On Wed 04 May 2005 01:05:55p, Rich wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park.
> What to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be
> flying to Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the
> reunion, a two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will
> be available. I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt
> that it has been lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks,
> so just taking something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken
> doesn't feel right.
>
> Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a
> cooler or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?
>
> Thanks.

Make it easy on yourself. Fruit pies, cakes, bar cookies and other cookies
all travel well, often even without a cooler. I would try to work with
fresh veggies, fruits, or meats with a target like that.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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