[Philmont]: souvenirs

>Roman Smith wrote:
> In 1999, one of our scouts branded a Pemican bar, which he keeps as a souvenir of his trip. >That is one way to use unwanted food items. (Although I do not think Pemican bars are still >issued.)

In 2004, we stopped at Clarks Fork on our way to Tooth Ridge Camp - a long day. Since there is no water at Tooth Ridge, we followed the advice from this list and had "dinner for lunch" at Clarks Fork. Half our crew went early and got a nice location with a picnic table, right next to the lodge, across from the branding area. The rest of us did program at Cito before arriving just at lunch time.

Dinner included "Pilot Biscuits". Now those of you who have experienced pilot biscuits have probably thought of a lot of alternative uses for them. Some of the scouts thought they would be perfect for branding. They turned out to be very good branding items. One or two broke in half. Most of them got eaten anyway. Some scouts said the branding improved the flavor. I have to say that there was not much chance of the flavor going anywhere but up.

Thanks,
Scott Sibley

1975 -623-A-1

2004-621-D-5 Trek 4