[pct-l] 2012 Hike Planning Session: 10 Questions

[Edward Anderson]

>Eww! Don't eat fake cheese! Bring real cheese.
 
>Life is too short for crappy cheese!

Hello Diane,
 
I consider your posts to be among the most informative on this list. Having said that, your comments regarding Babybel cheeses are both inaccurate and misleading. Your comments imply that Babybel cheeses are, somehow, synthetic. This is untrue. Babybels are REAL cheeses. They are made from cream,milk, and aged cheeses. The ingredients are pasteurized so that they can last longer without refrigeration. You can look this up on Wikipedia.They are available in several flavors. I consider them to be delicious - great as part of lunch and added to some of my dinner meals. One of the "original" flavors has 70 calories and weighs only one ounce. I ate an average of four/day for over five months during my ride of the PCT during 2008 & 2009. I would always purchase them, along with all of the rest of my food, BEFORE starting. I had none spoil unless I was careless and crushed them. Then you do get some mold along the crack. I would just trim the mold off. The
 cheese would still be OK.
 
Respectfully, - - - EYOC (eat your own cheese)
MendoRider-hiker

 

________________________________
 From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 2012 Hike Planning Session: 10 Questions
 

On Jan 9, 2012, at 9:47 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> I don't know about the Laughing Cow soft cheeses. I will have to  
>> check
>> that out. Where do you buy them?
>
> Actually I found out tonight that Laughing Cow makes both BabyBel and
> the soft cheese I'm talking about.  I get them both at Trader Joe's,
> but they also have them both at regular places like Safeway.

. Real aged parmesan or  
gouda, real Swiss Gruyere. Real cheese lasts very well on the trail.  
You never really need cheese to last more than 5 days so bring the  
real stuff. Aged and dry cheese lasts very well. And with your access  
Here's a new trail food I've discovered that's pretty good. Creamed  
Coconut. It's like a brick of concentrated coconut milk. Hack a hunk  
off (with a knife), maybe a 1/4-1/3 of it, melt it in hot water to  
soften. Add more water for a soup. Bring some thai curry spices and  
you will have a high-fat and delicious coconut curry (way more fatty  
than canned full-fat coconut milk). Or, since this is good to make at  
home, experiment with different spices and see what you like. Use  
rice noodles or ramen noodles and dehydrated/freeze-dried veggies.

Here's a picture of the product. I actually found it in a store.
<http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Do-Organic-Creamed-Coconut/dp/B00113ZZ5U>

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