[pct-l] Food rehydration

[Jim & Jane Moody]

I rehydrated freeze-dried veggies and meats on the AT past Pinkham Notch (sent the stove & cookkit home to reduce wt.).  I did not cold-rehydrate starchy stuff like rice, pasta, potatoes, etc.  It was okay but not as good as it would have been with hot water.  But at that point, you're not there to eat well, you're focused on finishing and making sure your pack doesn't fall apart. 



Mango 


> 
> 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