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An easy meal for camping: Wrap a hamburger patty, some frozen peas and diced potatoes in foil and place in your campfire until cooked.

Submitted by Sarah T., Fairhope, Ala.

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1. 20 - lobstahboy says:
   July 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pm

   i wonder if it would cook lobstah or clams!

   thats how we kickit in maine

2. 19 - Abey2410 says:
   July 25th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

   Thank you captain obvious.

3. 18 - Tomare! says:
   July 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am

   Here in MD, if we weren’t famous for crabs, it should be meat.
   T. 672 calls the meal in foil, Silver Turtles (due to the shape and color of the foil)
   We use Meatballs, chicken, hotsauce, and pasta sauce

4. 17 - j-man says:
   July 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

   ahhh, dutch oven. two words SUPER HARD

5. 16 - good boy says:
   June 28th, 2008 at 4:53 am

   we like to put smoked sausages and green peppers and onions in our packets yum yum yum

6. 15 - crazy camper says:
   June 11th, 2008 at 10:57 am

   If you put a cabbage leaf on one side. Add your meat, potatoes, and other ingrediants on top, Then top with another cabbage leaf, and close up the foil, it prevents the rest of the food from burning if it’s on a hot coal too long. The cabbage flavor doesn’t seem to seep into the food either.

7. 14 - easy feed says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

   our den calls them Hobo Dinners. it is good, one boy made his with tatortots and corn. we use tongs to pinch the corner of the pouch and pull it from the coals. it is a good idea to bring extra tin foil just in case you open a pouch that is not cooked all the way through and you need to put it back into the fire. we write our names on them with a marker so we know which one is ours. they need to cook 10-15 min each side depending on how hot your coals are

8. 13 - moutianman says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 10:13 am

   The way we do it here in IL is we put a venison sasuage with mashed taters n’ gravy and a side of cornbread

9. 12 - Old Scout says:
   June 7th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

   when my dad first made these for a bunch of scouts about 40 years ago we called them Hobo Dinners

10. 11 - some-soccer-player says:
    April 13th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    That is a really good recipe. However, if you were a reader who didn’t find it tasty, I can offer a few suggestions:
    -First of all, beef isn’t the only kind of meet you can use. You can also enjoy chicken, pork, and grilled vegetables using the same cooking method.
    -Potatoes are really easy and fun to make this way. Don’t include butter in the packet though, or you’ll end up with a complete mess.
    -If you aren’t going to do this with adult help, you need to cook these between the coals. This way, it is a much safer way to enjoy a delicious meal. Even using this method, you need to remember to be very careful getting it out of the fire.
    -And last but not least, a lot of people complain that this recipe doesn’t work for a reason- they forget to flip over the packet. If you don’t, there is a 50% chance that you might be in for a slightly underdone meal.

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