Re: [Paddlewise] Foods That Don't Need Cooking

R. Walker wrote:
> 
> > 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.


If my memory of my readings of John Muir's travels in the backcountry
serves me correctly, he went an interesting version of lite.  No
backpack, just a sack that he carried in his hand.  Inside was tea,
flour, and tobacco.  I have this image of it all mixed together and it
being used according to the receptacle.  You know, a small amount of the
mixture in his pipe, a pinch in his cup for tea, and a big amount rolled
up to make bread.  All over an open fire.

Also no tent or sleeping bag.  If it cold at night, he would find a flat
rock and dance all night to keep warm.

That is the way I usually camp, honest!!!!  Well I fib, I do carry sugar
as well.  :-)

ralph
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