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ConcernedCanuk

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37. WE ARE!! (picnic food)
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 11:48 AM
Jun 2013

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For the flies, ants, wasps, black flies, mosquitoes, etc.,

As much as I like to spend most of my time outdoors, I don't eat there.

I will barbecue outside, or cook on a fire - but eat inside unless it's late summer and the bugs have all gone away.

The smallest bit of food spilled on the ground will have wasps and ants around for days.

And when I want to eat, I want to eat - not spend half my time chasing insects away.

Even a screened in gazebo will not keep them away - bugs will sneak in every time you open the screen, and ants are already there.

When outside with beer, I keep a cover handy to put over it because swallowing a fly or other insect sorta ruins the experience.

If you're not in bug country, no problem.

I'll assume you have embellishments like onions/tomato/cheese/garlic and other spices - dessert - ice cream if you have enough refrigeration. (12 volt coolers) with cones if ya got kids along - never knew a kid who don't like ice cream cones.

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Picnic food......... [View all] mrmpa Jun 2013 OP
Fruit & veggie trays cyberswede Jun 2013 #1
Watermelon (with seed spitting contests!). Corn on the cob? (a midwestern thing). Dessert!! nt riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #2
We will be having kids......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #17
beans! rurallib Jun 2013 #3
Baked beans or 3 Bean Salad? We could have a fight over this ya know... riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #5
BOTH! Then no reason to fight. n/t csziggy Jun 2013 #7
. riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #9
Exactly........... mrmpa Jun 2013 #15
CAKE! Demoiselle Jun 2013 #4
I'm bringing a cake........... mrmpa Jun 2013 #12
Fixin's for Taco's! Callmecrazy Jun 2013 #6
Panzanella a la izquierda Jun 2013 #8
That is so good.......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #13
Deviled eggs. Sekhmets Daughter Jun 2013 #10
Oh yes, indeed.............. mrmpa Jun 2013 #14
Fried chicken LancetChick Jun 2013 #11
I never thought of that, thank you.......eom mrmpa Jun 2013 #16
whip up something simple like... Libertas1776 Jun 2013 #18
The question about potato salad is.............. mrmpa Jun 2013 #19
Thanks, glad to share a laugh. My tastes in food... Libertas1776 Jun 2013 #21
My 83 year old mother makes the potato salad for holidays......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #22
Aw, bless her heart Libertas1776 Jun 2013 #23
i would go without fizzgig Jun 2013 #31
Non-meat burgers/dogs. Extra vegetarian foods. politicat Jun 2013 #20
I'll second this. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #42
I know you said "salads" but more specifically chicken salad is great on hot summer days Rowdyboy Jun 2013 #24
Cold asparagus with curry dip cyberswede Jun 2013 #25
Layered salad? applegrove Jun 2013 #26
PIE! grasswire Jun 2013 #27
Cold Fried Chicken Drumsticks and you know? Tom Kitten Jun 2013 #28
My 83 year old mother does that with regular corn flakes.......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #38
A cooler and ice to keep salads and drinks cold! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #29
The picnic grove & shelter has a ........ mrmpa Jun 2013 #33
beer Kali Jun 2013 #30
Beer has been donated...... mrmpa Jun 2013 #32
Somebody DONATED beer? sharp_stick Jun 2013 #40
Yep, they sure did........... mrmpa Jun 2013 #41
I usually make a pasta salad HappyMe Jun 2013 #34
A few pounds... TommyCelt Jun 2013 #35
Burgers, dogs, fried chicken, rigatoni, potato, pasta, or macaroni salad, baked beans, Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #36
WE ARE!! (picnic food) ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #37
I think I have a list............ mrmpa Jun 2013 #39
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