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Food Storage And Hygiene At Camp
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Adapted from unknown source by Stephen Rainsbury
These times will vary with the weather.
Check everything over a day old by smelling it, if in doubt chuck it out
What |
Where |
How Long |
| Tins |
Store tent, cool, dry, out of sunlight |
Many Weeks |
| Coffee, Tea, Pasta, Flour, Cereal |
Airtight container (Original Packing) |
Many Weeks |
| Fruit |
Store tent, cool, dry, out of sunlight |
Depends on ripeness |
| Root Vegtables |
Store tent, box/ container |
1 week |
| Butter, Cheese, Maragrine, Oil |
Wrapped up in cling film, in freezer box or bucket half full of cold water |
Depends on weather, 3-5 days |
| Milk |
Freezer box or bucket half full of cold water |
Depends on weather, 1-3 days |
| Raw Meat |
Larder, each item stored in seperate freezer box or bucket to other foods |
1-2 days |
| Smoked Fish |
Larder |
1-2 days |
| Fresh fish |
Seperate larder |
same day |
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Hygiene
- On a standing camp food should always be stored in a seperate tent
- Food should always be stored off the ground
- A Freezer box can be kept cool by filling the bottom 1/3 with fresh cold water evey day
- Always store raw meat by itself and keep it wrapped up
- Remember woods are full of creatures all sizes who would Love to eat your food before you do
- Don't store fuel in the same tent as food.
- Only the QM should go in the food tent
- No food in sleeping tents
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Unless shown otherwise Copyright Scout Notebook - 2001
http://www.ukonline.net/scoutnotes/
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