re: [Philmont]: plastic bag cooking

From: Alan and/or Brenda Thomson (abthomson@goes.com)
Date: Sun Nov 17 2002 - 21:16:45 CST


Tom McGrath writes...

I've seen several references to cooking in heavy duty plastic bags immersed
in boiling water vs. directly in pots. Can anyone on the list help with the
pros and cons of using this cooking approach at Philmont?

Comments...

Another perennial hot topic, but I will not get in the middle of the
cross-fire. For the two sides, see Section 2.4.6 of Selden's pages
http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/philmont.html

 - Al Thomson, Troop 236, Schooley's Mountain, NJ
2004 Autumn Adventure
2003 Short Trek
2002 Autumn Adventure
2001 703E11 Trek 21
2000 Autumn Adventure
1999 703K2 Trek 9 (now 4)

-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------

 


This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.7 : Thu Mar 13 2003 - 10:38:38 CST