[pct-l] Frito Freak (Was Ray Jardine.. a Frito?)

[Melanie Clarke]

Dear PCT, Iceaxe,

I WILL have to remember that one:  Smashing Frito's to show off, I love it!
When I retire in the Spring, just before I turn 55 yrs. I plan to do the
entire PCT.  That's about 4 years from now.  I will remember the sunglasses!

Anyway, I smash everything down to fit 5-6 days of food into a bear box
anyway.  I put Cheerios and even oatmeal into a blender to turn into
powder.  Then I add milk powder (raisins or whatever) and place into
individual servings in a ziplock bag for the trail.  I make my own trail mix
with roasted soybeans, oatmeal (complete protein combination) instead of
nuts but I even blend that and place in a ziplock.  The dried raisins,
apricots, etc. aren't quite sticky enough to hold it together, but on the
trail add a little bit of water and form a trail bar.  I also take this
compact food source on my long distance bike rides (80-100 miles) to keep me
going, only I add the water or applesauce to stick it together right away
and form it into a bar.  I think it would spoil on the trail so keep the
water out to mail ahead in food drops etc.

You end up having Ziploc bags of powder and bits which mold easily to the
dimensions of the bear box and you hold quite a bit of nourishment.

Melanie

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 5:23 AM, <hetchhetchyman at aol.com> wrote:

> From: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>
> To: CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>; Scott Williams <
> baidarker at gmail.com>
> Cc: Matthew Edwards <Hetchhetchyman at aol.com>; pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net
> >
> Sent: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 10:59 pm
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ray Jardine
>
>
> "I like Fritos Corn Chips myself, one of my favorite snack foods.  Never
> thought about carrying them on an extended hike, seems like it would be hard
> to keep from crushing them.  What other ready to eat corn pastas are out
> there on the market?"
>
> I pre-emptively crushed my fritos into powder to save volume. I would get
> three big bags 700 caloriesX3 or 2100 calories of Frito powder at every town
> stop on the CDT. Then I just used my spoon to eat the powder. Another great
> Frito dish is to put a 2 inch layer of Frito Powder in you ziplock bowl,
> cover with a layer of peanutbutter, add another layer of Nutella. Let stand
> overnight in the cool air. In the morning you have a well consolidated
> "Frito Pie".
> By the way.. getting all my groceries together and sitting on the curb
> outside the store to smash fresh bags of Frito's was one of my favorite thru
> hiker "show-off" things to do. Make sure you wear your shades so you can see
> the reactions you get!
> Love Fritos!
> -Iceaxe
>
>
>
>
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