[at-l] Remembrance of Past Rucks, was Re: Orangebug

[Carla & Dave Hicks]

Beats me which soup you are talking about.

I brought different soups (sometimes more that one to the same RUCK) to a 
number of RUCKS.

Most are more concepts than actual recipes.

The one I make the most often is the roasted/grilled potato -- carnivore, 
vegetarian, or vegan (depending on who for).  It is quick for a soup -- (about 
30-40 minutes, start to finish)

Cut potatoes (a waxy type e.g., new, red skin, etc (not Idaho baking, as they 
crumble away in soup) into apox. 1/2 inch cubes.  Coat w/ butter, palm oil, 
olive oil, other veg oil to taste/choice) and bake in mod hot oven (or roast 
on grill) until soft.

In the meantime:

Dice about 1/4 -1/3 as much onion, as potato.  Sweat until soft.  (again, use 
butter, palm oil, olive oil, to taste/choice)

 If carnivore, fry up some ham, sausage, game meat, etc  -- about 1/8 -1/4 as 
much as potato.

Once the onion is soft (but not browned) add potato flour/starch while still 
on a low heat (about a Tbl per pint of soup being made.  Soak up all the 
oil/fat.

On a low heat, add milk (or milk substitute, per type) slowlly mixing to 
convert starch & oil to a thin white sauce.

Add herbs, salt & pepper, to taste.  Herbs can vary.  I tend to stay with a 
single, most often basil.  Combos such as an Italian mix work, also.

Optional (Add in some sour cream or non dairy sour cream substitute)

Add in the now cooked potato cubes.

Eat or keep warm until served.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan Lite" <liteshoe at gmail.com>
To: <Kyvcat at aol.com>; "at-l" <at-l at backcountry.net>
Cc: "Carla & Dave Hicks" <carla_dave_hicks at verizon.net>
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Remembrance of Past Rucks, was Re: Orangebug


Yeah, Vcat, that soup was strange and wonderful. I'd never tasted anything
like it. I had many bowls.
Dave, maybe it's time for another re-posting of The Recipe?

I remember meeting you and your husband and chatting, too.
You guys were or had just retired, and were taking off in a camper.
I thought that was great.
;-)

We just couldn't find a parking arrangement that would suit the cops.


On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:01 PM, <Kyvcat at aol.com> wrote:

> I remember that RUCK too. John and I still have our pot cozies -- and the
> recipe for the soup. Yum. I remember the cops coming too. They didn't like
> much about us (us RUCKsters, I mean). Not the parking, not the crowd, not
> the luminaries -- probably wouldn't have liked the alcohol if they'd known
> about it. ;-) Fun time though.
>
> We're sorry the RUCK has moved just far enough further away that it's out
> of our comfort zone to come. The drive is just too long. Sure have some good
> memories though.
>
> BTW, a picture of Lee I. Joe came up on the computer today from the RUCK at
> Goose Creek. Seems like that was when we Tuckerized Clyde's pack and the
> Sunnies brought Tiramisu. Oh, and OB brought his boxers.
>
> Vcat
>
> In a message dated 11/13/09 4:15:05 PM, liteshoe at gmail.com writes:
>
> Well,
> I remember my first SoRuck that freezing cold weekend at Amicalola in 2001,
> or very early 2002 I guess.
>
>   We made pot cozies and tin can stoves (which I still have, and use). The
> hands-on workshops made it a very excellent Ruck, in my eye.
> Ed Speer (Not to Worry) told me about vegetable powders and nutrition, as
> related to his failed and then successful thruhike attempts. I saw my first
> 2-4-2 tent, as demonstrated by Kurt, and ordered one on the spot (Got it two
> weeks before my thruhike in 2003). We walked down the falls, and back up
> again. I met lots of friendly, interesting folks. It was awesome to be at
> Amicalola for the first time.
> The cops came, and Chainsaw brought some incredible soup (not related).
>
> Whatever happened to lister Lee I. Joe?
> He was from Florida.
>
> >I remember that ruck.  My jeep was new and I put it in 4 wheel drive the
> first time, to go on the icey road.  That jeep still sets in the drive with
> 16,000 miles on it.  Gets 12 mile to the gallon :>)) I met Hopeful and >Spur
> and Ready.  I met Orangebug at the very first SoRuck when we all got
> together to hike at Gooch Gap.
>
> Clyde
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