DISHWASHING

Whether you cook with a stove or over an open fire, put on a pot of water before you serve a meal. That way you'll have hot distwater by the time you finish eating.

Begin cleanup by setting out three pots:

1. Wash Pot - contains hot water with a few drops of biodegradable soap
2. Hot-rinse pot - clear, hot water
3. Cold rinse pot - cold water with a sanitizing tablet or a few drops of bleach to kill bacteria

Each Scout can wash his own eating gear. If each Scout also does one pot, pan, or cooking utensil, the work will be finished in no time at all. Wipe plates first to keep the dishwater as clean as possible. Use hot-pot tongs to dip utensils in the hot rinse. When you're sure no soap is left on them, lay the washed items on a plastic ground cloth and let them air dry. Before cooking over a wood fire, smear a film of liquid bidegradable soap on the outside of your pots. Soot will wash off more easily.