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Perfect Picnic Tips

When the weather is beautiful, everyone loves a picnic. Here are some ideas to make things easier.

Homemade flavoured water can be especially refreshing. Just add a few slices of fruit!
Place Ice cubes in a Thermos flask, so you can chill your drinks as you go and not worry about them melting.
Use a jam jar in which to make and transport simple shaken salad dressings like balsamic, olive oil, sea salt and pepper.
Opt for SPAR Paper Plates as they are easier to carry.
Prepare just a few things and do them well.
Plan carefully how much food you may eat. Take too much and you have to carry it all back.
Popcorn: Make your own popcorn. Place in a large plastic container with a lid that seals. It is really easy to transport this way.
Melba toast: Use dry or stale bread. Cut it as thinly as you can. Place the slices on an oven tray and dry out in an oven at about 120°C until the toast curls and is completely dry. Place in an airtight container. Snack on this at a picnic, spread with SPAR Butter, chicken liver spread or marmite.
Vegetable Sticks: For healthy snacks try some carrot, cucumber and celery sticks with a SPAR Dip.
Fresh Fruit: Serve fresh fruit cut into cubes. Thread pieces of apple, melon, pear, peach and banana onto kebab sticks. Serve with a little SPAR Golden Syrup or with SPAR Yoghurt.
Ensure all picnic foods are simple to transport and not too heavy to carry. Some picnic spots can take a long walk to reach.

Don’t forget SPAR Wet Wipes and SPAR Bin Bags – picnics are messy! Make sure the perfect picnic spot remains a perfect picnic spot.