Road Trip – Please Sir – May I Have S’more

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All photos taken September 25, 2021 at Patricia Lake Bungalows.

In all the years we have been going to PLB, we have never once sat around the resort provided fire pit. This was particularly true during the Covid restrictions. On this trip, however, we noted that an extra fire pit had been provided, so opportunities were increased. With the s’more experts (L & A) on hand, we opted to grab one of the fire pits to partake in the good old pastime of making s’mores.

OK. We have the fire pit. Now what? Seems, we all forgot some important aspects of making s’mores on a firepit. #1) You need kindling. #2) If you do not have kindling, you need an axe or hatchet to create some kindling from the larger pieces of wood on hand. #3) You need an ignition source.

So, there we sat, wondering what to do. We set about picking up windfall twigs and branches and then obtaining some paper and box board. L was nominated to go over to the adjacent fire pit users and see if they could spare some matches. He came back with a few.

We managed to coax some small flames out using the first few matches and with only one match left, we all worked together to get and keep the fire going. Success eventually occurred and we got a roaring blaze going.

The Covid rules for the resort suggested booking the fire pit and limiting your time there to an hour or so (we took that to mean an hour from when we got the fire going). The fire pit was to be used by only one family cohort at a time and rather than each group drowning the fire after they were done, the staff requested we leave them burning after our time allotment, with the spark guard on, for use by the next group.

Part way through the cooking process, another group approached, asking if they could join us. We pointed out that the adjacent pit was unused and they headed that way. We were not trying to be mean, just following Covid restrictions. Shortly thereafter, another couple joined them and we could hear them all badmouthing our group, because we had not let them join us. Oh well.

Now! What are S’mores?? The recipe for this delicious treat in America and Canada first appeared in a cookbook in the 1920s where it was called Graham Cracker Sandwich. Since then it has become standard campfire dessert fare, particularly on Boy Scout and Girl Guide camp outs. The name is a contraction of the words Some and More, as in “Can I have S’more please???”

(Source: Wikipedia)

Coaxing the fire into life

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Now, we’re smokin’

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S’more be happenin’

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In the afterglow

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