up the edges.  place over the fire for about

20 minutes or so turning half way. When finished cooking,

sprinkle cheese on top, cover to melt. and then enjoy!!

Submitted by:Happy Camper, IN

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1 large apple (peeled and cored)

1/2 tsp butter

cinnamon to taste

1 carmel square cut into quarters

1/2 tsp sugar 



place apple on heavy duty foil (two times biger

than the apple)

mix butter,sugar, and cinnamon together

stuff carmel into center

rub butter mixture on surface of apple 

seal apple in foil and pace in coals for 15 to

20min

Submitted by: lara davis, el centro, ca

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2 potatoes, scrubbed clean

1/2 stick of butter

seasoning salt (buy it at grocery store, many

uses)

1 square of heavy-duty foil (about 14x14)



Slice the potatoes thinly and distribute evenly in

center of foil.  Put pats of butter on top of the

taters and sprinkle very generously with seasoning

salt (this is the key).  Fold the foil up like a

packet, and place in hot coals for about 1 hour.

Open it up and eat it straight out of foil, if you

don't like doing the camp dishes:)!!!

Submitted by: Jess in PA

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What you need:



1 mountain pie maker (cast iron, 2 sided plate with long

     handle, found in K-Mart, etc.)

1 roll of Pilsbury crescent rolls

1 can of fruit (peaches, cherries, apples, etc.)

1 can of cooking spray (Pam)

OPTIONAL: powdered sugar and a couple of drops of water for a glaze.



Spray insides of mountain pie maker with cooking

spray, press crescent roll to fit one side of pie

maker, add fruit, place another crescent roll on

top of fruit, pinch ends of crescent rolls

together and clamp the other side of mountain pie

maker to close.  Cook over open fire (not in the coals)

for about 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Glaze the top if desired.



Also great with pepperone, cheese and pizza sauce.

Submitted by: Anne, PA

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1 can chicken 

1 bag of boil in a bag rice

1 small-medium onion--chopped

1 can peas 

1 cup cheddar cheese--shredded

salt and pepper to taste





Follow directions on box to boil rice in

pot--about 20 min.

Meanwhile, coat skillet lightly with oil.

Heat chicken, onion, and peas in skillet until

chicken is heated through.

(most canned chicken is already cooked--just make

sure it is heated through)

Add rice to mixture in skillet when it's done.

Add cheddar cheese and stir mixture until cheese

melts.



       

This recipe can vary greatly:

**substitute 2-4 servings of instant rice for boil

in a bag rice

**substitute 1 or 2 cans of tuna or even salmon

for chicken

**use frozen or fresh vegetables such as broccoli,

cauliflower,

   carrots, whatever! if you don't like peas

**use cream of chicken, broccoli, or mushroom

soup, use chese soup.



~~Use your imagination--you can throw almost

anything in there!

Submitted by: Melissa

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This recipe is for each individual to make their own - 

you can brown it as much as you want this way!



Take 2 handfuls of flour

mix in a three-finger pinch of baking powder

and a two finger pinch of salt.

Add a couple of tablespoons of water and start to mix

Add a little more water as necessary to make

a not-too-sticky dough.



When well mixed, stretch and roll out into a 'snake' shape

and wrap around along half the length of a metre-long stick.



Keep turning the stick as you cook it slowly over a fire

that has died down a bit - it will take about 15 minutes

to brown well on the outside and cook through on the inside.

(The front end seems to cook faster, so you can start

picking off pieces while you keep cooking the rest!)

Submitted by: Jill Smith@Algonquin

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needed:

1 metal garbage can (preferably new)

empty soda cans (enough to cover bottom of can when stood up)

potatoes

corn on the cob

smoked sausage

whole green peppers



Fill pop cans with water and place in bottom of can in the

standing position. Put enough water in the bottom of garbage can to come

within one inch of top of pop cans.

Place potatoes in can either peeled or unpeeled, put corn  

in either shucked or unshucked, put in sausages then peppers and any

thing else in the way of veggies. Place

lid on can and place in fire. When steam starts coming out of lid time it

for about 20 minutes. Carefully remove can from fire open lid and enjoy.

Great for when company drops by camp.   

