Campfire Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
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The art of roasting hot dogs and hamburgers on the coals of a campfire is reserved for only seasoned campers, but it's always fun to try. These handy tips will help with your forays into campfire cuisine.
Ingredients
- long green stick- longer is better
- hamburger patties or hot dogs
- aluminum foil
Cooking Instructions
- There are any number of tasty dinner treats to make on a campfire. For a hot dog or burger, the first step is to find a prime "roasting stick". The stick is the most important aspect of outdoor cooking, because a short stick causes the cook to be too close to the fire. A dry, brown stick will catch fire and cause a dinner disaster. The prime roasting stick is 3 to 4 feet long, green, and forked.
- Parents can prepare the cooking utensils by stripping the bark from the last 6 inches of twig. A careful shove should get a dog firmly onto the roaster, and the fork in the twig will offer hungry campers a "double roaster".
- For those who prefer burgers, the forked stick is a necessity. Campfire burger flippers start with about 2 feet of aluminum foil. Fold the foil lengthwise, then place the burger patty at one end of the strip. Set the forked stick over the foil so that there is a fork of twig on either side of the burger. Then wrap the foil around the burger and the twig and pinch around the ends to keep your dinner in the foil. Simply hold the stick near the flame, turning the handle to flip the burger.
- With a campfire and a good green roasting stick, adventurers can enjoy hot food on the trail.
NOTE: Proper handling of meat is essential to health. Be sure to pack perishable food in iced containers, and cook meat thoroughly before eating.
