SC - war food

[Caitlin Cheannlaidir]

At 01:20 AM 5/24/99 -0400, Alderton, Philippa wrote:
>As far as camping foods, there are several ways to simplify life at an
>event.
>
>I don't can, but Ras does, and he brought a wonderful collection of canned
>goods to Pennsic last year. Canning is great, if you've got somewhare safe
>to keep the jars.
>
>Dried foods, beyond mere beans and rice, are your friends. Get yourself a
>dehydrator, and dry herbs, meats, and vegetables. You can either have each
>in its own bag and mix to taste, or pre-package say, dried stew and pour it
>into a pot, add water, and let it simmer until done. I usually add the meat
>first, and whatever veggies later. Dried foods are light to pack, and mostly
>only require water. Almost anything can be dried, too.
>
>One of the things Ras and I did independently of each other last year was to
>bring some pots of fresh herbs and use them around camp as decorations with
>Thorclaw's Gargoyles. Had nice fresh herbs, and a garden as well ;-)
>
>Garlic and onions are easy to keep- just keep them in a net bag with plenty
>of airflow in the shade. You can also pre-clean garlic and put it in jars
>with olive oil or vinegar or wine- it keeps well, and you can use the
>preserving fluid later in something else.
>
>Frozen foods can work well if you know what you're doing. Last year, Ras and
>I split on a lamb, had it cut into 6 sections, frozen solid, put it in a
>cooler, kept it cold, and finished it up about Wednesday of War week. The
>trick there was keeping it cold, and not opening the cooler other than to
>quickly remove food or add ice, and sealing the meat well. Yes, the meat was
>as good at the end as at the beginning- neither of us will serve
>questionable food. We served a couple of lamb shoulders, a couple of legs, I
>made a crown roast stuffed with the kidneys, heart, and such, and I used the
>scraps to make the lamb stew for the Cook's potluck. Ras also cooked us
>brains and eggs for breakfast- very good, but also very rich.
>
> Another idea, and you can do this with the dried food as well as the frozen
>food, is to get and use those seal-a-meal bags. You can fill them with a one
>pot meal,  and throw them in a pot of boiling water. You can freeze the
>foods into convenient shapes for your cooler and use them to keep other
>things cool, or just pack them tight so that you don't need ice. Very labor
>intensive ;-)
>
>
>Phlip
>
>phlip at morganco.net
>
>Philippa Farrour
>Caer Frig
>Southeastern Ohio
>
>So many Gods, so many creeds,
>So many paths that wind and wind,
>When just the art of being kind
>Is all this sad world needs.
>
>
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