> Let's see, we already make bruschetta.... No problem with wine... That > great granola with dried strawberries. Or fresh strawberries. > > What are your favorite gourmet non-cook foods? Has anyone tried, say, a > four- day trip without cooking? Ok, why are we doing "gourmet" food in the backcountry when, in the course of our normal lives attached to a fully equiped kitchen, we settle for McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken? My favorite backcountry foods are power-bars, raisins, jerky, and a recent acquisition: canned sweetened condensed milk. If for more than a couple days, I'll take a couple vitamins / day, to make sure the B's and C's don't take a nose dive. Peanut butter is also a good subsitute for the condensed milk. No breads, no significant amounts of fiber. I max the sugars and fats, and temper it with a little store bought protein (jerky). If sashimi is a possibility, a couple packages of wasabi and soy will get stowed in my cargo box. A note on the canned thing. For most items, the weight of the can and water therein is a massive deterent to taking the item. But take a gander at the calorie and fat content in a can of this stuff. Worth ever last ounce of metal can you have to pack out. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 18 1998 - 13:53:42 PST
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