Boy Scouts of America Selects Campfire Cafe Cookbook

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Boy Scouts of America Selects Campfire Cafe Cookbook

 

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb384364.htm

 

(PRWEB) May 16, 2006 -- Over The Open Fire, a unique cookbook featuring open fire cooking recipes and methods from the popular television series Campfire Cafe, has been chosen for worldwide distribution by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

 

Boy Scouting is designed to take place outdoors. In the outdoors, the skills and activities practiced at troop meetings come alive with purpose. Outdoor cooking has long proved to be an activity that helps make outdoor excursions more fun and educational. Over The Open Fire takes traditional open-fire cooking methods enjoyed by Scouts to a higher level with gourmet recipes and menus that challenge and inspire.

 

Scouts are required on campouts to provide their own meals: create menus, buy ingredients, transport and store it safely, prepare recipes, serve meals and clean up afterward -- while outdoors. They must do this in good or bad weather, and without modern conveniences. Learning to cook maximizes the Boy Scout experience, and Over the Open Fire offers recipes, instruction, tips, and techniques to assist Scouts in fulfilling the requirements necessary to earn a cooking merit badge -- one of Scoutings basic character-building programs.

 

Being close to nature helps Boy Scouts gain an appreciation for the beauty of the world around us. In addition to recipes with step-by-step instruction and photographs, Over The Open Fire is a cookbook filled with helpful information on a variety of outdoor issues common to Scouting. Camping etiquette, food safety, selection and storage, fishing and boating safety, and respect for nature are just a few of the topics covered.

 

Scouting, as known to millions of youth and adults, evolved during the early 1900s through the efforts of several men dedicated to bettering youth. Pioneers of the program conceived outdoor activities that developed skills in young boys and gave them a sense of enjoyment, fellowship, and a code of conduct for everyday living. Cooking is an activity that allows participation on some level by all those involved, and promotes a sense of accomplishment and camaraderie when enjoying meals together.

 

Campfire Cafes dedication to teaching open-fire cooking as a valuable life skill fits well with Scouting objectives. The BSA believes that Over The Open Fire will prove to be a useful handbook for Scouts and Troop Leaders seeking to elevate the outdoor cooking experience that remains an important element of Scouting today.

 

Over The Open Fire cookbook will be available online at Scouting.org in June 2006 for $24.95 in a special softcover edition, 264-pages with over 230 recipes and directions for both open-fire and kitchen preparation and cooking.

 

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[rkfrance]

Glad to hear it. I love the show. It keeps the attention of all 3 of my boys. They like to see the different meals being created. It keeps my oldest wondering what we can cook on our next campout.

[moxieman]

Campfire Cafe? Guess I'm in the stone age. What channel? Food Network?

[t158sm]

Moxie:

Among others RFD TV - 379 on Directv.