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Cuffs
03-02-2007, 13:49
I dont like to take the time to cook a hot lunch when Im on the trail. I like my dinner to be my hot meal of the day.

While I have a few ideas for a cold lunch, I cant get beyond that.

What are your favorite, easy to carry, wont-spoil foods for a cold lunch?

Footslogger
03-02-2007, 13:50
Tuna fish salad on a tortilla ...

'Slogger

Ewker
03-02-2007, 13:52
ramen salad, chicken salad on a bagel

max patch
03-02-2007, 13:58
bagel, peanut butter and jelly, hunk of cheddar cheese, whatever gorp i had at the time. every trailday for 5 months; never got tired of it.

Cuffs
03-02-2007, 14:04
Tuna fish salad on a tortilla ...

'Slogger

Took me a minuted to figure out how you didnt get sick off the mayo!! Oh, then I remembered theres those squeeze packs!

Im going to use this one for sure!

Footslogger
03-02-2007, 14:07
Took me a minuted to figure out how you didnt get sick off the mayo!! Oh, then I remembered theres those squeeze packs!

Im going to use this one for sure!

==============================

YUP ...that's it. Bought a mess of the relish/mayo packets before my hike and stashed them in my bounce box. Always had a ziplock with a dozen or so of them in my food bag.

'Slogger

MrHappy
03-02-2007, 15:14
PB & J on a tortilla.

also, A Hard salame with cheese will last for a few days.

Footslogger
03-02-2007, 15:23
Last post made me think of another one. Pepperonis ...ah Pepperonis.

Come in a small resealable plastic bag and don't need refrigeration. Add some good cheddar/mozzerella cheese and some crackers and you're livin large !!

Plus, if you don't eat them all for luch they (Pepperonis) make a great addition to some ramen noodles.

'Slogger

Lone Wolf
03-02-2007, 15:33
beef jerky/slim jims, summer sausage, peanut butter crackers, little debbie cakes/cookies, gorp, tuna/chicken/salmon/smoked clams in foil packets, pita bread, bagels, english muffins, fried pies, beer

TJ aka Teej
03-02-2007, 15:35
Oh, then I remembered theres those squeeze packs!

Relish, hot sauce, salad dressings peanut butter, jam, tinfoil packs of tuna/chicken/ham, pita bread, crackers... mmmm!

Jack Tarlin
03-02-2007, 15:38
My best Trail lunch:

Instant hummus mix on a tortilla with thinly sliced cheddar cheese and some slivers of onion and green pepper. (I always try and carry a good-sized onion and pepper out of town; they go into many of my lunches and all of my dinners).

MrHappy
03-02-2007, 15:57
Oh, I forgot my favorite.. when you cook breakfast in the morning, make some extra hot water for refried beans (the flaked-dehydrated kind), roll up in a tortilla with cheese, maybe some re-hydrated beef, and if you were recently in town, some veggies. Then just carry the burrito until lunch.

RockStar
03-02-2007, 17:05
Took me a minuted to figure out how you didnt get sick off the mayo!! Oh, then I remembered theres those squeeze packs!

Im going to use this one for sure!


Warning: Mayo packets that aren't foil, may not be so yummy. I am not an avid mayo eater so I didn't know the foil packets make all the difference! It is so yummy to have for your tuna!


Speaking of Hummus....Does anyone have a good recipe? One that tastes more like chick peas and not like JUST GARLIC ?:-?

Ewker
03-02-2007, 17:25
PM sarbar for one

RockStar
03-02-2007, 17:42
Thanks Ewker!

sarbar
03-02-2007, 17:50
I love hummus, and I make it up all the time! I just pop it on my dehydrator and give it a couple hours, once dry I powder it up. Comes back to life almost instantly. I add olive oil when I rehydrate it.
I just take a can or two of garbanzo beans, rinse them well, and blend with chili powder to taste (yeah, I have odd taste) and add water to make it smooth, since it is going to get dehydrated! I sometimes add oregano, lemon juice, or whatever catches my fancy!
Easy cheesy!

As for other lunches, the ramen salad on my website is very easy and very changeable. I like tuna wraps, chicken salad wraps, PB&Honey wraps with craisins.....

RockStar
03-02-2007, 18:08
Got your PM and THANKS! This looks really yummy!

Overpass
03-15-2007, 19:17
I love hummus, and I make it up all the time! I just pop it on my dehydrator and give it a couple hours, once dry I powder it up.

