Foil Pak

Summary

Handwritten recipe (two pages, front/back of one card) for a foil-packet dinner — hamburger patty and vegetables sealed in foil and baked — the kind of recipe made for camping, grilling, or oven cooking with easy cleanup.

Key contents

• Ingredients, per person: 1 hamburger patty; sliced potatoes; sliced carrots; small amount of onion; sliced green pepper; pat of margarine; salt and pepper
• Method: Take a piece of foil, put a few potato slices in the middle, lay the hamburger patty on top (or put the rest of the potatoes and vegetables — vegetables used are optional/to preference). Put a pat of margarine on top, salt and pepper. Bring the sides of the foil together in the middle, roll shut, close the ends — make sure it doesn't leak. Place on a cookie sheet in the oven at around 425°F for 45–60 minutes.
• Physical artifact: two-page handwritten card/sheet, pencil, cursive handwriting with a dashed-line border top and bottom of the first page. No attribution or date.