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Current Entry: Condiment Tree
While certain high-volume condiments, including ketchup and mustard, are regular items on the Winter Camp food list, others with less of a following may be found at Winter Camp on the condiment tree. Individual packets of more esoteric flavorings, including taco sauce, horseradish, and soy sauce, are arranged into a rough Christmas tree shape for easy harvest. These creations are the work of Lynda Donohue, and the first one appeared at Winter Camp XVIII. The tree was originally inspired by a joke in an old issue of Orbit about last-minute Christmas gifts. The first condiment tree was topped by a single vacuum-packed pickle which was placed in the Winter Camp XVIII time capsule and returned to the tree top the next year. No one dared eat it. Mrs. Donohue later commissioned a more permanent wooden tree, which first appeared at Winter Camp XXII.