Picnics

One thing I remember most about picnic lunches is my parents' picnic basket.  When my friends wanted to get together for picnic and an outdoor show (Children of Eden at WSCT in Lewisville), I was excited to be able to prepare a picnic lunch. I truly wished that I had a wonderful picnic basket to carry all the wonderful things that I wanted to take on this picnic.

The main ingredient for my meal at this picnic was a simple sandwich. Ham and chicken cold cuts with provolone and Swiss cheeses were topped off with bacon and all made my sandwiches very delicious. I toasted my bread and used only Kraft mayonnaise and honey mustard. I have found that people are more picky about the type of mayonnaise they use than about anything else that goes on a sandwich.  People are so faithful to their own brands that they would sometimes rather do without than to have the wrong kind.  I know that I'm not going to buy a whole jar of the other ones just because I cannot find my Kraft one day.

The thing that is most important about a sandwich to me, is the cheese.  I love a good, flavorful cheese.  Provolone would probably be my favorite, but Swiss (preferably Jarlsberg) is also delicious.  If you are going through life only eating sandwiches with slices of American, take a chance and buy something else.  You might be surprise how the sandwich soon becomes a lot more delicious.

Another fun thing for the picnic today was the fruit.  I got grapes and strawberries. It was so nice to be able to share this healthy snack with my friends.  I absolutely love both of these and it's a lot better to have these than a big bag of greasy chips or candy bars.  I'm not going to say I didn't have or want those things, but having the fruit was a much better snack and kept me from eating too much of the unhealthy things.

I hope you can think of a way to have an old fashioned picnic.  They're lots of fun and no more work than any other meal. Enjoy!!