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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree that there are many soak-and-eat meals:
cous cous, dehydrated black beans, soups. But pasta that is soaked and eaten
cold, to me, has a raw flour taste (cous cous and many other grains have
been pre cooked). On our northbound CDT in NM we didn't cook and the soaked
raw pasta was so awful that I skipped eating dinner rather than eat it. Also,
hot chocolate made with cold water does not mix well. The powder becomes lumpy
and floats on the water...unless someone has found a brand that reconstitutes
well in cold water?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>YMMV</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marcia</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=ft@francistapon.com href="mailto:ft@francistapon.com">Francis Tapon</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=cdt-l@backcountry.net
href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:17 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [cdt-l] Soaking Food Instead of Cooking</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Heidrun: Thanks for
the reply! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">How long would you
need to soak food?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">On the PCT, I
accidentally bought pasta that needed 15 minutes of cooking. Before going to
bed, I put it in the pot, filled with cold water, and let it soak overnight. The
next morning I could just eat it without any cooking. It was just like eating
leftover pasta out of the fridge without heating it. I usually used an Esbit to
warm it up and added mixes to spice it up. However, that got me thinking that if
you don’t mind that the pasta is not warm, you could eat it cold.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">That got me
thinking about a multitude of overnight soaking options. If I can make pasta
that takes 15 minutes to cook edible with just overnight soaking, it seems that
there is a world of possibilities (provided you don’t mind cold food). Also, the
overnight soaking depends on temps above freezing! </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Wingdings color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Have you found any
website that discusses soaking ideas? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Happy
trails,</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Francis
Tapon</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Check out
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=purple><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Learn about my
book, </SPAN></FONT><EM><I><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=purple><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">at: <A
href="http://www.FrancisTapon.com/book">http://www.FrancisTapon.com/book</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Heidrun
Kessler [mailto:Xkanuck@hotmail.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:42
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">cdt-l@backcountry.net</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [cdt-l]
Esbits</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Francis Tapon asked
if anyone had soaked food cold and left cooking stuff behind? Yup, on the
PCT at Crater Lake I sent my cooking stuff home and from there to Manning,
I ate cold couscous day in and day out~ got a little boring but it sure
saved weight, time and eliminated the "what to eat" decision. Ziplocks worked
great as for soaking & serving. And no pots to wash! Probably would do it
again if the pepsi can died..<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Heidrun <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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