[pct-l] Food

[Ellen Shopes]

Many foods don't need a prolonged soak time, especially if you plan to heat 
the water anyway.  It cuts down on cooking time and fuel needs to soak any 
meal about 15 minutes before cooking, then bring it to a boil, then pop it 
in the cozy.

I've soaked Ramen and eaten it cold.  Tastes the same, but there's an oily 
residue that some might find unappetizing.
EE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathryn Zimmerman" <thebaglady07 at gmail.com>
To: "Dave Potter" <davepotter at webmail1.co.uk>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Food


> Dave,
> I have friends who hiked the AT and they soaked their food - no stove - 
> and
> loved it.  But it was a simple menu:  oatmeal soaked all night for 
> breakfast
> (with dried fruit and nuts) and rice soaked 1/2 the day for dinner (with
> tuna or chicken and seasoned salt).  They got their variety in town.
>
> I tried it on a Grand Canyon hike and found I need variety and good 
> tasting
> food.   This didn't do it for me.
>
> Bag Lady
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Dave Potter 
> <davepotter at webmail1.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> In his book 'The Man Who Walked Through Time' Colin Fletcher describes 
>> how
>> he routinely added cold water to dehydrated food at the start of a days
>> hiking so that they 'by dinner time' it would be rehydrated. Has anyone
>> tried it, and does it work?
>>
>> Dave
>>
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