From: Dr. Bob Klein (drbob@troop111.org)
Date: Thu Feb 06 2003 - 16:54:25 CST
One of my favorite observations to my Scouts is that is was always easy
to tell the former Boy (and Girl) Scouts in college - they were the ones
that knew how to buy and cook food, and clean up properly afterwards,
along with many other valuable living skills.
In addition to the comments already made, I will add "Program" as a
contributing factor in the deterioration of cooking skills. That is,
when you have intensive, all-day long program activities, whether
whitewater rafting, skiing, caving, rock climbing, or others, eating is
usually rushed and almost an afterthought. As more and more Troops plan
and execute such campouts, the deterioration in cooking skills becomes
BSA-wide. However, on those events where Scouts know they'll have the
time, or where cooking is deliberately emphasized, it has been my
experience that the Scouts do just fine. And Philmont shakedowns and
Philmont itself are excellent training in meal choreography (albeit not
particularly challenging WRT the actual food!)
Alan R. Hamm wrote:
> Does anyone else find that there is a whole lot less cooking in scouting
> today than there used to be? With high tech stoves and fire bans and
> packaged food so readily available, it seems that learning to cook in
> scouting is becoming a lost art. My cooking training and even more
> importantly, my pot and dishwashing training is a major asset in today's
> world.
>
> Alan Hamm
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