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Tinfoil Dinners
By Lisa James, staff writer

LIPTON "Recipe Secrets" POTATOES

1 Envelope Lipton Soup Mix
8 Potatoes
2 Onions
1-1 1/2 sticks of butter

Slice potatoes and dice onions. Mix in a bowl with your favorite packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix.

Take a piece of tinfoil about 10 X 12 inches. It helps to take a slab of butter and spread it all over the tinfoil (this will help to avoid the potatoes sticking while cooking). Then, scoop some potatoes in the tinfoil. Put 2-3 tabs of butter in each serving as well. (approximately one tablespoon per packet) Fold the tinfoil until it is completely sealed. Place on your coals when you are ready to cook them. Cook for about 15 - 20 minutes.

SWEET & SALTY CORN on the COB

16 small ears of corn
1/2 cup honey
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup water

Gently pull the husks down from the corn but do not tear them off. Remove the corn silk. Place the honey, salt and water in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and boil gently for 3 minutes. Brush the corn with this syrup, pull the husks up around the ears and wrap each ear with aluminum foil. When you are ready to cook the corn, place the wrapped corn in the coals. Turn frequently until the corn is tender, about 20 minutes.

Serves 8 people.

Recipe from: http://www.telliquah.com/campfire.htm

BURGER IN FOIL

1 to 1-1/2 LB ground beef
4 16-inch squares aluminum foil
4 Carrots; sliced
1 can Potatoes; 16oz, sliced
2 small green bell peppers; chopped
Dehydrated onion flakes
Worcestershire sauce
Salt & pepper to taste

Separate meat into 4 portions. Place each in the center of a square of foil. Top with equal portions of chopped carrots, potatoes and green peppers. Season with dehydrated onions, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Seal foil, checking for leaks. Place on hot coals for 10 to 15 minutes per side.

Makes 4 servings.

Dallas Morning News - Food section - 7 June 1995

FOILED CHICKEN

1 small green pepper; chopped
1/2 small red pepper; chopped
10 Mushrooms; chopped
4 large Chicken breasts
1 can Pineapple slices (8oz)
Non-stick cooking spray or 1 tsp. butter
Garlic powder, salt and/or pepper to taste
4 Squares heavy duty foil (16x16 inches)

Divide the bell peppers and mushrooms into 4 equal parts. Coat a small area in the center of the foil with cooking spray or a small amount of butter. Place a portion of peppers and mushrooms on the greased area of the foil. Top with a chicken breast and a pineapple slice. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to your taste.

Fold the foil securely and check for leaks. Place on the coals for 10 to 15 minutes per side.

Dallas Morning News - Food section - 7 June 1995

CANNON BALLS

1 lb. ground beef
4 - 6 large onions
seasoning for ground beef

Cut onions in half and remove the centers. Fill each onion shell with seasoned ground beef. Wrap each filled onion with foil so that it will not leak.

When ready to cook, place on top of hot coals and bake for 15-20 minutes

This recipe can also be used with green peppers instead of the onions. Remove top of green pepper, clean out insides, stuff with ground beef. Seal in tinfoil and bake as above.

May 1976 issue of the New Era.

More Tinfoil/Packet Recipes...

http://www.beprepared.com/Articles/Campcooking.html

http://www.cjnetworks.com/~kwood/scouting/menus/cooking.html

http://www.scoutscan.com/recipes/tinfoil.html

http://www.telliquah.com/campfire.htm

http://www.reynoldskitchen.com

A Camp Fire Breakfast:

There are many recipes out there for lunches and dinners, but what about breakfast? There are ways to have a warm and wonderful breakfast while cooking over the campfire with tinfoil.

ALUMINUM EGGS

Sausage
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.

Recipe from www.scoutscan.com.

CAKES & MUFFINS
Baked in an Orange Shell

Cut off the top quarter part of an orange. Scoop out the insides, being careful to leave the orange ‘shell’ intact. Use the edible parts of the fruit that you have removed for a snack later.

Fill the orange ‘shell’ 2/3 full of pre-mixed cake or muffin batter. Make sure there is room for the batter to rise.

Place orange in the middle of a 10 inch square of tinfoil, bring sides up and twist foil on the top.

Place in hot coals and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Makes a great breakfast or dessert.

May 1976 issue of the New Era

MONKEY BREAD

For 1 can of regular-sized refrigerator biscuits, put 1/4 c. sugar and 1 t. cinnamon in a brown paper lunch sack. Melt 1/4 stick of margarine in a pie plate (the left-over aluminum type from store-bought pies is fine as long as there are no holes!).

Cut each biscuit into quarters and dip into melted margarine. Drop into sack and shake to cover with sugar & cinnamon.

When all pieces are dipped & coated, dump the sack contents into pie plate and spread out evenly.

Bake until browned on top and it smells done. Invert immediately onto a paper plate and repeat as many time as you like with additional cans of buscuits.

For outdoor cooking this can be done inside a dutch oven or inside a carboard box oven.

Making a
CARDBOARD BOX OVEN

A small cardboard box (but still about 6 inches larger on all sides than what you want to bake for easy access) can be made into a very effective camp oven.

Remove the top flaps of the box, turn it upside down, and cut out the bottom on three sides so you have an open-bottom box with a hinged lid.

Cover the inside of the box with aluminum foil, shiny side out. Masking tape can be used to secure the foil by using long sheets of foil and taping on the outside of the box.

To make an oven rack, push some straightened pieces of coat hanger wire through the box about mid-way up. The heavier the item you bake, the more wires you will need for support. Place the oven over a dozen or so charcoals, put the item to be baked on the rack, and close the lid.

Heavy gloves are helpful to protect you hands from the heat. You will find that your nose will be a useful indicator as to when something is done. Adjust the heat by adding or removing charcoals.

This kind of oven works great for cookies, pizza, and monkey bread.