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texascampgal
10-16-2009, 11:35
I'm going on a short overnight backpacking trip this weekend. The ONLY Mountain House meal I picked up (mostly because one of my trail buddies has the BIGGEST sweet tooth EVER!) was a dessert: Ice Cream Sandwich.
I looked and looked and was AMAZED that NO WHERE on the package are preparation directions. No where!!
I'm assuming I just need to add cool water and wait, but does anyone know how much water, how long do I wait? Are these any good?
You just eat it dry, or at least, that's what we've always done.
Hmmm,
No preparation necessary--just open and enjoy
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Topic= Are those things any good?
A little dry but it will satisfy a sweet tooth.
I wonder if you could cook up a little fruit in hot water, making a bit of a syrup and then toss in some broken up pieces?
I agree Captn's assessment.
Shoot why not just crumble them up in your morning oatmeal? YUM!
Tennessee Viking
10-16-2009, 11:56
Its basically astronaut ice cream. Its YUM YUM.
Dicentra
10-16-2009, 11:57
Dip the dry pieces in chocolate fudge sauce (avail at packit gourmet in packets)
unclemjm
10-16-2009, 11:58
Topic= Are those things any good?
If you have ever had a real ice cream craving and it turned out all you had was freezer burned so you decided to throw it out, but first thought, "hmmm, freeze dried ice cream" and then tasted a bit of it ... that's how those are. Strange consistency but still satisfies the sweet tooth. :D
The weather this weekend is gonna be great here in Texas so here is another one heading out to the woods. :sun
In fact, I may clean out the freezer before I go, just in case there is an old ice cream container I missed the last time I was craving... :-?
saimyoji
10-16-2009, 14:29
I'm going on a short overnight backpacking trip this weekend. The ONLY Mountain House meal I picked up (mostly because one of my trail buddies has the BIGGEST sweet tooth EVER!) was a dessert: Ice Cream Sandwich.
I looked and looked and was AMAZED that NO WHERE on the package are preparation directions. No where!!
I'm assuming I just need to add cool water and wait, but does anyone know how much water, how long do I wait? Are these any good?
you have to add warm water to get them to fully reconstitute, seal the package up tight so you don't lose heat. then, once its fully reconstituted, you have to slowly cool it, then freeze it. (It is ice-cream after all).
:D
daddytwosticks
10-16-2009, 16:42
They are OK...rather eat a Snickers Bar. :)
texascampgal
10-16-2009, 17:54
Funny! I would have never imagined you eat them straight out of the bag. I can't wait to see my hiking partner's face when I tell her to munch on that!
saimyoji
10-16-2009, 18:37
or you could phrase it more like "Hey, honey, want something sweet to munch on?"
:D
texascampgal
10-16-2009, 18:48
No thanks.
saimyoji
10-16-2009, 19:21
really? i love it when my girlfriends surprise me like that. it's fun! :p
MikenSalem
10-16-2009, 22:11
really? i love it when my girlfriends surprise me like that. it's fun! :p
You don't have any girlfriends you disgrace to the human race.
Eat booggers and die Ewe Moe-Ron
Blue Jay
10-17-2009, 18:56
Eat booggers
The freeze dried ice cream is much better even without directions.
saimyoji
10-17-2009, 19:17
You don't have any girlfriends you disgrace to the human race.
Eat booggers and die Ewe Moe-Ron
#1: i have many girlfriends, but they all go to a different school, so you wouldn't know them.
#2: i am not the disgrace i used to be
#3: boogers is spelled with one g
#4: how did you know my name was Ron? :confused:
I love the round ice scream sandwiches you can find at times. Yeah they are weird but still good ;)
ShelterLeopard
10-19-2009, 14:25
Yeah- I'm pretty sure you eat it dry. I don't think it's possible to dehydrate ice cream and have it turn back into cold ice cream. (But that would be AMAZING)
ShelterLeopard
10-19-2009, 14:30
really? i love it when my girlfriends surprise me like that. it's fun! :p
Since Kanga isn't around at the moment, I'll do what I'm sure she'd do.
[SMACK]
sheepdog
10-19-2009, 14:34
Since Kanga isn't around at the moment, I'll do what I'm sure she'd do.
[SMACK]
atta girl.....
ShelterLeopard
10-19-2009, 16:18
Thank you!
Bilge Rat
10-19-2009, 22:54
I'm going on a short overnight backpacking trip this weekend. The ONLY Mountain House meal I picked up (mostly because one of my trail buddies has the BIGGEST sweet tooth EVER!) was a dessert: Ice Cream Sandwich.
I looked and looked and was AMAZED that NO WHERE on the package are preparation directions. No where!!
I'm assuming I just need to add cool water and wait, but does anyone know how much water, how long do I wait? Are these any good?
REAL hikers eat Ben & Jerry's...............just roll it up in your sleeping bag and pack it out.:D
REAL hikers eat Ben & Jerry's...............just roll it up in your sleeping bag and pack it out.:D
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Blog%20Food/Dewey7.jpg
It was at the start of a major heat wave this past summer, around 100* that day.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Blog%20Food/Dewey8.jpg
On the PCT.....
ShelterLeopard
10-20-2009, 10:25
I told a guy that you could roll it up in a sleeping bag once, and I guess he thought just any sleeping bag, and he was all ready to roll up several pints of ben and jerry's in a thin synthetic sleeping bag...