Subj : Different Cuisines
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Mar 29 2024 16:08:55
Hi Dave,
RH> I ate the last of my thin Mints the other day, don't know when I'll get
RH> more.
DD> Keebler makes a very close copy that they call "Grasshopper" I can
DD> pick up a packet at my local Hy-Vee or Schnuks stupormarkep. The
DD> problem is
DD> that they don't seem to last very long after I open the packet. Bv)=
I can use a lot of self control to make them last--only two cookies at a
time, put the rest in the back of the fridge where they're hidden by
other things............
RH> For us, Girl Scout (aka Campfire) Stew was brown some ground beef, add
RH> a can or two of vegetable soup and some water. Simple, could be done
RH> over an open fire by girls with little to no cooking experience.
DD> That sounds a lot like C-Ration Stew - which I learned when I was in
DD> the California State Military Reserve. Basically each member of the
DD> squad empties the meat item from his C-ration into a helmet liner and
DD> it is cooked over the provided sterno or an actual campfire. And eaten
DD> from a canteen cup. The troop who thought to bring garlic salt is the
DD> "King" of the mess. Bv)=
And if someone had brought dehydrated onion flakes, it would have tasted
even better. (G)
The Boy Scout troop my brothers belonged to & dad assisted with did a
foil stew--basically meat balls made of ground beef seasoned with S&P,
carrots and potatoes. Cooked over a campfire. On our first long family
camping trip my dad did that one night for supper. Problem was, after
driving all day, then setting up camp, then preparing 7 packets and
cooking them, supper was much later than we ususually ate. After that
trip we usually had meals that could be quickly cooked on a white gas
stove for supper.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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