[pct-l] Food

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

One food it works well with is cous-cous. One of my favorite meals  
was cous-cous with some curry powder, garlic powder, pecans, raisins,  
olive oil, tuna and 2 or 3 packets of mayonnaise. So good!
On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:15 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> It works miserably with noodles. They turn into a clump of starch  
> mess. When
> I use a gas stove I use lots of Lipton noodles with dried meat.  
> When I more
> frequently use an alcohol stove I switch to ramen and couscous. I  
> can't seem
> to cook noodles on an alcohol stove - suggestions welcome.
>
> AsABat
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Kathryn Zimmerman
> <thebaglady07 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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