Why not just use instant hummus mix? I love this stuff:
http://www.thevegetariansite.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=Hummus+Mix&Category_Code=grocery

It's cheap too, I can buy it in bulk at my local natural foods store.

mweinstone
03-15-2007, 19:39
sometimes we use spam in our lovemakeing. woops wrong thread!

mweinstone
03-15-2007, 19:42
why no spam? i wanna hear from a hiker who carrys it. why?why does it exist? is it the crap in corned beef hash? is it dogfood/people food? seriously. i heard its 90% snouts. with a 5/5 lips/tails ratio for firmness. any thaughts?

sarbar
03-15-2007, 22:14
Why not just use instant hummus mix? I love this stuff:
http://www.thevegetariansite.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=Hummus+Mix&Category_Code=grocery

It's cheap too, I can buy it in bulk at my local natural foods store.
Fantastic Foods is good stuff :) I make my own though, due to sodium issues. Trust me, I'd rather use the FF stuff-it is easier ;)

Gaiter
03-15-2007, 22:36
the only hikers i saw with spam was a group of boys from a christian based camp and the only thing the kids had for dinner was spam and cheddar. i can't remember if their leaders had the same, but the leaders did make this tortia desert thing in a frying pan w/ honey and cinnamon that was wonderful, (lil'red do you remember what it was called?)

Hoku
03-16-2007, 00:05
I have a great tuna salad recipe I made up on my last big bend trip... open the pack of tuna and dump in a packet of mayo, a packet of relish, and 2 packets of hot sauce - here in Dallas we like Texas Pete. Mix and put it on stone ground crackers. So, so good.

Instant hummus is good, but I like to save it for dinner and eat it with FF Tabuli mix. The trick is to let the Tabuli sit for a long time or it will be bitter. Mix it in a pita... yum.

Fire
03-16-2007, 01:17
On my thru hike last year my favorite lunch was a recipe from Veg. Lipsmacking Backpacking... Bear bait.... essentially chocolate chips mixed with peanut butter! store it in a quart ziploc and can put it on anything or just eat it straight up and it doesn't seem to matter how many times it melts in the summer heat either still delicious. Also I like to premix pb and honey, saves on the mess. Gotta second the fantanstic foods dried hummus too. and then there's always the old stand-by's gorp (although after my overexposure to peanuts... - the nuts not the pb), cliff bars - if you haven't memorized the story on the back you probably aren't a true thru hiker, and of course SNICKERS ... no more needs to be said good luck and i've envious

Fire
03-16-2007, 01:18
that's I'm envious of course

freefall
03-16-2007, 02:17
Anything that'll stay on a flour tortilla long enough to get in your mouth. PB&J, tuna, cheese, salami, etc...
I also became quite fond of uncooked ramen.



why no spam? i wanna hear from a hiker who carrys it. why?why does it exist? is it the crap in corned beef hash? is it dogfood/people food? seriously. i heard its 90% snouts. with a 5/5 lips/tails ratio for firmness. any thaughts?



I carried a can every now and then when I wanted a break from tuna or salami. Always the first thing to go because of the weight.

.....the labeled ingredients in the variety of Spam are chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite...
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28food%29 )

Good eatin'!

Ewker
03-16-2007, 11:20
Spam is now in a foil pouch if you can find it. It cost .80 for a pack which has 2 slices in it. I made some folks in Calif drool last yr when I pulled it out to eat with mayo and mustard on a tortilla shell

gold bond
03-16-2007, 12:05
Spam...squirt cheese....pita bread and hot sauce! Make you give back things ya never took!!

TN_Hiker
03-16-2007, 12:21
the only hikers i saw with spam was a group of boys from a christian based camp and the only thing the kids had for dinner was spam and cheddar. i can't remember if their leaders had the same, but the leaders did make this tortia desert thing in a frying pan w/ honey and cinnamon that was wonderful, (lil'red do you remember what it was called?)


That sounds like soapillia's (I know I butchered the spelling) which is a Mexican dish. Basically you roll out the dough, cut it into little squares, and fry it. Once fried ,it creates a big bubble so the center is hollow. You bite a corner off and pour your honey and cinnamon in it.....mighty good eating.

sixhusbands
03-16-2007, 12:36
I like the greek wraps that stay soft and fresh for about 5 days. Take some romain lettuce, some sun dried tomatoes, some cheese and salami.Wrap them up and you will be in livin' large. Top it off with cookies dipped in peanut butter ( I like oreo's or soft molasses) and life is so good! You don't need a lot because if you take a late lunch , you are only going another 3 or 4 hours before the big meal!
:sun fresh is the way .. no dehydrated

pokeyhontas98
03-16-2007, 13:01
Hello,

Let me introduce myself, I am new to this forum, but not to the A.T. I hiked 1300 miles of the trail in 1998. I fell in love with the A.T., have a spiritual connection, and cannot seem to stay away. Yes, I am an addict.

