Hi woods rats, I used to be active on these sites. the 75 in my handle was my age at the time. Gotta change it to 80 <]:^). But re the Backwoods magazine on...
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Sep 15, 2005 4:54 am
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Good grief, Rosaleen what a memory! I just saw your email right after I posted the chocolate again. Good to know somethings stick. Also good to see there is...
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Sep 15, 2005 5:11 am
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TB75/80- How great to hear from you again after so long! You were one of the first on-line buddies I had for swapping ideas. The REI site really went downhill...
How wuold this compare to using sirloin tip roasts for dried beef? It's often less than $2/lb here and lean enough no blotting is needed while it dries. ... ...
Trailblazer75, we have never met before but I heard the idea of using dark chocolate instead of suet and as a health concious vegetarian, that really made my...
Hi everyone, I am a trip leader for a university outdoor adventure club. We are always looking for new lightweight recipes that are leave-no-trace friendly....
Hi, Don't know where you live, but if you have a Whole Foods near by, they have a number of instant soups in the bulk section...split pea and black bean are ...
Look into the fooddrying@yahoogroups.com and search the group for tofu...there are a couple of recipies. They also work with LOTS of veggie snacks. Dried ...
No reason to punish meat eaters just because veggies don't like jerky. Or to punish the soy allergic because there are veggies in the group. Make tofu jerky...
Also places like Sam's Club can special order a number of powders (for food dispensers, mostly soup bases) that can be used as a starter for meals. They seldom...
Hello seegmonster. Here is a site that has been recommended on a vegetarian cooking group that i own: http://www.harmonyhousefoods.com/easy.html The food looks...
... Rice and pasta don't have to be blah if you add some spices and vary the recipes. I find stir fries good. Cook the rice before the trip, use dehydrated...
Have you tried dehydrated refried beans. They are great with tortillas+cheese, or can be eaten plain. I like them for lunch. It just takes a little hot water ...
It depends on how a sirloin tip roast is cut. I like to make my jerky from strips of meat cut with the grain. A boneless lower round (sometimes called bottom...
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Sep 22, 2005 9:55 pm
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I really don't have recipes anymore. I think I described the process. Since I use meat I will shred about 1/3 jerky some dried cranberries, June berries (pick...
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Sep 22, 2005 10:37 pm
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Try Zataran's (not sure of spelling) red beans and rice, gumbo, jambaylya, and other of their packaged mixes are not blah and cook quickly. Look in that ...
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Sep 22, 2005 11:11 pm
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Dehydrate a jar of salsa to go along with your home dried refried beans. Choose the thickest you can find, chunks are fine. Spread out on plasticwrap on a...
Thanks for the explanations on the different cuts. I need to restock on jerky, so will be watching the sales. I wasn't worried about the fat as for calories -...
Hello all. I am new to the group, and so far have gotten several great ideas and good info, in just 10 or 12 of the postings I have gone through. I am from...
Sounds like you are the right track. I have eaten jerky over a year old, and it was still good. That also was my main point about fat. The cuts I referred to...
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Sep 30, 2005 7:59 pm
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I like Tuna and with the foil packs available, I can easily carry enough for daily lunches. I usually mix it with Mayonaise at home, but would rather eat it...
Is there such a product as Instant Pasta. One that would only require a few minutes of boiling time. If so has anyone tried it? Where did you buy it? Thanks,...
It's been awhile since I've used it, but angel hair pasta needs very little boiling time. If you use a pot cozy of some sort, you should not need to cook it at...
Orzo is a small pasta the shape of rice which generally cooks fairly quickly. Couscous is also a pasta sort of a pasta but I can't say its my favorite. Orzo:...
Christine Conners
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Oct 1, 2005 8:32 pm
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Ramen noodles- two minutes boiling time. Some people keep the water with them and eat them like soup. But if you drain the water, it's like pasta. You can add ...
I don't know why, but I had never thought of Ramen Noodles as pasta. I looked on the Web and found one company that sold Instant Pasta but the reviews were not...
Mike- I read and respond to this forum in "digest mode," so there is a delay between my answers and others. You have already received good info in the form of...