Lithuanian Scouts - Journal 8/21

Today was the day I've been waiting for all week. Today we get to cook all our meals outside. I usually cook for everyone because I enjoy it and honestly, the only one semi-decent at it. For breakfast we have scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, hash-browns, and tomatoes. We started out kinda late and breakfast took a while, but everything came out fine. Lunch, however, was the main focus point. I decided to attempt to roast two chicken over a spit. I had half the guys build the spit, while the other half built the fire. I was busy preparing the chickens. I tried one with a poultry spice, and the other with italian spices. We calculated it out that the chickens would need a quarter turn every ten minutes, but eventually just decided to turn it whenever the sizzling stopped. We also thought basting it in butter would be a good idea to keep it from drying out and it worked amazingly. We knew the chickens would be done when they were cut open and the juices ran clear. All in all it took about 3 1/2 hours for the chickens. The chickens were done at about 4:45, but I had to leave at 5:00 because my brother was moving up a rank and was getting a new tie, and I was supposed to be at the ceremony and tie a knot in the end of it. It was a big honor. anyway, the general consensus was that the chickens were so good, that next year we'll have to try a pig.