my mommy makes me a picnic lunch to eat outside.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (\"al fresco\") as part of an excursion \u2013 ideally in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theatre performance, and usually in summer. Picnics are usually meant for the late mornings or midday breakfasts, but could also be held as a luncheonette or a dinner event. Descriptions of picnics show that the idea of a meal that was jointly contributed and was enjoyed out-of-doors was essential to a picnic from the early 19th century. Picnics are often family-oriented but can also be an intimate occasion between two people or a large get together such as company picnics and church picnics. It is also sometimes combined with a cookout, usually a form of barbecue; either grilling (griddling, gridironing, or charbroiling), braising (by combining a charbroil or gridiron grill with a broth-filled pot), baking, or a combination of all of the above. On romantic and family picnics, a picnic basket and a blanket (to sit or recline on) are usually brought along. Outdoor games or some other form of entertainment are common at large picnics. In established public parks, a picnic area generally includes picnic tables and possibly other items related to eating outdoors, such as built-in grills, water faucets, garbage containers, and restrooms.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A lot of my friends like BBQs in the summer, but I think picnics are a better way to enjoy your surroundings, like at a park or a lakeside."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh yes I just love BBQ especially at picnics, Heck it is even better if your camping, dont you agree?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I haven't tried that before. Usually the public parks that I go to have picnic areas with tables and grills and what not, but never offered overnight camping."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah we usually do go to our local park to have picnics too, It has some nice scenery and the kids get to play. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sometimes if my family was traveling a long distance, we would plan for a picnic at a rest area, since a lot of them are park-like, plus they have restrooms and sometimes a restaurant if we forget to pack enough."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah having picnics while traveling can be fun if you pick a good spot, What are some of your favorite picnic foods? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "This may sound strange, but breakfast foods.  Just something about it as part of a late morning outing.  Usually we had eggs, and if a birch tree was nearby, we would make biscuits from the bark."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Now that sounds like a great idea, I never thought about having breakfast items for a picnic, But I suppose you can bring anything to eat and still enjoy it. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yup, and sometimes, if we were really feeling lazy, we would just grab some field rations since they're easily prepared and eaten."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Interesting, What exactly are field rations? I am not familiar with that term.  "}]