Submitted by: jesse sipes, ohio

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Onion Baked Potato



This is just an alternative to the tried and true campfire baked potato.



when placing potaotes in foil for cooking in coals, slice potato almost

all the way thru in three to four places.  Inside each slit, place a

slice of onion and pat of butter.  then cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours in hot

coals.  Adds lots of flavor to potato.

Submitted by: Angel Goike, TN

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1 piece of low quality (i.e. Wonder) bread

2 slices of bacon

1 egg

cheddar cheese

aluminum foil



Take a piece of foil about 3 or 4 times the size of a

slice of bread, and lay it flat.  Take the piece of bread

and fold it in half. Rip a hole about 1 1/2 inches diameter.

Save the little piece.  Lay the bread flat on the foil.

Break the egg into the bread, so that the yolk goes into 

the hole.  Place the bacon strips on the bread.  Crumble

the little piece of bread, and sprinkle it and the cheese

on top. Fold up the foil so that no egg can escape.

To cook, place in the hot coals (not flame) for approx.

15 minutes, or when it seems done. Enjoy.

Submitted by: Erik, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Break 1 or 2 eggs into a ziplock freezer bag.

Add a small amount of milk.

Add to taste: shredded chedder cheese

              finely chopped ham

              chopped green onion

         or anything else you fancy.



Zip bag shut.  Run a stick through the top of the bag, above the zipper.

Balance the stick over the top of a pot of boiling water. Boil until

ready. Eat right out of the bag, no dishes to wash.

Submitted by: swerboweski

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1 "half" of a pita bread per pizza

Open "pocket" in the pita bread. Spoon in a little pizza sauce (spaghetti

sauce also works well) and add slices of pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

Then add other 'favorites' such as mushroom slices, chopped onions, etc.

Wrap the pocket pizza in foil and place in coals until cheese melts (only

takes a few minutes). This Pizza is tasty and easy for kids to eat -- and

there are no plates to wash...

Submitted by: Campfyre40@aol.com

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What you need:

1 bag per serving

2 eggs per bag

2 sausages per bag

crushed bacon (either store or homemade-faveorite)

pepper



To do:

AT HOME! - 

Scramble the eggs.  Cook the sausage.  Then, place a portion of the

eggs and sausage in a ziplock baggy.  Do this for each bag (person).

Freeze overnight.

AT CAMP! - 

Boil water in a pot (make sure pot is not deeper than baggies!!!).

Place zip lock baggies in pot, and PLACE A TOP ON THE POT SO THE

ZIPLOCK PART OF THE BAGGY STICKS OUT AND STAYS.  Let baggies stay in

until water is boiling.  Check bags and continue to let them sit if not

heated up.  Pop them out and enjoy!

(You can also add ANYTHING you want, as long as it can keep as frozen

after cooking!)

Submitted by: Chris Douglass, BSA Troop 182

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10    Refrigerated biscuits (1 tube)



FILLING: You can fill it with anything you desire.

                My family likes crabmeat, jelly, pie filling or just

butter.



UTENSILS: A round pole, like the end of a broom or mop.





Take a biscuit and flatten it out, put it on the end of the pole and

wrap it around the pole.  Hold over fire till toasted brown, careful

not to burn.  pull off stick and fill with favorite filling and

enjoy!!!!!!!

Submitted by: Cindy Z., PA

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Two Potatoes, peeled and cut

1 cup Rice Krispy Cereal

Two Tablespoons Vegatable Oil

Dash of salt and pepper



* optional- chedder cheese





      Surround each potatoe wedge with oil. Roll wedges in cereal.

Place wedges in tin foil, if desire sprinkle with cheese, for taste

sprinkle salt and pepper. Secure foil tightly, toast over an open fire.

Enjoy while it's hot !

Submitted by: Jeffrey and Bonnie Boyd

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Take mountain pie iron and preheat and spray with oleo to season,

then butter bread on both sides and put one in pie maker and put about

1 heaping tablespoon of leftover barbeque on bread, top with one

slice of American cheese or any shredded cheese you may have handy.

Put remaining slice of bread on top, cover, and cook will done.

Delicious. Our son-in laww found this out when we ran out of fixins

for mountain pies.

