A Picnic Is Coming !: Some Helpful Tips

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

With the arrival of the last month of spring, many are actively starting the picnic season. If someone did not have time to go to the picnic on May 1, then May 9 is still ahead, and the whole summer … Some useful tips on how to successfully hold this wonderful event

It is pleasant to cook and eat outside in spring and summer. This is the best time for organizing picnics, pleasant meetings with friends and relatives. To make your meal and time in the fresh air as positive as possible, it will be helpful to heed some simple tips:

1. Grab a blanket or blanket

It is much more pleasant to sit in nature on a special blanket or blanket, and not on the newspaper or directly on the ground or grass. It's even better if the blanket is waterproof and easy to transport. If special folding furniture is provided or a picnic takes place in a summer cottage, patio, then the blanket will come in handy for a more comfortable soft sitting. In the evening, you can use it to warm up.

2. Share responsibilities

If you are planning a picnic with friends, then it is right that everyone who participates in it contributes. Shortly before going into nature, you need to evenly divide responsibilities between the participants of the picnic: someone can bring their own dishes, someone can bring dishes, and someone can play board games and furniture.

3. Make a list of the things and products you need

If you don't make a list of everything you need, then you can definitely forget something. And it can be far and uncomfortable to return. Before leaving, you need to check again if everything has been taken: food, drinks, kitchen utensils, dishes, spices, additional products. It is advisable to think over everything to the smallest detail, down to garbage bags and water for washing hands, sun cream. It will be nice if each participant makes his own list, from which you can form a general one.

4. Prepare convenient snacks

What would a picnic be without green onions, carrots, radishes and other tasty and healthy vegetables? They are always in demand, like fruits. It is advisable to find convenient plastic containers for transporting them. It is advisable to always have a small supply of blanks in case the main snacks run out. You should not take dishes that are too complex and beautifully decorated in advance: during transportation, their appearance may suffer. Keep food simple but as fresh as possible. And you can decorate some specific dishes right on the spot.

5. Use disposable tableware

Glass, porcelain or metal dishes take up a lot of space, something could break when carried. Therefore, the best option is to use disposable utensils at a picnic, which are easy to find in any grocery store today. After the picnic, disposable dishes are collected and sent to the trash can.

6. Grab the knife

A disposable plastic knife is unlikely to replace a good quality kitchen appliance with a sharp blade. You can hardly do without it at a picnic, especially where meat is eaten. It should always be at hand: for cutting vegetables, fruits, cutting plastic bags.

7. Take accessories for outdoor games with you

A picnic is not only about food and drink. In addition to ordinary communication, many people are happy to play in nature. Whether adults or children. It will be very beneficial for your health and good mood. That is why, among other things, for a picnic you need to take some kind of game equipment (balls, badminton rackets, kite, etc.).

8. Use insect repellent

There may be ticks in the grass, mosquitoes in the air, therefore, when going on a picnic, you need to stock up on special insect repellants. Otherwise, they will ruin the whole mood and fun atmosphere of the event.

9. Observe fire safety:

* A picnic in a fire-hazardous time should be held without lighting a fire, especially if the weather is windy or a place on peat soil is chosen - it is almost impossible to extinguish peat on your own.

* Before making a fire, it is necessary to clear a place around it, to dig in, so that the fire cannot spread.

* It is not recommended to use expired flammable substances (ignition liquids) for the fire - it can be life-threatening.

* Do not leave the fire unattended, even for a short time.

* Children should not be left without the attention of adults: they can get lost, climb into a lake or pond, approach a fire.

* Do not throw foreign objects into the fire, especially aerosol cans, which may explode from heat.

* After a picnic, it is necessary to extinguish the fire with water or cover it with sand. Remove rubbish, glass shards, rags, paper napkins.

10. Prevent poisoning

* Wash hands with antibacterial soap, wash products with clean water.

* Do not store ready-to-eat foods next to raw meat. Cut raw meat, vegetables, fruits and bread on different cutting boards.

* When preparing kebabs or frying meat, you need to make sure that they are sufficiently cooked for safe use: light pink on the inside, dark brown on the outside.

* After a picnic, the grill and skewers should be thoroughly washed.

* When going on a picnic, you need to try to keep foods that can go bad in the sun chilled throughout the picnic. To do this, they must be stored in foil that repels the sun's rays or in a special travel refrigerator.

* Salads seasoned with mayonnaise cannot be stored for more than 2 hours without a refrigerator.

11. Take a first aid kit with you

This is a very important requirement. Even if every driver has a first aid kit in the car, it should be checked before a picnic. And, if necessary, supplement with those preparations that may come in handy at a picnic. It is desirable that the first aid kit contains iodine, hydrogen peroxide, brilliant green, cotton wool, bandages, activated carbon (or other drugs for poisoning), pain relievers, etc. It is equally important to stock up on allergy medication if any of the participants have a predilection for it. It can be caused by insect bites, exposure to pollen, certain foods, or other allergens.