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Never thought about this
My son does this every month at the boyscouts.
Good tip Loams

My problem with braai rolls / bread cooked on the fire is that it always tends to taste much better if eaten straight away.

In Kruger we tend to only eat bread at lunch time and at lunch times we tend to be miles away from the camp, or we are in the process of moving from one camp to another, so making a fire is impossible or impractical.

Ah well, there is always provita, if you can call cardboard food.

We take RYE BREAD along .

It keeps for almost a week and you can freeze supplies for longer trips. And it's healthier .

I always prepare with tomorrow in mind.
Old wors is heaven.
We eat warmed putu for breakfast.
Any complaints and its down to the gallows

I don't know what putu is, but last night's wors as a snack/breakfast next day is terrif

I recently went into one of our very up market shops and bought "polenta" as a treat.
Got home and thought, "mielei pap is better".
It is a maize "porrige"
I have a Scottish background. My children would not deal well with the sight of their grandfather eating oats and salt. It is outside of their experience.
That is putu. It is probably the most under valued food in South Africa. Putu is to us, what oats is to any traditional Scot.

Thanks, MM. I know what mealie pap is, but had never heard the term putu

http://africanlanguages.com/sdp/

Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) - English Dictionary

Number of results found for putu:
1. (dial.) flaked porridge
(2000-03-06)

delicious with stew and thick gravy

Is "flaked porridge" the English for mieliepap?

I've never tasted 'flaked' porridge either: English or Sotho

What is mieliepap called in America, Arks?

We have putu all the time, yummie, (putu and gravy)....... it is "pap" though and you can have Staver Pap or Krimmel Pap ..... all that means is that the Staver Pap is much thicker, cooked with more water, and the Krimmel is much more flaky, crummbly really. Its delicious with a braai covered with tomatoe and onion gravy

What is 'grits' that they eat in America? I have an idea it is related to our mieliepap or putu.

I think Vonnie has it â€â€

Hi Arks

I think your Cream of Wheat is the equivalent of our Creamy Meal. It is a soft, runny, creamy porridge enjoyed solely as a breakfat dish.

Then there is Maltabela - a brown, malty, runny porridge - also reserved for breakfast.