INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Here are very, very simple ideas for dehydrated and light-weight
foods.  Any packaged dinner mix from the grocery and packed in ziploc
baggies  ie, Macaroni & Cheese, Rice-a-Roni, Broccoli and Cheese, etc
There  are tons of these things available today. If they call for milk,
then  the boys can carry powdered milk in baggies. Margarine will
travel  well, and since they will be working hard, the extra fat might
be  desireable.  2) Instant oatmeal and instant grits and bagels are
great for  breakfast. Again, powdered milk can be used with these. Get
some of  the new Fantastic Foods hot cereal mixes--they are warm and
filling.  3) Dehydrated vegetables and full meals can be found in
camping  stores. Add dried peas to a box of mac & cheese, for instance
4) Try Ramen noodle soups, or any of those "soup in a cup"s (that can
be packaged in baggies so they take up less room).  5) Dehydrated bean
flakes that mix up almost instantly with water are  available in HFS.
Mix these with some cooked minute rice and put in a  tortilla. Yum!
Flavor them with onion, garlic, cumin powders.  6) Cheese backpacks
well. Again, the fat may not be so bad if they are  hiking all day. And
if it's cold, then the fat is almost necessary to  help them stay warm.
(You need a lot more calories when it's cold.)  Add a hunk to any soup,
pasta, rice, or dehydrated veggies you're  cooking.  7) Pasta, pasta,
pasta. Top it with sauces made from the dry package  mixes. A lot of
these are tasty. High in sodium and preservatives  sometimes, but for a
couple of meals they won't hurt you.  8) Instant mashed potatoes that
can be mixed with the powdered milk or  water only. Make up an instant
gravy to go top. (I really like the  Hain's brown gravy mix and it's
fatfree and all natural.)  9) Dried fruit can be cooked in some water
and put on top of a piece  of angel food cake for dessert. (Hey, the
cake might get crushed a  little, but it is lightweight!) Add some
cinnamon and Tang (in lieu  of orange juice) and you approximate a
Cooking Light recipe.  10) The dry veggie burger mixes would make a
great meal. Most of them  make up with water only and many are quite
tasty.  11) Bulgar and couscous cook up in only a few minutes with
boiling  water.  12) There are lots of dried meats and fish available,
but I've never  used them  As you can see, when we camp, I like to cook
things that require water  only. No fancy cooking and then tough clean
up for me! I find that  when I'm "on the trail", ALL foods taste
wonderful because I'm always  so hungry. I eat things when hiking that
I'd never, ever eat at home.  I bought hash potatoes and green pepper
breakfast package from Sam's  freezer and fried in black skillet for
first morning quick and smells  and taste good.  Posted to MM-Recipes
Digest V4 #148 by Simps  <c.simpson@worldnet.att.net> on May 28, 1997

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