RE: [Paddlewise] 3 questions to chew on

> As in the wizard in Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "Answer me these 
> questions three!"

Well, these aren't the answers to the questions three, nor am I among the Knights who say "Neee", or guards a bridge rather than flee.  Nonetheless, I'll offer them to thee, with the warning that the sparrow and the killer rabbit are not to be used, in your recipe.  


One thing that I and a lot of other folks do is to do as much prep at home as possible.  If dry goods will need to be measured, measure it at home, put it in a small zip lock.  If the recipe calls for heating multiple things at the same time (like multiple spices along with rice) it all goes in the same baggie.  All the little baggies needed for a meal go into a larger baggie, along with an index card containig the recipe, and clearly labled as to which day, which meal, etc.

So, for dinner on day 2, I'll pull out the sealed bag labeled "DINNER - Day 2".  The recipe card will say things like, "Bring 2 cups water to a boil", then "Add Baggie #1 and return to a boil".  Next, it may say, "Add baggie #2 and simmer for 10 minutes".  In other words - KEEP IT SIMPLE AND EASY TO FOLLOW.  However, the meals that are prepared this way don't have to be "simple" - they can be quite tasty and worthy of cooking for friends and family at home.

Any trash generated, like from cans of chicken meat and so forth, are put in one of the empty baggies, which are placed in the larger zip-lock.  Both bags have all the air squeezed out, and they in turn go into the next days bag, so on and so forth.  

Also, I always (as though I've been doing this for more than a year or so) have simple back-ups, like a package of Ramen Noodles, in case a dinner gets ruined, left at home, lost on the way, destroyed, dropped, isn't enough to satisfy the hunger or simply tastes like c___p.  Which never, ever happens  :-)  

I've only used these methods on 4 trips beginning with last February, but so far, it's all worked for me.  Oh, all these meals were the type that could be cooked in a single pot on a one burner compact stove (I use the Primus Yellowstone Lite, but that was another thread).

Rick

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