From: Fredrich J. Cruse (fcruse@socket.net)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 21:26:29 CST
Dessert should always be separate, although tomato soup, dried beans, potatoes,
gravy and beef are not bad (if you are on the last night of trek 24 and will be
eating in the dining hall the next day, that is). That's the way we did it at IW
in '88.
Johnlebl@aol.com wrote:
> << Sometimes we combined the soup with the main course (which will require
> reducing the water from the amount if prepared in two pots), sometimes we
> didn't, but we always prepared the dessert separately - that is taking one
> pot way to far
> in my opinion. >>
>
> amen to that.
>
> I only have one comment about one pot meals. When the ingredients are planned
> well, they are delicious. I am thinking crawfish etouffe, gumbo, chili,
> stew, etc.
>
> However if you are dumb enough to let someone talk you into or just take
> charge and do it and dump everything into one pot for whatever the reason,
> then I think you should eat the garbage they make and throw up like I would.
>
> If God wanted rice and beans, Lipton cup of onion soup and chocolate pudding
> all cooked in one pot, then God would have packaged it all in the same
> envelope.
>
> I do not say this in disrespect or in gist. We are given a thinking brain,
> so use it. Use it to overule missive thinking such as chocolate pudding and
> rice and beans in the same pot.
>
> That's a yankee doodle damned idea if I ever hear of it. Reminds me of the
> stuff my uncle used to feed his hogs. If that is what you think of your crew
> members, then by all means go for it.
>
> Our crew will be fareing better. A LOT better.
>
> Speaking of which. Day one is 1 Jul 01. That means our Ranger leaves us on
> 3 Jul 01. If we can talk her into staying with us until the Fourth of July,
> we'll have a real Cajun American meal to celebrate and it won't be cooked in
> one pot either!
>
> If she can't stay, then we'll celebrate the fourth early on her last day.
> Rather it would be a celebration for her helping us get started. We'll show
> her what one pot meals are. Three of them to be exact.
>
> Crawfish Etouffe cooked in one pot like it should be and fresh white rice
> cooked in the second pot and Cherry Pie in a third pot. And making that will
> be OUR program in celebration of our country's birthday on the trail.
>
> To each his own.
>
> John LeBlanc
>
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