grinNberrett - 2008 Fall Camporee

     
 
Sat, 20 Sep 2008

2008 Fall Camporee


Jason and I took the scouts on the Provo District Fall Camporee at Camp Maple Dell.

There wasn't much prep work that had to be done for the camp; The kids brought their own dinner, and the District provided the breakfast. I cook the boys dutch oven dump cake for dessert. It was a big hit with the boys. The dumb cake was simple to make. Here is the recipe.

Dump Cake
Ingredients:
* 1 18-ounce box cake mix (any flavor)
* 2 16-ounce cans of pie filling or other fruit
* 1 12-ounce can of pop
* 2 tablespoons butter

Preparation:
In a 12-quart Dutch oven, spread evenly butter on bottom.
Drain the fruit, pour it into the Dutch oven, and sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the top.
With your finger, make a swirl in the mix. Pour in a can of 7-UP.
Cover with lid. Put 8-10 charcoal briquettes on bottom, 16-18 on top.
Cook for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or to a golden brown.

Servings: 10 - 12

I used a spice cake mix with apple pie filling and a can of root beer. The boys really liked it.

I made a tarp tent and slept in it. I woke up around 4 with the tarp about a foot from my face. The grommet had torn away from the tarp. I wasn't to worried about fixing it until I saw a flash of lightning and heard the thunder. I quickly got up and pulled some rope out of my backpack. I feed it through the grommetless hole and strung it between two trees. Luckily it only took 10 minutes to fix, as a quick, but light, burst of rain happened about 5 minutes after I fixed it.

On Saturday the District provided us with breakfast.


They also offered 4 merit badge classes to take. We choose to work on the Forestry merit badge. None of the boys attending have earned it, so it will be a good elective merit badge for them. We completed all but requirements 1, 2, and 7. We will probably finish those next month.

Unfortunately one of the boys tried to defy gravity. The only thing that he accomplished was a gash above his right knee. Thankfully the resulting injury wasn't anything more.

It was a very fun and relaxing camp out.

:: Posted by brb
:: Filed under /scouts



        

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