When I hike with my family, I prepare this great curry salad and it keeps well in cooler temperatures. My family dotes all over it. It seems lengthy but it is quick and easy to prepare. (tofu can be included)
1 3/4 cups mushroom or veggie broth
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain yogurt
5 teaspoons curry powder
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 medium red onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 firm-ripe mango (3/4 lb), peeled, pitted, and chopped
1 cup red seedless grapes (5 oz), halved
1/2 cup salted roasted cashews, coarsely chopped
Whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, curry, lime juice, honey, ginger, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add onion, mango, grapes, and cashews and stir gently to combine.

Hummus is great too, even better when it’s homemade.

Pokeyhontas98

pokeyhontas98
03-16-2007, 13:11
Omit the broth in the previous recipe unless your using tofu, I changed the recipe and took out the tofu. Only use broth to cook tofu if needed.

thebex
03-21-2007, 08:19
When I used to go on canoe trip, we had the same lunch every day and never really got tired of it-

bagels
salami
cheddar cheese

and there was mustard, peanut butter and jelly. So people made some pretty weird combinations, and it never got old- plus, I remember this stuff staying good in our packs for 7-8 days. Though it did get gross by the end.

Oh man and if you ever have extra time/fuel, fry the salami and put the cheese on top right at the end so it melts. So. Good.

mrc237
03-21-2007, 09:13
Good expensive sardines packed in oil ::: crackers ::: cheese.

terrapin_too
03-21-2007, 09:38
Summer sausage or pepperoni. Jerky. Meats in foil (chicken, salmon, tuna.) Cheese. Nuts. Sunflower seeds. Granola. Dried fruit. Unsweetened or semi-sweet dark chocolate. Cookies. Pita bread. Crackers. Peanut butter. Larabars (https://www.larabar.com/secure/index_.php). Snickers. Peanut M&Ms. Pop Tarts. Instant pudding. Etc.

slingblade
03-21-2007, 09:38
My favorite is bagels with squirt cheese in a can (Easy Cheese) and pepporoni. They now make squirt cheese in a Cream cheese style for a breakfast version. As for PB&J, I like the jars with peanut butter and jelly together in one jar. Goober Grape brand is the best but the cheaper brands usually come in a plastic jar as opposed to glass. In the South we have a "Dollar General" store in just about every town. You can resupply pretty much everything there and save a couple of bucks.

Crash
03-21-2007, 19:58
the leaders did make this tortia desert thing in a frying pan w/ honey and cinnamon that was wonderful, (lil'red do you remember what it was called?)

tortilla, buttered with brown sugar is Norwegian Lefsa
Its a good pickup during the day!

jmcdonou
04-24-2007, 00:05
Venison summer sausage and cheddar cheese on a tortilla

Frolicking Dinosaurs
04-24-2007, 06:19
Many things we normally eat hot are delicious as a cold lunch - use sarbar's FBC recipes and pour in the water at breakfast. By lunch time, it will hydrated and cold. My personal favorite is veggie chili rehydrated with about half of the normal amount of water and used as a burrito filling. Add some cheese and you've got a delicious lunch.

Dried hummus is a staple food for use. Sometimes I make falafels from dried mix at breakfast and we eat those with hummus for lunch. I also do Tabuli at breakfast for lunch. It is well hydrated and not bitter when done that way.

PB with graham cracker crumbs and chocolate chips. Mix in the crumbs just before eating. The chocolate usually melts into the PB. This can also be spread on a tortillia.

hopefulhiker
04-24-2007, 07:04
I liked dehydrated fruit, homemade beef jerky and sometimes bagels with cheese.... Also homemade gorp, and powerbars, heck EVERYTHING was my favorite thing for lunch!

Doctari
04-24-2007, 11:14
Spam is now in a foil pouch if you can find it. It cost .80 for a pack which has 2 slices in it. I made some folks in Calif drool last yr when I pulled it out to eat with mayo and mustard on a tortilla shell

The BigLots near me has one slice (1/2" thick) foil packets of Spam for $0.50. Sadly alot of times things are at BigLots cause they are discontinued.

