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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=purple face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>Heidrun: Thanks for
the reply! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>How long would you
need to soak food?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=purple face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>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 size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=purple face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>Have you found any
website that discusses soaking ideas? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>Francis Tapon</span></font><font
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Verdana;color:purple'>at: <a href="http://www.FrancisTapon.com/book">http://www.FrancisTapon.com/book</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>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>
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