Hobo Dinner, Silver Turtle or Foil Packs

I love to camp and just recently learned the joys of Silver Turtles (as the Girl Scouts call them). They are very versatile and can be done in the oven or over hot coals. You can play with the recipe and put many different thing in your packet. I used hamburger, red potatoes, carrots, onion, salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary. Since it had rained and fire outside was unlikely, I tried it in the oven. The results were delicious! Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Lay out about a foot and a half of foil and butter the middle of the foil in a large circle. Lay your meat in the middle of the circle and pile on your veggies. Sprinkle your seasoning all over and wrap it up. The thicker aluminum foil works best. The light weight can tear. If that happens, just use another piece and wrap around it again. Place them in the oven (or over hot coals) for about 35-40 minutes.

 Carefully open (steam is very hot) and check that your meat is cook thoroughly.

Yummy!! My eight year old even gobbled it up! The corn muffins went great with it.