[Sca-cooks] How to keep picnic foods fresh

[ruadh]

I refreeze the 12-20 oz juice & water bottles, with water {juice} from HOME.
Drink the water when defrosted. Three/four Half gal jugs, will still have
ice in them after the trip home from a weekend campout. Think dual purpose
here, Safe product you know where it came from, Disposable if need be, Cheap
replacements, Recycled too. Load-weight reduction as used. Yes I own some
Blue Ice products, but I favour the Home Ice Bottles.  When freezing
remember to leave space at top or it will burst. Put caps on loose at first,
till frozen; top off with liquid; tighten; finish freeze.  And you can add
more based on the weather for the travel.  Pre-cool the cooler the night/day
before loading, leave those jugs behind. Load fresh-froze.  Freeze food
items if possible, defrost on/at table.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda M. Kalb" <lmkalb at mail.med.upenn.edu>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] How to keep picnic foods fresh
>snips......

I use those blue frozen plastic .......  But I do recommend keeping a high
proportion of freezer packs to food.
Inga/Linda
>
>Hi Everyone,
>I've got a question that maybe you can help me with.  I have to start a
file
>on what I call: "traveling food".  Food that can be kept in a cooler and
>eaten about 6-8 hrs later.
>Thanks for your imput.
>Phillipa