Sabattis Adventure Camp

Food Service / Commissary
Patrol Cooking
Sabattis Adventure Camp is a patrol cooking camp. Each troop brings their own stoves, pots, pans, utensils and other
cooking gear. Each Scout provides their own plate, cup, bowl and eating utensils. We provide the food, and staples for
each meal. This experience will prepare Scouts for future troop camp outs. It also helps develop community within the
troop as Scouts learn to work together with fellow Scouts.
When organizing your patrols for camp, try to set up patrols of 8 to 10 people including adult guests. Using this system
reduces the number of patrols transporting food from the commissary to the campsite.
First Meal at Camp
Food for Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch are available at the commissary for pick-up by those troops
arriving on Saturday. Dinner will not be provided for troops arriving after 5:00 pm on Saturday. No refunds are available
if you choose not to use any of the meals.
Don’t forget that Sunday dinner is the campwide barbecue. No cooking in site on Sunday night.
Menu
A dietician has approved each week’s menu. A copy can be found on page 40. Occasionally, some changes may be
necessary because of food availability, although these will be kept to a minimum. If any of your campers have dietary
restrictions, please be sure to review the menu well in advance of arrival. Contact the camp at least two weeks prior to
arrival if you have any dietary concerns. We have very limited flexibility with adjusting the menu, but you are always
welcome to bring additional food for affected campers at your cost. We will be happy to store the food for you. Please
package and label with camper’s name, troop number and specific meal.
Food Pickup and Return
Food is issued three times per day at the commissary according to the schedule below. Please send two Scouts from each
patrol. We will provide a pack frame and container for transport. We use fresh, canned and frozen foods. Dehydrated trail
food may be available for outpost trips, canoe trips, and off property hikes with advance notice.
Written menus and food preparation instructions are provided to each patrol at the time of food pickup. Occasionally,
some changes may be necessary because of food availability. Please notify the commissary director of any problems with
food service as soon as possible so they may be corrected.
The food pickup/return times are as follows:
Meal Pickup Return
Breakfast 7:00 - 7:15 am 8:45 - 9:15 am
Lunch (Sat & Sun) 11:00 - 11:30 am 1:30 - 2:00 pm
Lunch (Mon - Fri) 12:15 - 12:45 pm 1:30 - 2:00 pm
Dinner 4:30 - 5:00 pm 7:00 - 7:30 pm
• Please return all unopened food at the specified return time.
• Please bring opened, unused food directly to the garbage container immediately after each meal. Do not place
any items on top of this closed bear-proof container.
• Please share food among patrols to help reduce food waste. Thank you!
Staples
Staple items are commissary items that can be picked up at any meal: These include paper towels, garbage bags, toilet
paper, disinfecting tablets, pine sol, and dish soap. Simply turn in a "staple request form" two meals in advance, and they
will be ready for pickup. Instruct your Scouts to carefully check the items in their food packs to avoid unnecessary return
trips to the commissary.
2015 Sabattis Adventure Camp Leaders’ Guide Page 26