[pct-l] Re: Butter or Margarine Substitute

[JHolliday at communitycouncil.org (Jennifer Holliday)]

Do people actually cook on the trail, to the point where they need butter/margarine/something to fry with??  Or is the tasty goo of your choice merely for dressing up tortillas, bagels, etc?  I'll be thru-hiking in '04 and plan on bringing olive oil--but simply to use as a caloric boost in my boil-water-then-drop-in-quick-cooking-food meals.  :)

Campy--I'm curious about this claim that olive oil has trans fat--where have you seen that?  I teach nurtition ed for a living and I've never come across any literature that proposes that.  What I've read says that olive oil is great to eat because it doesn't have trans fat or saturated fat or cholesterol and that dairy products (I'd imagine ghee would be included in this) have trace amounts of trans fats, as well as cholesterol and saturated fat.

All that said, science, and especially nutrition, isn't fact; it's all composed of theories.  HYOH, EYOF (eat your own food).  :)
Jenny

-----Original Message-----
From: Campy [mailto:campydog@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:44 PM
To: Jerry Goller; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Cc: Campy
Subject: [pct-l] Re: Butter or Margarine Substitute


Ref: From: "Jerry Goller" <jerrygoller@backpackgeartest.org>
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Butter or Margarine Substitute

Ref: From: "Jerry Goller" <jerrygoller@backpackgeartest.org>
Subject: RE: Butter or Margarine Substitute

Jerry wrote:

> I really tried to like that stuff.....but I just can't stomach it. I
> found the taste to be really gross.
> Jerry

I take back what I said earlier. I checked out my ghee on the tip of a 
spoon and found the flavor to be gross, sorta. Not _really_ gross, but 
sorta gross. But it did have a slight flavor nuance of pure creamery 
butter ;-)

You're right, ghee probably isn't going to win awards when served on a 
tortilla. I lost touch 'cause haven't used ghee as a spread for a long 
time (I'm not much into eating processed grains like bread or tortillas).

I'll stick with cooking with ghee because it bahaves well in a hot pan, 
and has no trans fats. Even olive oil has some trans fats, and these 
increase when the oil breaks down while being heated.

Several folks have requested a copy of the one-page "What's Ghee, McGee" 
and I'll include you on its distribution for your interest.
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Campy
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