Snacks
for Camp
By Kathleen
Gordon-Ross, associate
editor
I
loved all five years of girls camp. It was such a wonderful
experience... the late night water fights and early morning
devotional, the tick infested hikes and chigger laden testimony
meetings. And of course sitting around a camp fire with a
marshmallow, graham cracker and chocolate smile, singing songs
and telling stories.
You simply
can't have camp without a good supply of snacks and treats.
I've put together some of my favorite girls camp snacks and
treats to share with you. I hope you find just the perfect
thing to take along with you this year. Be sure to read over
the "Tips 4 Snacking" section for additional snack
ideas as well as snack storage ideas. Enjoy!
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| 1/4
stick butter
1 cup peanut butter
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 box Crispix
2 cups powdered sugar
Melt
butter, peanut butter and chips together. Pour over
Crispix and stir. Put powdered sugar in large plastic
bag. Add Crispix mixture and shake.
From the William Jewell College
"Core Cookbook." |
| 1
(16 oz). package candy corn
1 (15 oz.) package pretzel nibblers
1 (12 oz.) package caramel popcorn and peanuts
1 (15 oz.) package banana chips
1 (15 oz.) package candy-coated chocolate pieces
1 (15 oz.) package dried mango
1 (15 oz.) package dried pineapple
1 (10 oz.) package toffee pretzels
1 (6 oz.) package sweetened dried cranberries
1 (6 oz.) package worm-shaped chewy candy
Stir
together all ingredients. Store in an airtight container.
Yields
16 cups.
RC
Note: When making this recipe, we suggest dubbing
the gummy worms (they were quite popular with our
test group) and not using dried fruit that is smaller
than dried cranberries as they tend to sink to the
bottom.
Recipe found in the Southern Living
2001 Annual Recipe Cookbook. |
| 2
cup sugar
1 stick butter
3 cups quick oats
3 Tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup peanut butter
Put
sugar, cocoa, butter and milk in saucepan and boil
hard for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add oats
and peanut butter. Beat until stiff enough to drop
on waxed paper. Let Cool.
Recipe from the First United Methodist
Church cookbook, Kearney, MO. |
| 4
cups oat cereal rings
3 cups purchased trail mix
¼ cup margarine or butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
½ cup light corn syrup
Grease
13"x9" pan. In large bowl, combine cereal rings and
trail mix. Set aside. Melt margarine in medium saucepan
over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, flour and corn
syrup. Cook until mixture comes to a full boil, stirring
occasionally. Boil 1 minute. Pour mixture evenly over
cereal mixture; toss to coat. Press in greased pan.
Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into
bars.
Makes
36 bars.
Recipe
taken from Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks, September
1998. |
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On
the Coals:
BANANA
BOATS:
1
large banana
1 handful chocolate chips
1 handful mini marshmallow
Leaving
the banana in it's peal, create a pocket by slitting the banana
in half from end to end, but not cutting all the way through
the banana. Fill pocket with chocolate chips and marshmallow.
Wrap in tinfoil and place on warm coals until marshmallow
and chocolate are melted.
DUTCH OVEN COBBLER
Aka "The Classic Dump Cake"
2
large (24 oz.) cans of fruit
1 cake mix
Dump
both cans of fruit (make sure it is NOT pie filling) in to
the bottom of a Dutch oven. Cover with cake mix. Place on
coals with 6-10 coals on lid until cake is golden brown.
RC
Note: This recipe has many variations, but canned peaches
and a yellow cake mix is standard. You can also try canned
cherries (not again, pie filling) with a chocolate cake mix,
or canned pears with a spice cake mix, or anything else! If
the cake mix is not stirred up with the fruit, one gets a
very nice crusty top with a fruit cobbler bottom. Stirring
gives a more uniform product with cake more of the way towards
the bottom that is also very good.
Tips
4 Snacking:
Here
are some other great items to have around to snack on:
- Goldfish
crackers
- Laffy
Taffy
- Starburst
- Twizzlers
- Pringles
- Tooties
Roll Candies
- Smarties
- Ritz
bits (any kind)
Be sure
to take your snacks in air tight containers. This will help
keep bugs, mice and larger animals away from your tent. It's
even better to keep your airtight container of snacks inside
a cooler for added protection.
Since
Camp is held in some of the hotest months of the year, snacks
that contain ingredients that can easily melt are not good
camp snacks. Melted snacks are messy and therefore NO fun
to eat. And messy snacks are more likely to attract critters
of all sizes.
Always,
always be prepared to share your snacks with fellow campers.
It's a great way to make new friends and bond as a camp. |
