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When I was in scouts the Neckercheif and belt were part of your first aid kit. I never did understand why they would go away.

Here is the Lava cake recipe: https://www.campingforfoodies.com/chocolate-lava-dutch-oven-cakes/ Key things I noticed: the foil cup holders are lined with parchment paper. Remove the parchment paper as the stick. right before putting the batter into the cups, put a shot of spray oil into the foil cup preheat the dutch oven it makes a difference After 10 minutes check the cakes every minute, you want the tops to basically just dry out. 13-14 minutes is the times that have worked for me. A side of vanilla ice cream is amazing with it. The waiting is the

Random dutch oven thoughts, I am sure there are many many more parchment paper liners can be easily made from 18" wide parchment paper. I have to buy that length on amazon. technique, make a 18" square of paper from the roll, fold diagonally 4 more times, put the point in the center of the dutch oven, measure to the side and up a 3/4 of the wall and trim the wide edge, unfold it and you have a round liner sized for your dutch oven. For stuck on food first use the rubber square scrappers to try to scrap it clean for stubborn stuff get the 4" square of chain mail to lightly

When a parent asks if you have a problem with their son, what they really want to know is if they are going to have a problem with you.

Im a Camp Fire Leader so ours is a little different. But to stay thrifty some of the things we do are to not shop from the council store on uniform shirts. Our Logo is free use for most screen printers so we do a bulk purchase of our shirts from a local screen printer and get them at less than 1/2 what national charges. second thing is taking good inventory of our camp trailer and policing our campsite well. last thing is just implementing a strong understanding of how we treat our equipment. Equipment has been our #1 cost (other than food) and by teaching the kids how to properly care fo

Maybe a separate Backpack Cooking within Cooking.

I still don't understand why the need for a DRP. We don't have a DCP (Declaration of Citizenship Principles) and the Oath also states Duty to Country. We don't have a DHP (Declaration of Helping Principle) and the oath states we are to help other people at all times coupled with "do a good turn daily" and "be prepared". Or we could just recognize that the DRP, DCP, DHP or any others are just redundant.

I think the Brits have that already. It's called Rover Scouts.

Well, I am off to my Brotherhood honor ordeal ceremony induction camp-out outing whatever on Earth this whole thing is called, lol. I am not sure what to expect but I am excited and eager to serve! Wish me luck!

Of course! But our church has been built on hard roads and challenges. This is a mountain we are happy and ready to climb. And we have a Chief Scout already - it's our Prophet. He has all the skills, tools and authority needed to guide us to success.

My kids favorite breakfast food by far is just simple donuts. We make these as a side item to the real breakfast. 4 pack can of refrigerated biscuits, 1 tub of shortening soda bottle cap. powdered sugar a splash of vanilla a splash of milk heat the shortening in your pan/dutch oven. Lay out your biscuits and have use the bottle cap to cut out the centers. the centers become the donut holes. mix the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla to make a glaze. It takes very very very little milk vs the powdered sugar. Fry the donuts being sure to flip them fairly quick

we did this last year and it was great!. what we found is in the fresh bakery section of Wal-Mart there were loaves of italian bread for $1. cut it in 1/2 and you get 2 very large pizzas per loaf. We even picked most of the dough out of the bread and to have a thinner crust. It was a very easy and inexpensive meal for a large group. Plus dishes were minimal!

This weekend we are making a simple dump cobler in the Dutch oven, and going to try out my new Ice Cream Balls from the scout store! In the past we have done lots of cobblers, Adult Mac and Cheese and my favorite so far is a pineapple upside down cake.

Going camping this weekend with my family, I’ll make sure to include the recipes we try in the new subtopic. we are making: - Pizza - Cinnamon pecan rolls

1-1 1/2 lbs. ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 1 6 oz. can tomato paste 1 cup beef broth 2 tsp sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 1 Tblsp dried 1 2 lb. package refrigerated prepared mashed potatoes 1/3 cup chopped green onions 1 cup grated cheddar cheese Lightly oil or spray a 12 inch dutch oven. Saute ground beef and onion over a full compliment of coals until browned; drain. Fight with your SPL about adding the vegetables. Add vegetables, tomato paste, beef brot

This isn't much of a recipe but my troop loves it. Boiling water Oatmeal packet (any brand but not steel cut) Spoon Glove or sock (preferably clean) Carefully open the top of the oatmeal packet. Holding the packet in your gloved hand, add a little boiling water and stir. The paper is waxed and will not disintegrate. When you're done, the only thing that you have to clean is the spoon.

Unless the girls announce that they think they are boys.

At members requests, we now have a cooking and recipes forum. There are no bounds on methods of cookery here; Cooking MB requires a youth member to cook in the field and in a home/institutional kitchen. Pill post my first recipe:. Chicken breast foil dinner PORTION 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts chunked; can sub 1 thigh on the bone 1/2 ear corn, chopped into 1-2 inch segments 1/4 baker to 1 full new potato, chunked 1 medium tomato 1 bell pepper 1/4 to 1 onion, chunked and layers peeled (depends on size) 2 carrots, chunked 2 T wat

How does anyone know they have a limited pool of volunteers before a program has even been rolled out? You have families chomping at the bit to get into scouting, to get their girls into scouting, but not a single one of those parents is up for being a part of it as well? I highly doubt the question has even been broached to those parents. From where I stand, it's laziness and dishonesty (from volunteers and from national) .

