[Paddlewise] kelp escapes

To Doug,

Hell, big knives are for wimps. Up here in the frozen tundra we all keep
chainsaws mounted on the decks of our kayaks for quick escapes from Douglas
Firs that crash onto the deck and twin Oerlikons on the rear hatch to shoot
down marauding flocks of Spotted Owls. Quite often, we have enough time
between the big rollers in Class IV rapids to saw enough wood for a log
cabin.


I made an interesting discovery yesterday as I stuffed the dehydrator with
various foods to see what they would be like when re-constituted. Asparagus
was reduced to scrawny little twigs and remarkably, when re-hydrated, they
tasted just like scrawny little twigs. The parsnips didn't rehydrate to look
like parsnips but at least they retained their original flavour. There was
much scoffing in my household peanut gallery when I pre-cooked a load of
barley and then dehydrated it. The resultant sheet of congealed barley had
the look and strength of epoxy. The barley came back to life after very
little boiling.


***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed
here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire
responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author.
Submissions:     PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net
Subscriptions:   PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net
Website:         http://www.paddlewise.net/
***************************************************************************