Greetings Friends of Camp…
It’s approximately 4:30 pm on Thursday. The last full day of our Resident Summer Camp program.
I’m sitting in an empty Boy’s Dining Hall, decorated for tonights final feast… all the tables are set and waiting. “Banquet Dinner” is what we call it and what it has been called well before my time. Green Feather Banquet or Blue Feather Banquet, depending on which Camp you are at, is a special night filled with special songs, traditions and a certain bitter sweet feeling that this is your last dinner together as a “Nation”.
We serve up a rather traditional Thanksgiving style dinner of Roast Turkey & Gravy, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce and everyone’s favorite, Corn Bread. For dessert… the infamous Chocolate Mousse that I mentioned a few blog posts ago.
So here I sit… gravy simmers quietly on the stove… the corn bread is baked and waiting to be sliced in to generous hunks. The strawberries are sliced for the mousse… and the mousse itself is chilled and anxiously awaiting to be scooped into bowls, garnished and devoured by our hungry boys and girls.
I can hear children playing outside somewhere nearby… out of my line of sight but from the sounds of it, in a very different way, they are enjoying this beautiful day as much as I am. Sitting here in a peaceful, vacant Dining Hall, cherishing the last few breaths of our Resident Summer Camp season. The calm before an uproarious Blue Feather Banquet Dinner.
I should go stir the gravy…
Be good…
Chef Jason