Although I see your point, given the nature of our litigious society, the balance of risk is on the JASMs because they are the ones soon to transition, and this age 18 boundary is more artificial in their psyche. (It's not imposed at school, work, or dating relationships.) We train scouters on how to work with 17 year-olds and still maintain YP. That allows JASMs to transition to ASM a little more gracefully. In my experience, it's easier to keep adults compliant (mind you, we are picky about who registers with us) than getting a "suddenly 18 year old" to cut ties with a younger scout who

Quite true, yet he is no longer in the scout POR hierarchy. There needs to be a separation, lest he willingly or unwillingly, undercut the new SPLs authority. To this end in our troop we scouters invite the JASM to eat with us on campouts, attend committee meetings, etc.

I can't answer directly since I was not involved with that process in my son's troop. I can say that we were in many ways still "adult run oriented", and with that came regular elections on what I feel is a very short cycle....if I remember correctly it was roughly mid way through the school year. Not only SPL but all positions changed. This was done so that more scouts had opportunities for a POR.... seems good in theory, but in my opinion you scouts should make the call when to vote or not...if the guy isn't doing a good job, THEN the SPL or maybe scouts in general will call for a vo

FYI, Dog Scouts of America (DSA) already exists. DSA Mission & Vision To improve the lives of dogs, their owners, and society through humane education, positive training, and community involvement. We envision a future where dogs remain in happy, lifelong homes with responsible owners. In this vision, all dogs are seen as a useful and welcome part of the community, because people take responsibility for socializing, training, containing, and caring for them. http://dogscouts.org/base/

Interesting point, but I think you might have the order of things a little backward, families are weakening because of the failure of our communities (religious, neighborhood, civic, fraternal, labor, etc.). Strong communities support the family. I think there are several reasons for this (more demands on time: driving the kids everywhere, working longer hours, more scheduled activities, etc.), but we are much more fragmented then we used to be. Even the communities we belong too are more fragmented and dispersed. When was the last time you got together with most of your neighbors? Even the BS

I’ve thought carefully about how I want to respond to this. I’m a single mother— I got divorced when my younger son was three months old. My boyfriend lives with us now, and has for nearly a year. My boys rarely see their father— he lives several states away. I never felt like our family was inferior, nor do I feel that way now. I did, however, have many resources at my disposal that many single parents do not have— I’m well-educated, able to support us on one job, was able to afford high-quality daycare when my kids were younger. I’m confident in my parenting. I have a close circle

No, no, no. I didn't mean to suggest that you change religions. I was suggesting that you might like to participate in your own church's scout unit.

Maybe the BSA should get out of the family structure business. I just learn that 51 percent of children in our state (Oklahoma) are being raised by ltheir grand parents. FIFTY ONE PERCENT! I'm told drug addiction is the main cause and it is a huge rural problem, suggesting low income levels. Still, I work in a PHD rich department and I remember thinking 20 years that maybe education can be too much for some people because a 3rd of our department was raising their grand children. My faith teaches that family is the beginning of a moral righteous community. But, I'm seeing that confus

I think people get my point though. Sure the BSA has an oath and law. They are pretty generic statements. They define a code of conduct by which we expect scouts to live. The BSA gets itself dragged into these definitions of morality. But it should not and should make clear that it does not want to be. I'm a Catholic from New England that married a Protestant. We have a different set of morals from LDS members in the west. We have a different set of morals from Baptists in the South. 99% of the time we all agree. But, 1% we do not. Why should scouting get itself dragged

On the contrary, I can understand @Chris1's concerns in light of my previous remark; I am happy to address it. I went through my Ordeal 21 years ago when I was 14. I didn't understand what I was getting into, I didn't understand the OA, and I didn't care much for it when I finished my youth Scouting career not much later. I knew it was a good organization that taught good things, but nobody ever taught me what the greater significance was, and I was never once afterwards invited to an OA event, told about an OA activity, nor informed about OA service projects. For all I knew, the Ordeal

During our last few trips, I have tried the following in Dutch Ovens: Meatloaf (my wife's secret recipe) Jambalaya Lasagna A Modified American Chop Suey (less sauce, more cheese) A breakfast casserole (eggs, ham, cheese, breadcrumbs) A simple cobbler/dump cake hybrid- pie filling, cake mix and a can of soda I have recipes to share if anyone is interested

Well, I will be receiving my Brotherhood Honor this weekend. Looks like I will be getting it just in time too, before leaving Scouting. Just in time indeed.

unfortunately our troop is not thrifty. It's easy for some people to spend money when it's not theirs. But I thought I'd post some of my ideas, maybe they will be helpful for someone. Our suburb community has a local facebook page. If your community has one, I suggest always asking for used donated supplies before spending any cash. This requires some planning because it won't be instant. But for example, if a cooler or a lantern is needed, just put a post on facebook asking if anyone has a dusty cooler sitting in their garage that hasn't been used in years. If you want help, you ne

big open field + tent city + few actual unit leaders + adolescent male and female "Arrow-people" mixing freely....

From the Girls I know that got the Gold award and being part of that process, I hold that award higher than Eagle. The requirements are much more involved. I have seen many paper Eagles. Those Eagles are the one undermining the Eagle rank.

Once upon a time, Sea Scout Ships and Explorer Posts cold hold OA elections. That ended sometime in the mid-late 1980s. So I am not to concerned about that. What concerns me is the Lenni lanape Lore as I have been told that chapters are to no longer do Arrow of Light and Cross Over ceremonies, nor are they to wear Native American regalia. I think the OA will lose alot as a result.

Well, my son’s Troop (in a rural but very liberal state) already has mixed patrols. And....nothing. No membership,loss, nobody has complained. Son enjoys Scouts, is enthused, and the Troop is growing. It’s been great. They currently have six girls, out of a troop of thirty. I’d add that son has recruited two friends to join— in both cases, their parents expressed concern over the history of Scouts. Sat down with the Scout aster, talked about where the program is and is headed, and signed their sons up. As to what it looks like— I think normal. The Troop is transitioning to Scout-l