My favorite lunches on trail are: a candy bar or 3, &/or granola bars &/or salami or pepperoni & cheese on a tortilla/pita, &/or PB on a tortillia/pita, LOGAN BREAD* rocks. I tried bagels once, way too heavy, both to carry & to eat, at least for me. Just from town I like fresh fruit, but try to limit it to one or two apples or equivilent.

As a rule, in the real world I don't eat anything I consider "trail food" especially the lunch stuff. Mostly that's cause I am not a big fan of sweets & I easily get tired of them.

Also, I don't eat breakfast, at least I don't eat first thing AM, so Lunch starts about 1 hr after I wake up & continues till I stop for dinner. I have carried "breakfast" for over 380 miles of the AT, and a few hundred on other trails. I have fixed breakfast (Oatmeal or grits) TWO times. I now carry a few packs of instant grits as thickner for dinner but not as breakfast.


*Logan bread: 2 C water, 8 C whole wheat flour, ¾ C melted shortening, ¾ C Honey, ¾ sugar, 1 C black strap molasses, ½ C applesauce, ¾ C whole dry milk, ½ t nutmeg, ½ t salt, 1 t baking powder. Add all ingredients to water, mix well. Put into muffin tins, bake at 300º for 1 hr. Eat as is or topped with peanut butter. Or Slice & warm slightly on fry pan & drizzle squeeze Parkay or honey (or both) on top. Or Citadel Spread**.

** Citadel Spread. A snack or put on a tortilla or Logan bread for a full sit down lunch: 18 Oz Peanut Butter, 2-4 oz. Bacon Grease (from 6 - 8 slices), ½ C honey, 2-4 C granular powdered milk. Instructions: Add Bacon Grease & milk to the peanut butter & stir until mix gets crunchy.


Doctari.

katagious
04-24-2007, 19:04
*Logan bread: 2 C water, 8 C whole wheat flour, ¾ C melted shortening, ¾ C Honey, ¾ sugar, 1 C black strap molasses, ½ C applesauce, ¾ C whole dry milk, ½ t nutmeg, ½ t salt, 1 t baking powder. Add all ingredients to water, mix well. Put into muffin tins, bake at 300º for 1 hr. Eat as is or topped with peanut butter. Or Slice & warm slightly on fry pan & drizzle squeeze Parkay or honey (or both) on top. Or Citadel Spread**.

Doctari.

Hello Doctari,
I'm wondering how long Logan bread will stay fresh. Will it last long enough to ship priority and then still be carried while hiking for 5 days?

Thanks :)

Doctari
04-24-2007, 19:55
Hello Doctari,
I'm wondering how long Logan bread will stay fresh. Will it last long enough to ship priority and then still be carried while hiking for 5 days?

Thanks :)

Depends on how well you dry it I suppose. But 10 days should be easily doable. I always double zip lock mine, if I had a vacume sealer I would use that. Don't know if this helps, but I zip lock it while still warm - hot from the oven so it dosn't absorb any moisture while cooling. this makes it somewhat hard to slice cleanly, but it somewhat crumbles anyway so Idontcare.

Note: in the original recipe the applesauce was optional, I've never made it that way, so don't know what it's like.

Rhino-lfl
04-25-2007, 10:43
I love hummus, and I make it up all the time! I just pop it on my dehydrator and give it a couple hours, once dry I powder it up. Comes back to life almost instantly. I add olive oil when I rehydrate it.
I just take a can or two of garbanzo beans, rinse them well, and blend with chili powder to taste (yeah, I have odd taste) and add water to make it smooth, since it is going to get dehydrated! I sometimes add oregano, lemon juice, or whatever catches my fancy!
Easy cheesy!

As for other lunches, the ramen salad on my website is very easy and very changeable. I like tuna wraps, chicken salad wraps, PB&Honey wraps with craisins.....

Will you please go hiking with me ... or marry me ... one or the other :)

Rhino-lfl
04-25-2007, 10:45
why no spam? i wanna hear from a hiker who carrys it. why?why does it exist? is it the crap in corned beef hash? is it dogfood/people food? seriously. i heard its 90% snouts. with a 5/5 lips/tails ratio for firmness. any thaughts?

Greatest food on earth. Cananada would not exist without it, beer or firearms.

