From: Frank Fernandez (Frankmiami@prodigy.net)
Date: Mon Jul 15 2002 - 18:43:02 CDT
We have been using/testing turkey bags on our local treks - they work!!!!!
We'll be doing turkey bags at Philmont - one important point - put some
water on the bottom of the pot, before lining the pot with the turkey bag.
ff
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan R. Hamm <ahamm@alanhamm.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Philmont Cooking
> I don't think the packaging is suitable for re-hydration in the bags.
Plus
> this is a lot more work with the food packaged for two people. Cooks
would
> be doing everything 5 times for a 10 person crew. Use turkey bags,
period!.
>
> Other recommendations. Bring scissors (several pairs) and duct tape
(lots).
> All staff camps require trash to be compacted as tightly as possible and
> duct taped into the small possible packages. As for scissors, we used
them
> 5 times per day. You need them at every meal to keep from becoming bear
> bait yourself. Without a neat cut the food goes everywhere when opened by
a
> scout.
>
> Finally, the freeze dried ice-cream bars! Yes you read correctly. Pound
> them with a stick or rock BEFORE opening the foil pouch!!!!!. If you open
> the package and take a bite of what "looks like" and ice cream sandwich,
the
> whole thing explodes into a powder dust ball and goes everywhere. It
makes
> a huge mess and turn clothing into bear bait faster than anything else.
>
> Alan Hamm
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Samuel McNamee" <sammcnamee@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 10:54 PM
> Subject: [Philmont]: Philmont Cooking
>
>
> > I leave for Philmont this Thursday (at last!) and I have a question for
> the
> > returning crews. I've been reading
> > that the menus are greatly changed this year so were there any changes
in
> > the cooking instructions for the dinners? Are turkey bags still useful
if
> > you want to minimize clean-up? (No, I'm not trying to re-start "that"
> > thread but I am really a proponent of minimal clean-up meals.)
> >
> > It's my understanding that the dinners are primarily Richmoor or
> > Backpacker's pantry freeze-dried food. Our troop normally rehydrates
> these
> > meals in the packaging in which they came with no additional cooking.
> Does
> > this year's packaging permit that sort of usage? Does the altitude
> require
> > that the food be cooked even after boiling water has been added?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sam McNamee
> > ASM, Troop 1097
> > Advisor, Crew 720-A-1
> >
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