Submitted by: Carole Ulmer,PA

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ingredients:

1 pkg refrigerated bisquit dough ( the cheaper the better.)

1 squeeze container of honey ( the little bear one.)

1 squeeze container of margerine.

cinnamon & sugar

sticks for roasting



Remove on bisquit from package, roll into a long snake.

wrap rolled biquit onto roasting stick, making sure to seal the end.

Roast bisquit over coals for approx. 5 minutes, turn to prevent

burning.

Pull the bisquit off the stick, squirt butter and honey into the hole,

add cinnamon & sugar.



These make a great breakfast treat, also a good snack at night as a

substitute for smores or mountain pies.

Submitted by: Phil, Wellsville, NY

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I find this recipe for s'mores easier for little kids to handle, and

less hassle to pack for camping.



Instead of using graham crackers and chocolate bars, I put the toasted

marshmallow between two fudge stripe cookies. It really is a lot

easier, and just as good (I think) as the original.

Submitted by: Jill, Duluth MN

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1 Potato                       

half of a medium onion

1 carrot

Dab of butter

garlic powder



Butter the center half of a 12 inch piece of alum. foil. cut potato

into 1 inch cubes place on buttered foil. Cut carrots into 1/4 inch

sliced and place over top of potatos.

Peel and slice onion in 1/2 inch or thicker slices place on top of

carrots. Close and seal foil and cook over hot coals for about 1/2

hour or when potatos feel done.

 

Submitted by: Linda Cowan, Michigan

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Buy two boxes of cupcakes of two different types,(twinkies and devil

dogs are my favorite como)and one box of cereal, frosted flakes works

well.  Open cereal box and dump half out for the birds. Take half the

cupcakes and arrange on metal pan large enough to make a nice size

square, (cup cakes are removed from the paper of course!) Take remaining

cupcakes and half box of cereal and smoosh together until you have a

gooey mess. Place on top of cupcakes in pan. Gently pour about one

half a cup of milk over mixture and cover with foil. Place over

fire, not too close, for ten or fifteen minutes until melted. Gooey but

delicious!  

Submitted by: john wildwood crest n.j.

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              Campfire Stew

  1 lb hamburger

  chopped onions

  salt & pepper to taste

  Vegetable Soup



          Cook hamburger with onions and salt & pepper.  I somtimes

add garlic also, cook until completely done.  Drain  if needed.  Add

soup right out of the can.  You add soup until you think it looks

right I usually use 2 cans     of soup w/1lb meat.  Heat until bubbly.

Serve over hamburger buns or any bread or with crackers.

Easy to increase, just increase meat & soup

Submitted by: Teresa, Va

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1 piece of texas toast

1 egg



With a cup make a hole in the center of texas toast.



Put texas toast on skillet.Beat egg with fork in bowl.



Put egg in center of hole in texas toast.



Flip untill done. (if you like sunny side up just put the egg in the

hole without beating it.)

Submitted by: Mike Addis,Ohio

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Hollow out the core of a cabbage.  Fill with butter and cloves of

garlic or garlic powder.  Wrap in foil, place on grill for 30 minutes.

Submitted by: marcy

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Loaf of Italian Bread cut into six pieces (or more)

1 can of Sweet & Condensed Milk (Not evaporated milk!)

Coconut



Take the pieces of italian bread and cover with sweet & 

condensed milk, then roll in coconut.  Put on a stick and 

slowly cook over the fire until nice and lightly browned.

Enjoy! They really do taste like Angel Food Cake. 



We used to make these at Girl Scout Camp.

Submitted by: Sharon F., Connecticut

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1. Make and Orange cooking vessel:



Using a knife, slice a circle around the navel of each orange and

remove, saving for later. Carefully scoop out as much orange as

possible without tearing skin. (eat orange or save for later.)



2. Bring a yellow or white cake mix from home and mix with eggs, oil

and water, according to instructions. 



3. Carefully pour batter into each orange cup, about 1/3 of the way to

the brim. Replace the round "hat" of each orange, and being carefull

to keep the cupcakes remaining upright, wrap tightly in Alluminum

foil, using several layers. 



