1st Virginia Kitchen Police (KP) Duty

So you've "volunteered" for KP duty (or just want to know about camp cooking). To make your experience "pleasurable" the following instructions should be followed.

You can make a wide variety of authentic meals ahead of time and bring them to an event. While this does not allow the public to see the preparation and cooking of food in an 18th c. camp, you can still explain what the soldiers are going to eat and where they got it while it heats up in the pot (that is after you store the modern containers it came to camp in!). “Pot Meals” such as stews, soups and chowders are the easiest to make as they can be easily stored in Tupperware or Ziploc bags (get the “Jumbo” size), or even kept in the pot you made them in and transported to the event. Be careful that anything you make that spoils easily, i.e. recipes that contain milk or meats, are either frozen or properly refrigerated both prior to leaving for the event, and on the way to the event. Even a few hours in a hot car is enough to make something go bad, and as much as we strive to be authentic, botulism or food poisoning is going a little too far.



The purpose of our KP Duty Instructions is to give you an outline of methods and ingredients so that you can prepare meals for First Virginia events. It includes recipes and instructions for preparation, storage, delivery and serving at the event.


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