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Encyclopedia WinterCampica - Salute To The States Banquet
The Salute To The States Banquet currently stands in the annals of Winter Camp cooking as the meal with the longest elapsed time between its original proposal and its eventual appearance. Mark Bollman--> suggested this meal theme at the Winter Camp V Planning Meeting, but it languished in obscurity until Winter Camp XII, when Lee Gardy took the idea and ran with it. His extensive research produced a list of 50 dishes, one associated in some way with each of the states, which was served up on Day Four as the second largest banquet in camp history. It should be noted that this meal required somewhat less than 50% of the effort necessary to prepare the 100-Dish Banquet from Winter Camp III.
Alabama........................ Barbecued chicken
Alaska.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Salmon salad
Arizona............................ Grapefruit juice
Arkansas.... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Strawberry shortcake
California. ............................. Tuna salad
Colorado. ... ... ... .. "Mineral water" (from Old Faceful)
Connecticut........................ Brussels sprouts
Delaware. ........................Broasted chicken
Florida................................. Lemonade
Georgia................................ Coca-Cola
Hawaii............................ Pineapple slices
Idaho.............................. Baked potatoes
Illinois......................... Ham hors d'oeuvres
Indiana. .................................Kielbasa
Iowa. .............................Corn on the cob
Kansas................................ Cornbread
Kentucky................................. Iced tea
Louisiana. ......................... Chicken gumbo
Maine................................ Blueberries
Maryland.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Crab
Massachusetts..................... Cranberry sauce
Michigan............................... Cherry pie
Minnesota.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ice cream
Mississippi. .................................Grits
Missouri. ............................. Sloppy joes
Montana............................. Baked beans
Nebraska. ............................White bread
Nevada............................. Alfalfa sprouts
New Hampshire. .......................Cheese tray
New Jersey.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Garden salad
New Mexico. ............................. Peanuts
New York. ........................Carrot-celery tray
North Carolina. .................... Sweet potato pie
North Dakota. ............................ Fruit roll
Ohio................................ Tomato juice
Oklahoma.......................... Peanut cookies
Oregon............................... Green peas
Pennsylvania. .................. Hershey's chocolate
Rhode Island. ....................... Clam chowder
South Carolina........................... Fish filets
South Dakota............................... Beets
Tennessee. ............................... Turkey
Texas. ..................................... Chili
Utah. ............................... Potato salad
Vermont. .......................... Cottage cheese
Virginia........................ Sauteed mushrooms
Washington................................ Apples
West Virginia. ........................ Deviled eggs
Wisconsin................................... Milk
Wyoming............................... Roast beef
The Quest for the details of this menu is a story in itself. Neither a menu, a planning sheet, nor a food list were ever filed in the Winter Camp Food Book, so a quest to reproduce the menu by that route for the first Winter Camp Almanac and Book of Facts in 1994 failed. Mark Bollman--> and Jeff Rand's personal archives were similarly found to be lacking this information. At the Winter Camp XX Reunion in 1996, Lee Gardy admitted that he also had no records of the menu. Only 6 dishes had been recalled at Winter Camp XXII in 1998, when the collection of place cards which Lee had prepared showing each state with its dish, nickname, and date and order of admission to the Union was discovered in the 10-Year Time Capsule. No one had remembered their placement there, and there were no records of the capsule's contents.
Entry Created: 01/14/2008 Last Update: 01/14/2008
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