[Philmont] Sterilizing the dishes, a better idea

We used identical lexan bowls and spoons for everyone on our Philmont Trek
this year and as John notes below considered them crew gear. They worked
great. The clean-up was easier and I believe better because the clean-up
crew never knew which bowl or spoon they would get. Also, they are very
light weight.another advantage. Next time we will have to have a hole
drilling party.sounds like a great idea.

The one potential problem with the bowls is the fact that you pretty much
can't separate the food. We had one on our trek who prior to our Philmont
training, never let his food touch other food. He never complained and ate
everything..(could be he decided food touching other food was better than no
food?).He was quite the "trooper".

Brian Cummins
Arlington, Texas

On 10/24/07, John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com> wrote:

Furnish identical Lexan bowls and spoons for the entire crew.

You keep all the bowls and spoons together and treat them as creew/patrol
gear throughout the trek.

Technique.

Drill a 3/16" hole in the rin of each bowl in the same place. Ditto for the
handle of the spoon.

Take a three foot length of light nylon cord ( right now I'm looking at a
spool of #18 tan braided nylon from Walmart wihch is ideal. Tie the cord
into a loop. Thread the loop onto one bowl. String the rest of the bowls
opn the string and secure them. No lost or missing or left behind hanging
on the buch to dry bowls. Do the same thing for the spoons.

When it comes sterilizing time, place the first bowl into thepot of boiling
water and slide subsequent bowls down the string into the water. Let then
set for a minute or two. Lift the string out and air dry/cool to desired
temperature to use. Do the same thign with the spoons

The advantage is that they all get the same treatment and it is a lot
quicker and more efficient than each person doing their own. Efficiency is
the name of the game at Philmont to get the most bang for the buck. Every
crew has the same amount of time to do it in.

Another advantage is the all cooking and eating gear is CREW gear. A little
more attention will be paid by the dish washer if they know that each bowl
and spoon may just be the very one they get next, a point which you make
several times so it will soak into their brain.

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Received on Thu Oct 25 09:00:29 2007