Hello '08 Poly Campers
It's time to start thinking about our
evening community meal within PolyParadise '07. This is also our
group meeting time and sharing time. So, even if you don't want to
partake with the community - you are encouraged to come and share
your experiences from the day and night before. We also use this
time to talk about camp business and get to know one another. For those that have never camped with us before,
our tradition is to have a community meal together each night
(Mon-Fri) (about 6pm)
For those who
are new to PolyParadise - your kitchen includes: 7 6-foot tables, 1
large 2-burner propane stove, (4) 2-burner camp stoves, asst. utensils
(cooking and serving), many pots and pans, spices, foil, plastic
wrap, Ziplocs, community cooler storage, etc. 4 large stock pots, and
a BBQ grill.
Any coolers in the community cooler area will be drained and iced
each day. The community water jug is also located in the community
kitchen area. Please bring 5 gallons per Car to donate to your
fellow campers hydration. This cooler is filled and iced each day
for community use.
Since the group is so large this year, we are encouraging folks to get
together on providing a main dish. 50 is a lot of folks to cook for .
So, one group can do a dish for 25 and another group can do a dish
for 25 - everyone else will bring side dishes complimentary to the
theme set by the first volunteer.
The MAIN dish
of this meal is a DONATED meal cooked by a volunteer or group of volunteers. Planning should be made to make enough of this MAIN dish to accommodate all of
the PolyParadise camp members.
Other PP campers are ENCOURAGED to contribute a side dish for any, all or some of the Main Meals that have be spoken for. That
way each day all of us get to have a chance at being a Gourmet Chef, while secretly adding our special ingredients. Of course mine is
PLAYA DUST!!! Remember Playa Dust is a condiment, goes well with
everything.
There are some folks already stepping up to the plate . . Here's
where we are so far:
Post to the Shared Google Menu
Monday:
Scotto &
WildChild
-Pasta Salad
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
AZBurner - Pot Luck - 6:00-8:00p
This will be the 7th year that PolyParadise will host the AZBurners Pot Luck Gathering on the Playa. I am unsure as to the
number of persons who will attend this event. Though in '06 we had
over 250 people in attendance.
This event is a Pot Luck to all AZBurners, so I expect quite a few
people coming over during the day to bring stuff over or to cook at our place or
get things ready at our place. If you would like to contribute to this Pot Luck
dinner that would be great, though it is NOT a requirement.
Thursday:
Friday:
Scotto &
WildChild
-Trash-Can Turkey & Stuffing
Saturday:
'Bring your leftovers' from the week before we all head to the
Burn.
Sunday:
Camp members are encouraged to bring ALL of their leftover breakfast goodies,
like OJ, eggs, muffins etc....and ''Whatever is left in the coolers that might even be close to a breakfast type food...''
Scotto & WildChild: Bacon & Hashbrowns
Another piece of the food puzzle I would like you to think about is snacks.
A portion of the camping fee is for 3 snacks per day per camper.
Available Snacks (all in individual serving size containers):
Asst. Nabisco cookies
Pudding cups
Applesauce
Fruit cups
Rice Krispie treats
Cheez-it's
Ritz cheez `n' crackers
Ritz bitz cheese
Asst. chips
Regular potato chips
BBQ potato chips
Asst. nuts
Trail Mix
Instant oatmeal
Asst. Cereal (you need the milk)
Nutri-Grain bars
Quaker Oats Oatmeal Raisin granola bars
Peanuts
Low Carb Breakfast bars
Oatmeal Squares
Red vines
Beef Jerky
Available in Community Coolers:
Chocolate bars
Asst. chocolate candies
Frozen fruit
Salami
Asst. beverages (Gatorade, tea, coffee, etc.)