Rhino-lfl
04-25-2007, 11:15
I actually make hard tack a lot, and there is a thread here that someone made a while back where I posted some of the recipes I've collected. After reading another post here about Quinoa, I'm going to try and find some of that, grind it up, and use that in the mix.

Lately I've been fond of mesca/whole wheat’s, powdered milk, whey protein and molasses’s for it. Stuff is hard as a rock and keeps forever, and tastes ok. I don't carry and pots or pans, just a small mug like thing I can put on the fire. I use mountain house or other dehydrated foods, crush the crap out of them and stuff them in a compression bag lol. I add the tack to that, or suck on it while I walk.

I also eat sunflower seeds constantly just shelling as I go and handful in my mouth at a time. Jerkies are also good; I use the Alton Brown method of making it.

Most of the stuff people here eat (candy, more candy, candied candy, etc) would make me vomit, I'm not a big believer of giving myself diabetes.

sarbar
04-25-2007, 12:37
Will you please go hiking with me ... or marry me ... one or the other :)
Don't think my husband will let me have a second husband (sheesh! can you imagine how great it would be to have two bread winners and spider killers around? :D )
You ever make it to the West Coast, and we'll hike with you!

Rhino-lfl
04-25-2007, 13:04
Don't think my husband will let me have a second husband (sheesh! can you imagine how great it would be to have two bread winners and spider killers around? :D )
You ever make it to the West Coast, and we'll hike with you!

Ok, you two could drive my convertable while I sat in the truck eating your food.

unl1988
04-25-2007, 13:43
Flat bread, Cheeze Whiz and pepperonis. Tortillas will work, too.

dab48eu
04-25-2007, 15:24
Peanut butter wrap, ie tortilla, peanut butter and raisins. Nutritious and tasty.

Rhino-lfl
04-25-2007, 15:27
Eat as you hike, no point in stopping.

http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Edible-Wild-Plants/dp/039592622X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2454597-2212102?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177525621&sr=8-1

Nightwalker
04-25-2007, 20:06
beef jerky/slim jims, summer sausage, peanut butter crackers, little debbie cakes/cookies, gorp, tuna/chicken/salmon/smoked clams in foil packets, pita bread, bagels, english muffins, fried pies, beer

And that's just the first day...

For me, it's PB Bagels and Cheddar Cheese and Pepperoni Tortillas. Easy, taste good, high calorie. Yum!

JJB
04-25-2007, 20:43
Foil packed Crabtastick(fake crab probly cut and dyed skate) drained with a little olive oil and a dash of garlic Mrs. Dash on a pita. The best!!! Peace. J.J.B.

Green Bean
04-25-2007, 21:53
half a peice of pita bread with Peanut butter or some times i prefer caned meat ~GB

Brrrb Oregon
07-18-2007, 02:33
Don't think my husband will let me have a second husband (sheesh! can you imagine how great it would be to have two bread winners and spider killers around? :D )
You ever make it to the West Coast, and we'll hike with you!

Two good men is one good man too many.
Actually, I know quite a few widows who figure that just the one was enough work for one lifetime....sentiment will do that to you. (And no, although the thought had occurred to them, they didn't actually murder the old boys, just outlived them.)

Dr O
07-18-2007, 05:06
mayonnaise doesn't require refrigeration

http://www.lowcountrynow.com/stories/090701/LOCguinn.shtml

Ewker
07-18-2007, 11:39
mayonnaise doesn't require refrigeration

http://www.lowcountrynow.com/stories/090701/LOCguinn.shtml

interesting article, usually when I need mayo I get the foil packs from the local stores and take them with me

J5man
07-18-2007, 11:40
[quote=Hoku;339983]I have a great tuna salad recipe I made up on my last big bend trip... open the pack of tuna and dump in a packet of mayo, a packet of relish, and 2 packets of hot sauce - here in Dallas we like Texas Pete. Mix and put it on stone ground crackers. So, so good.


For the Midwest hikers, Skyline Chilie has hot sauce in small packets which is really good.....and hot.

QHShowoman
07-18-2007, 12:01
I sometimes carry individual packets of Spam. I like to cut it into little chunks and cook it in my mac and cheese. It's really salty though and a little goes a long way.

Also, regarding hummus, I recently saw little individual tubs of hummus that come prepackaged with crackers in the store -- they don't need to be refrigerated and while they may be a little heavier than the dehydrated hummus mixes, for short trips, this might be a more convenient option.

