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The weekly musings of one kErrY kOMpOsT, (financially) struggling musician, freak, whatever.
Friday, February 25, 2005
The Definitive Edible Fire
From: Sally Hosford
1. Have girls tie back hair. Check for items that might dangle into fire and for nylon or synthetic fabrics.
2. Give out paper plates (fire circle) and clear with fork (rake)
3. Place folded paper napkin by side of plate and make woodpile by stacking wood according to size (fuel, kindling, tinder) on napkin.
4. Fill cup (fire bucket) with beverage (snack fire) or salad dressing (salad fire) and place nearby. Some people place a poker- straw (snack fire) bread stick (salad fire) in fire bucket.
5. Check for wind direction (back should be to wind)
6. Add two "mini-handfuls" of tinder
7. Make an "A" with kindling in center of fire circle
8. Put match under top bar of "A" to light fire
9. Add flames
10. Put flames out by sprinkling from fire bucket (sipping beverage for snack fire; sprinkling with salad dressing for salad fire)
11. Eat everything up so you leave a clean fire site.
You can use either the snack fire or the salad fire: fire bucket for salad fire can be a 3 oz paper cup with salad dressing. Fuel for the salad fire can be carrots, celery or bread sticks. Kindling can be split carrot or celery sections. Tinder can be shredded lettuce, carrot shavings or chow mein noodles. The match can be a bread stick, pretzel stick or thin strip of green pepper. The flame can be chopped tomato, red bell pepper, bacon bits or croutons.
The emergency fire starter can be a peppermint kiss (off to the side for emergencies only).
For the ever popular and better known snack fire: use rod pretzels or large tootsie rolls for fuel. Use pretzel sticks or small tootsie rolls for kindling. Use coconut or shredded cheese for tinder. Use licorice whip or stick, or pretzel stick for match. Use red hots or candy corn for flame. Use a chocolate kiss for the emergency fire starter. The bigger deal you make out of the safety precautions the better the girls will remember them.
I forgot to say that we don't use anything for rocks around the fire because for a real fire, kids run the risk of using the wrong kind of rock and getting it too hot whereon it could explode. I understand that this is more a problem in some sections of the country than in others but I figure, why take a chance.
From: Sally Hosford
1. Have girls tie back hair. Check for items that might dangle into fire and for nylon or synthetic fabrics.
2. Give out paper plates (fire circle) and clear with fork (rake)
3. Place folded paper napkin by side of plate and make woodpile by stacking wood according to size (fuel, kindling, tinder) on napkin.
4. Fill cup (fire bucket) with beverage (snack fire) or salad dressing (salad fire) and place nearby. Some people place a poker- straw (snack fire) bread stick (salad fire) in fire bucket.
5. Check for wind direction (back should be to wind)
6. Add two "mini-handfuls" of tinder
7. Make an "A" with kindling in center of fire circle
8. Put match under top bar of "A" to light fire
9. Add flames
10. Put flames out by sprinkling from fire bucket (sipping beverage for snack fire; sprinkling with salad dressing for salad fire)
11. Eat everything up so you leave a clean fire site.
You can use either the snack fire or the salad fire: fire bucket for salad fire can be a 3 oz paper cup with salad dressing. Fuel for the salad fire can be carrots, celery or bread sticks. Kindling can be split carrot or celery sections. Tinder can be shredded lettuce, carrot shavings or chow mein noodles. The match can be a bread stick, pretzel stick or thin strip of green pepper. The flame can be chopped tomato, red bell pepper, bacon bits or croutons.
The emergency fire starter can be a peppermint kiss (off to the side for emergencies only).
For the ever popular and better known snack fire: use rod pretzels or large tootsie rolls for fuel. Use pretzel sticks or small tootsie rolls for kindling. Use coconut or shredded cheese for tinder. Use licorice whip or stick, or pretzel stick for match. Use red hots or candy corn for flame. Use a chocolate kiss for the emergency fire starter. The bigger deal you make out of the safety precautions the better the girls will remember them.
I forgot to say that we don't use anything for rocks around the fire because for a real fire, kids run the risk of using the wrong kind of rock and getting it too hot whereon it could explode. I understand that this is more a problem in some sections of the country than in others but I figure, why take a chance.
