Sis had a big day at camp yesterday. She tie-dyed a t-shirt. She made whimsy bread and s'mores. And she continued working on her pieces of Gimp. Then she came home and made more "I love S'mores" swaps for today's camp activity.
Whew!
She came home clutching a wet blue and pink t-shirt, which she had twisted herself (though they didn't let her color it, which seems odd), but she was more excited about the cooking they'd done. She proudly relayed to me the recipe for Whimsy Bread, having memorized it so we could make it again (she'd shaped some before but without mixing it together.) "Four cups flour, two cups water, one tablespoon sugar, one tablespoon yeast." She even knew that it baked 40 minutes. That is, after you sprinkled your shape--hers was a bunny, of course--with cinnamon and sugar. She's thrilled that they'll make dump cake next week. "It looks awful, but it tastes good."
And the Gimp, which is multi-colored, braided plastic often used for lanyards and keychains, is now a family favorite--she's taught Bud and both have shown me. I never made it at camp but have seen it plenty of times. Babysitter last night remembered it from her camp days and was thrilled to get to make some with the kiddos. They know the box and the barrel stitches but want to learn something called "Super Gimp" (see this site for instructions for different stitches.)
I wonder what delights she'll do today--in the 96F heat!
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Whimsy Bread
4 cups flour
2 cups water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon yeast
cinnamon and sugar
Mix flour, water, sugar, and yeast, stirring until it forms dough. Divide and create whimsical shapes. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake for 40 minutes (I'm guessing it was 350F or so).
Girl Scout camp
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