Re: food report

["Don McGorman" <mcgormd@hotmail.com>]

>From: "Back In Motion"

>To: "Deanna Maki" , "Kathie Brosemer" , "Don McGorman"

>Subject: food report

>Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:06:23 -0500

>

>Tree Chipping - 2001 -

> Draft report

>

>QUESTIONS

>Don - how much coffee did you buy and was it enough? What type?

We used 15 packets (56 grams each) of Tim Horton's coffee

>General - should baking be provided for the days volunteers are on site prior to chipping?

It might be a good idea.  Drinking water and sugar munchies.

I bought some cookies two days before chipping day, pizza on Friday for the two volunteers who were doing a double shift, and a box of 65 Timbits early on chipping day.  I brought sugar, milk and coffee mate for the early coffee.

> - any suggestions for improvement/changes?

> - was the food setup good - was everything visible?

> - Is drinking water available?

Drinking water was not available.  I would like to suggest that we approach a company like Pure Lacqua to donate several cases of their bottled water.  They often have batches with imperfect lables that they can't sell anyway.

 

> - anything else that should be included in this report?

>

>Clean North involvement

>- call for volunteers to donate food

>- provide/purchase cleaning supplies

>- provide cutlery, bowls, mugs, serving utensils

>

>Boy Scouts

>- set up food area

>- provide equipment for heating food/water (this year > a generator for coffee, slow cooker and coleman stoves)

>- provide equipment for washing dishes

>- wash dishes and keep area tidy

>- serve food

>

>Comments

>- It appeared to me that the baking lasted throughout the day and did not need to be held back.

>- The slow cooker seemed to work well and did not burn the chili > as well they had a great cast iron pot that also seemed to reduce burning potential.

>- Have some containers available so left overs can be stored - pea soup, buns, margarine, baking donated to soup kitchen

>- It looked like everything ran very smoothly.

>Reminder - wash and clean tables at the end.

Yes, before the hot water disappears the tables should be cleaned.  I did my best cleaning them this year; just hoping that the mall is happy.

> - look for a donation of propane

>

I will contact Doug Grainger about out of pocket supplies like fuel for stoves and generator.

>Food

>The following food was prepared for the event

> 4 pots of chili - arriving between 10:00 and 11:00

> 1 pot of pea soup (not eaten)

> 4 dozen buns

> small tub of margarine (does not harden)

> sugar cubes

> hot chocolate mix

> drink crystals - eliminate for next year

> baking - arriving throughout the day

> milk -1 half and half , 1 regular milk carton

> tea - provided by Clean North

> coffee - provided by Don

>

>Food recommendations for next year.

>- amounts seemed to be adequate except - drink crystals were not used

The reason the drink crystals were not used is because there was no mention for them in the plan I had with the Scouts (i.e need a mixing/serving container) If drink arrived pre-mixed in a serving container it would be consumed.

>- Andrea will purchase a sugar dispenser - instead of sugar cubes

>- Andrea will look for a Carnation chocolate syrup that, according to the Boy Scouts, tastes and mixes much better.

>- adding another item like pea soup seemed to be more of a problem, so I don't think I'll bother with this next year. Comments?

I never got to try the pea soup was it good?  The problem with the pea soup is that it was not part of the plan, so when it showed up unexpected the Scouts were not ready to deal with it. 

So instead of dropping items that did not work, I suggest that we analyze why there were problems and then next year pay more attention to details.

 

>- do we need a vegetarian chili?

>

>Also provided by Clean North

>- mugs, bowls, cutlery, ladles, wooden spoons, dish rags, J cloths, tea towels, scubbers,

> dish soap

>Should we also supply propane?

We have always offered Scouts their fuel and ou-of-pocket costs.  If we got organized earlier we might be able to arrange fuel donations. 

>

>Volunteers

>Chili Baking Buns

>Colleen Murphy Carolyn O'Connor Kathy Babijowski

>Suzanne Hanna Donna DiAngelo

>Lynda Bowyer and Al Tithecott Anna Morrison

>Andre Riopel Lisa Amsden

>Maria Tremblay (pea soup) Shelley Geiling

> Andrea Welz

>

>Cleaning Supplies

>Kathy Babijowski

>Andrea Welz

>

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