4. Place the cupcakes in hot coals or low burning campfire. Leave on

fire about twenty minutes, checking the cakes periodically. Be very

carefull, they are extremely hot! The cakes are done when a little

golden brown cake is peeking out out of the top of the orange hat. 



5. Allow to cool slightly, then scoop out the delecious warm, orange

flavored cupcakes with a spoon. Enjoy!

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6 english muffins

6 eggs

6 slices of peameal bacon

6 slices of cheese - any type



Cook bacon and eggs.  Lightly toast muffins.  

Add bacon and eggs to english muffin then add

cheese, top with other end of muffin.

Submitted by: aj mulder monkton

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Bondarosa Smores



Saltine Crackers

Peanut Butter

Marshmellows



Spread small amount of peanut butter on saltine cracker,

top with a melted marshmellow.  Super easy and the best

camp snack ever!

Submitted by: Dianne Bond, Tennessee

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You Will Need:



-Flat bread (tortilla style)

-Rice

-Chopped Vegetables of your chice (some examples: onions, 

brocolli, carrots, celery etc.)

-Chicken (you can precook it before you go and eat it cold)



Cook the chicken in some oil, then cook the rice in water,

like you normally would. Fry up the vegetables, in oil

and mix all of the stuff together. Wrap some of it in a

tortilla shell, and you have a great camping dinner!

Submitted by: Lizzie, Toronto

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1 Pkt of 2 min noodles (like Ramen)

3 raw eggs

1/2 cup of milk



Cook the noodles in boiling hot water (See packet label for cooking

time.  Optional to add flavor packet to noodles) Beat the eggs with the milk but do not put in the fryingpan yet.

When the noodles are cooked, drain them and add them to the egg mixture

in the bowl stir for 30 seconds then add them all to the fryingpan. 



When cooked add salt for flavour. (Optional)

Submitted by: M J Sharp

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pre-boiled or baked potatoes, cut in chunks

bacon slices

eggs, beaten

bell pepper, chopped

onion, chopped

flour tortillas

1 jar or more, depending on # servings of "Southwest 505" Green Chili



In a heavey cast iron skillet you'll cook this right on the fire

on a grate - a good long handle and leather gloves is good

as well as an extra long wooden spatula for stirring.

Fry bacon and then toss in potatoes and onion and bell pepper, 

saute for a few minutes, then pour in eggs.

stir and stir and stir and cook it up lightly

together. Meanwhile, on metal screen with long handle, right

over the fire, let folks warm up their tortilla. 

dump some of the mixture in there tortilla and direct them to

where the green chili is so they can add that too.

Roll it up and enjoy a mtn. breakfast.  I can't take credit

for this recipe. I enjoyed it on a fun camping trip with

some friends. I have never had better!!!

Submitted by: Cricket, Denver, Colorado

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1/2 doz eggs

1 bag hash browns (o'brien are best)

1 onion

1 lb bacon

10-12 oz velvetta



In pan fry bacon & onion.

Add hash browns.  Add eggs

cook till done.  Add cheese.



For a twist may be put on flour tortillas & add salsa.

Submitted by: owl, Camp McCormick

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Not really a "recipe", just a fun way to cook hot dogs.

Take a hot dog and cut a "X" (starting at either the top or the

bottom) so it look it looks like 4 thin hot dogs-don't cut all the way

to the bottom though.  Stick the end that is not cut on a stick and

cook it over the fire.  As it cooks, the 4 "legs" of the hot dog curl,

so it looks like a spider (or octopus) This is the FIRST thing my kids

want to do when we go camping-enjoy!! :)

Submitted by: Linda Priano, Tonawanda, NY

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2 28 ounce cans of baked beans

2 cans of sliced potatoes (or 2 large sliced and fried

potatoes) You can also use cubed fried potatoes for this.

1/2 pound of bacon, fried crispy and crumbled

1/2 pound of cubed ham (about 1/2 inch cubes)



Fry bacon in a skillet till crispy. Save about 2 TBS. of 

the bacon grease and fry up your potatoes and ham until

they are nicely browned. Add the baked beans and heat 

through for about 5-10 minutes making sure to stir every

few minutes. 

Submitted by: Lisa, Ellwood City, PA

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