In article >,
"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:

> "Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> >
> >> Last weekend's party for my grandnephew was pig-roast pork (Porky was
> >> roasted 3 days earlier, carved and bagged for re-heating) with
> >> accompaniments including a chicken roasted inside the piggy, sauerkraut,
> >> The Famous Humboldt Avenue Graduation Beans, cabbage slaw, fruit kabobs,
> >> that disgusting Snickers salad (gack), bars, beverages.
> >>
> >> Today's party for my neighbor included Walking Tacos (small bag of
> >> Doritos with taco meat and fixin's poured into the bag), fresh fruit,
> >> bars, root beer on tap. I loved the Walking Tacos.
> >>
> > The Walking Tacos are a variation of the infamous Frito Pie served in NM
> > and TX. You take an individual bag of Fritos, split it, and scoop in
> > greasy chili.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > --
> > C.J. Fuller
> >
> > Delete the obvious to email me
>
>
> When working a training session with the Boy Scouts, we often served
> this.......We called it Taco in a Bag.
>
> 1 bag of Fritos
> 1/3 of a can of chili without beans (one can serves three)
> chopped tomato
> chopped lettuce
> shredded cheddar
> sour cream
> taco sauce.
>
> The kids smooshed the bags, opened them, added the chili then put what
> condiments they wanted in it. Used a disposable fork, when done, they
> wrapped the bag around the fork and hiked it back to the campsite (this was
> to be a portable meal while doing a scavenger hunt thru the woods). If they
> did it in camp before starting the hunt, they could open the can, place it
> in a simmering pot of water about a third of way up the can and there was no
> clean up either....when the can was empty, just recycle. Boy Scouts love
> anything where clean up is non-existent.
> -ginny

They used to call them "pepper bellies" at school when I was in junior
high. A common menu item in the school cafeteria, but the bag was not
part of the recipe. <g>
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