Ahhh, found the link: http://www.hungrysultan.com/

Ewker
07-18-2007, 12:07
thanks for the link on the hummus. I may try and find that at the stores

wilconow
07-18-2007, 12:09
pepperoni.. just eat right out of the packet. quick, easy and lots of protein/salt

QHShowoman
07-18-2007, 12:17
Also, the other night I was in Cost Plus World Market and in the section where they sell imported foodstuffs, they had lots of miniature-sized items that I suppose they market as filler for giftbaskets.

Anyhow, I am sure you can get the same things at minimus.biz for less, but they had two different types of summer sausage in about a 3 inch length roll; mini-dry cured salami; mini packets of Nutella (good with peanut butter!); mini bottles of tabasco, olive oil, and vinegar and some other condiments. Some of the condiments were in glass bottles, which makes them inappropriate for backpacking, but I was suprised to find these items in an otherwise unlikely place.

Johnny Swank
07-18-2007, 13:15
Nutella on anything, even just your finger.

Time To Fly 97
07-18-2007, 16:38
Apple Powerbar dipped in Skippy Superchunk - Lunch of champions.

Happy hiking!

TTF

gold bond
07-18-2007, 18:08
QHShowoman...is that pack of hummus available at a chain type store all around, like a Walmart / Foodlion / Bi-Lo Type or is that a mail order type only item?

Is that a item that is just local to you or an item easily found locally through out the southeast lets say?

sarbar
07-18-2007, 18:22
Gold Bond, I did a blog entry on those hummus packs back in April, http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/myblog.htm?blogentryid=1423719

They are by Wild Garden, and are called "Hummus To Go". They sell the same product in glass jars as well, on the shelf. Good stuff, and nothing nasty or fake in it!

QHShowoman
07-19-2007, 10:46
QHShowoman...is that pack of hummus available at a chain type store all around, like a Walmart / Foodlion / Bi-Lo Type or is that a mail order type only item?

Is that a item that is just local to you or an item easily found locally through out the southeast lets say?


I actually saw the hummus pack at a gas station mini-mart out near Front Royal, VA. Go figure.

Not sure about how widespread their distribution is though, sorry. Maybe their web site has a "where to buy" section?

Ewker
07-19-2007, 10:48
Gold Bond, I did a blog entry on those hummus packs back in April, http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/myblog.htm?blogentryid=1423719

They are by Wild Garden, and are called "Hummus To Go". They sell the same product in glass jars as well, on the shelf. Good stuff, and nothing nasty or fake in it!

to bad that site doesn't tell you where you can buy their product at

sarbar
07-19-2007, 12:19
Ewker, I buy the Wild Gadren Hummus at Safeway...you could always ask them if they'd fet a case of the To-Go tubes as a one time buy. Being shelf stable it has a long life!

Ewker
07-19-2007, 12:30
Sarbar, there isn't a Safeway where I live, only Krogers, Publix,WalMart and Food Lion.....I wonder if Wild Oats might carry it?

gold bond
07-19-2007, 13:38
I just got an intresting email from hungry sultan. He is wanting to know what to do to get in touch with the "hiking Community" and is wanting to offer some special pricing. It would amount to about a dollar a can for a case pricing but I think he may be willing to barter a little.

I hope that this is not inappropriate for this website/thread but I thought this info would be intresting.

sarbar
07-19-2007, 16:57
Ewker, it can never hurt to ask the buyer at the store or the head manager in that section :) Most grocery stores will usually buy a case or two for a try out.

Brrrb Oregon
07-19-2007, 19:33
Ewker, it can never hurt to ask the buyer at the store or the head manager in that section :) Most grocery stores will usually buy a case or two for a try out.

Krogers will special-order stuff, too, if you have an arm and a leg to hand over.

Dancer
07-29-2007, 18:06
If you don't mind the weight strap a couple of bananas to your pack, they are great on tortilas with mayo or peanut butter. The potassium is an added bonus against leg cramping.

AW

JAK
07-30-2007, 18:15
Every now and then traditional traveller fare like bread and cheese and wine is nice. If you travel light and go easy on the wine a litre can be made to last 2 or 3 days or more and not add that much weight. Sure there are lighter ways to consume alcohol, but that is hardly the only reason for drinking wine.

Jim Adams
07-30-2007, 18:48
footlong veggie sub on wheat from subway when you leave town. half tomorrow, half the next day. great tasting and not too heavy.
geek

modiyooch
07-30-2007, 18:52
I boil eggs. They last for many days. Cheap protein.