Thanks Eric Much obliged. JD ... From: "Eric - Wilderness Dining" <eric@...> To: <lighttrailfood@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20,...
1098
JD Schaefer
jdrows
Mar 22, 2003 9:44 pm
Thank you Christine. My face feels puffier as I write. JD ... From: "Christine Conners" <christineconners@...> To: <lighttrailfood@yahoogroups.com> ...
1099
JD Schaefer
jdrows
Mar 22, 2003 9:45 pm
Thank you Debra A good resource. JD ... From: "Debra Weisenstein" <dkweis@...> To: <lighttrailfood@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003...
1100
JD Schaefer
jdrows
Mar 22, 2003 10:20 pm
Gracias JD PS You're one of the few with AOL addresses who kindly take the time to copy/paste the message to which you're responding. PPS The "fresher" stuff...
1101
Caroline Tigeress
carolineatig...
Mar 23, 2003 8:20 am
... I have always had a hard time dealing with reconstituted meats, but when I started to make pemmican, I found it quite palatable, and therefore started...
1102
Will Rietveld
williwabbit
Mar 23, 2003 4:07 pm
... One idea that comes to mind is using powdered baby formula. This might sound strange, but it has lots of fat in it, as well as nutrients, etc. Has anyone...
1103
Jack Young
lighttrailfood
Mar 23, 2003 6:13 pm
See the meal plans listed on the webpage at the bottom of this page. We use dried beef and shrimp in meals. Dried shrimp comes from the Asian market and it...
1104
capazam
capazam@...
Mar 24, 2003 8:39 pm
Does anyone have the same problem I have with homemade jerky? I put it into the dehydrator at night, and by noon the next day the family has eaten it all....
1105
Lorie McGraw
pyromomma
Mar 24, 2003 11:54 pm
... You have to make Stealth Jerky while your family is away for the weekend and hide it as soon as it is taken our of the dehydrator. ... There are 2...
1106
Kenneth Kidder
kenneth_kidder
Mar 25, 2003 12:33 am
Marion: I'm so glad to hear what I've been planning wasn't totally off. I've been really worried about nutrition and pack weight. This is our first year in...
1107
Kathy
wingding0
Mar 25, 2003 12:41 am
That's an Enertia Trailfoods product. If you buy if from them directly you will get free shipping when you purchase $26 worth of food. I really enjoy their...
1108
JD Schaefer
jdrows
Mar 25, 2003 2:20 am
Thanks Kathy I ordered this, the onion flakes (my wife's suggestion since she won't be on the PCT with me) and the sampler package. Happy trails, JD Schaefer ...
1109
Gordon
glachniet
Mar 25, 2003 12:00 pm
Take a look at: http://wings.interfree.it/ Have the kids make their own stove. The cat food stove is easy enough for most kids to handle. Use denatured alcohol...
1110
Jack Young
lighttrailfood
Mar 26, 2003 2:02 am
I have used the cat food can stove and find that the Pepsi can stove to be much superior. I have an 8 day meal plan at...
1111
Gordon
glachniet
Mar 26, 2003 11:46 am
That is true but the Pepsi stove is harder to make and less sturdy for young boy scouts. Also I (and others) have found the difference in boil time to be...
1112
richard.story@...
rixtory
Mar 27, 2003 2:54 pm
Oh..... OK, I finally can stop lurking and make a comment. As far as this debate, I have to side with the cat can argument. I have made about 26 Pepsi can...
1113
Marion Davison
wicketllama
Mar 28, 2003 4:23 am
I concur. We just purchased a propane stove from Stansport that we deemed acceptable for llama packing. They sell a square one burner propane stove for under...
1114
ljo
leesa04048
Mar 28, 2003 4:15 pm
My jerky never lasts long enough to worry about perishability. I have a friend that trades me either beef or venison for jerky. Last time I made him some, I...
1115
Kenneth Kidder
kenneth_kidder
Mar 28, 2003 10:45 pm
Rick, Myself, yes. I've made a couple of the stoves mentioned and found that they would work great. However, with a crew the size I'm taking, I've also started...
1116
Kenneth Kidder
kenneth_kidder
Mar 28, 2003 10:47 pm
O.K. guys, I made my first batch of jerky. It has the texture and tensile strenght of a cracker. I take it I've left it in too long? How do you soften it up?...
1117
Lorie McGraw
pyromomma
Mar 28, 2003 11:45 pm
... super ... It will keep for a very long time ... if you are going to eat it without softening it, yes. Try grinding it and mixing it in the pemmican recipe...
1118
Kenneth Kidder
kenneth_kidder
Mar 29, 2003 10:25 pm
Lorie: Thanks. I just knew I muffed it! The beef jerky we buy at WalMard didn't look like mine. I was worried. I tried a second batch using beef and it has a...
1119
Bushwacker
bushwackerfish
Mar 30, 2003 5:36 pm
Some other interesting details about jerky can be found at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/jerky.htm Bushwacker...
1120
Honest Ken
upyerkilt2eh
Mar 30, 2003 5:36 pm
Hi Lorie, Thanks for the recipie it sounds tasty. How do you eat it though? Put it in a ziplock bag, cut off the corner and squeeze it out? I'm going to try...
1121
Lorie McGraw
pyromomma
Mar 31, 2003 4:59 am
Pemmican is mixed up, pressed into a cakepan with the flat part of a spoon or spatula, allowed to harden for a while (the mix is wam and hardens as it cools)...
1122
richard.story@...
rixtory
Mar 31, 2003 3:12 pm
I started making Jerky about 12 years ago with my first harvest garden "Snackmaster" (I believe) dehydrator. I suffer the same problem - I get up at night and...
1123
Marion Davison
wicketllama
Apr 22, 2003 12:12 am
I am thinking about drying some sliced mushrooms (ordinary grocery store type fresh mushrooms) to add to recipes. These recipes involve boiling water, pouring...
1124
brandon stone
uluheman
Apr 22, 2003 8:24 am
The easiest, least expensive, and tastiest approach would be to forego the dehydration and simply go to an Asian grocery and buy inexpensive packs of sliced...
1125
The Morris Family
brdlm95361
Apr 22, 2003 4:49 pm
Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods to dehydrate. It's very easy. Just slice 1/8"-1/4" thick and lay out on the trays. In a few hours the slices will be...
1126
Nancy Fister
jbchiker
Apr 24, 2003 3:03 pm
I'd suggest slicing them fairly thin and cooking them first. You would want them cooked in most dishes anyway. Then just spread out in the dehydrator and dry...
