Re: RE: [Philmont]: Re-hydration Techniques

That's why we use a tub or container to Re-hydrate our food. Only clean-up is your own container and spoon. A little hot water to rinse out, human sump and your done.
Doug

From: abthomson@comcast.net
Date: Fri Jul 08 07:08:10 CDT 2005
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Re-hydration Techniques

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With certain exceptions, like mashed potatoes with almost anything else, we practiced 1-pot cooking (ranger suggestion). ?95% of the time it worked out. ?When we needed to cook the potatoes separate (only a couple of times), we did have to secure the turkey bag outside the pot, if I remember correctly (it wasn't my night to cook). <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">?</SPAN>Otherwise, it worked pretty well.? Securing the existing bags with rocks works too, so long as you find the right rocks (which shouldn't be a big problem most places (not sure about the Valle)). ?We did carry 2 pots, but the weren't significant in terms of weight, just noise.
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Technique, exactly. ?And why I am a firm believer in practicing what you plan to do and not deviating from the plan. ?So what ever technique you are most comfortable with, you go for it. ?Although, for the life of me, I'll never understand the crews that still cook in the pot, with no "protection" and spend their waning hours every evening cleaning :-) ?But each to his own.
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Comments...
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Techinques, exactly. ?Cleaning a pot that has only been used to hydrate food should not / does not take "hours" - maybe if it is left on the stove after adding the contents of the meal to the water, contrary to the instructions, but that is a different problem.
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Although for the life of me, I'll never understand the crews that still make mash potatoes in the pot or a turkey bag - half the contents of?a package directly into your bowl, add boiling water and mix, add a little more water?to get?to the consistency you want (exactly like a package of oatmeal at breakfast). <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">?</SPAN>:-) <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">?</SPAN>But to each his own... <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">?</SPAN>(Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
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Plane is scheduled to depart in 24 hours. ?I can hardly wait.
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Al Thomson, Troop 236,
Schooley's Mountain, NJ
Treks 1999, 2001, 2003
Autumn Adventures 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
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