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These savory spuds are concealing a cache
But don't worry, the coords aren’t mixed up or mashed
You can find them without too much trouble
They'll be visible if you think double
As a two-fold approach will attest
(FYI, North is due south of West)
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Twice-Baked Potatoes
4 large baking potatoes
½ cup sour cream
1½ oz cream cheese, softened
4 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup milk
1/8 tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt
½ tsp parsley flakes
2 green onions, finely chopped
1½ tsp olive oil
4 strips of crisply cooked bacon
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Preheat oven to 400°. Wash and dry potatoes, and pierce each several times with a fork. Line a baking dish or cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Brush each potato with olive oil, and place on sheet evenly spaced apart. Bake until tender, about 45 minutes to an hour (test by inserting a knife or skewer). Let cool about 10 minutes, then slice each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop the insides into a mixing bowl, leaving about ¼” of potato on the skins so they remain sturdy. Set skins aside. Add to the potatoes in the mixing bowl the sour cream, cream cheese, butter, milk, salt, pepper, mustard, parsley flakes, half of the cheddar cheese, and half of the green onions. Mix with a rotary beater or electric mixer at low speed until blended. Spoon mixture into the potato skins and top with crumbled bacon, remaining cheddar cheese and green onions. Bake at 350° until heated through, about 15 minutes. Enjoy!
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Additional Notes:
- A few tiny trade items will fit in the cache container
- A five-dollar bill awaits the First to Find 
- Be careful if taking a shortcut through the ditch - it usually has water in it, as mentioned in a couple logs