Comments on: Food http://www.manandmule.com Traveling as much of the PCT as possible using only 19th century means Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Kevin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:21:49 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-243 Bronze, I am rooting for you buddy. I believe canned cornbeef or bully beef is the modern son of pemican. I hope you have a safe trip. I would love to join you. P.S. Bob Mcleish, If I were to go on a trip like this I would want you by my side. Bronze, I am rooting for you buddy. I believe canned cornbeef or bully beef is the modern son of pemican. I hope you have a safe trip. I would love to join you.

P.S. Bob Mcleish, If I were to go on a trip like this I would want you by my side.

]]> By: foodie http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-95 foodie Sat, 02 May 2009 19:24:46 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-95 Ha! Pemmican... oh sweet sweet pemmican! I made 5 pounds of it with cranberries, dried beef, kidney fat, and peanuts. each one was carefully wrapped in 3 oz. portions in wax paper. I went camping and nearly starved in the cold winter of the North Woods do to the fact that it tasted to bad! I am now in the process of making hardtack. Something tells me that this will be no different from the other experiment. When will I learn, "If you don't see it on a menu at a restaurant, there is a reason for it." Ha! Pemmican… oh sweet sweet pemmican! I made 5 pounds of it with cranberries, dried beef, kidney fat, and peanuts. each one was carefully wrapped in 3 oz. portions in wax paper. I went camping and nearly starved in the cold winter of the North Woods do to the fact that it tasted to bad! I am now in the process of making hardtack. Something tells me that this will be no different from the other experiment. When will I learn, “If you don’t see it on a menu at a restaurant, there is a reason for it.”

]]> By: Rachael http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Rachael Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:35:30 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-64 I'll have the house stocked with fresh fruits and veggies and ready for lots of home cooked meals when you return to me! I’ll have the house stocked with fresh fruits and veggies and ready for lots of home cooked meals when you return to me!

]]> By: bronze http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-40 bronze Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:08:55 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-40 Thanks for the tip! I checked out Scott hams and I will definitely throw a few of them on my shopping list. They look perfect! With all the dried beef I have acquired, pemmican will still be my mainstay but the ham and bacon from Scotts will be a nice supplement when I get resupplied. Following Bob McLeish's advice I will probably hit up the Vella Cheese Co for some dry jack and secchi sausage as well. Believe me if I had my way I'd be feasting exclusively on stuff like that! However these things run about $11/lb, whereas my pemmican is coming in around $1.65/lb. When we're talking hundreds of pounds of food I need to watch my budget. Thanks for the tip! I checked out Scott hams and I will definitely throw a few of them on my shopping list. They look perfect! With all the dried beef I have acquired, pemmican will still be my mainstay but the ham and bacon from Scotts will be a nice supplement when I get resupplied.

Following Bob McLeish’s advice I will probably hit up the Vella Cheese Co for some dry jack and secchi sausage as well. Believe me if I had my way I’d be feasting exclusively on stuff like that! However these things run about $11/lb, whereas my pemmican is coming in around $1.65/lb. When we’re talking hundreds of pounds of food I need to watch my budget.

]]> By: Russ http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Russ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:55:36 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-35 Look into Scott hams. I use thier smoked/dured bacon all the time at events. It wil last several months with out refridgeration. Look into Scott hams. I use thier smoked/dured bacon all the time at events. It wil last several months with out refridgeration.

]]> By: bronze http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-41 bronze Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-41 As usual, sagely advice my friend! You are now my official Senior Technical Advisor. Thanks for giving me an excuse to buy a new pistol! As usual, sagely advice my friend! You are now my official Senior Technical Advisor. Thanks for giving me an excuse to buy a new pistol!

]]> By: Bob Mcleish http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Bob Mcleish Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:22:28 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-28 i sent you my choice for food, here it is again. a mix of dried corn, lentils, split peas, wild rice, white rice, dried fruit, and dried veggies. i allow 1/2 cup dry/day and only use 1/3 cup. i take dried fruit to munch on, steel cut oats are good, 1/4 cup dry per serving. lots of raisens, indestructable and very good for you. dry jack cheese, if i were going on your trip, i would take a whole 8lb round. it is also hard to kill, lasts forever and when it gets too dry you can grate it. or rehydrate it. Vella Cheese co. of Sonoma, Ca. they have a web site. i also take Secchi salami also indestructable. that is my grease intake. it's a very hard dry salami good for 6 months or more. i have carried it longer as with the cheese. also split peas and lentils have about 4 grams of fat/serving. you can find the Secchi salami at Vella or your local deli should have it. steel cut oats are good. cone sugar is more durable the mexican brown cones are best. i also take mexican chocolate for hot chocolate. i also take chocolate to eat. all of this can be documented in your trade manifests and journals of the Mtn men of the Fur trade. i also take loose green and black tea. Russian caravan and Lapsong Suchong are period correct smoked black teas. the green tea of choice is Gunpowder and goes a long way. also period correct . add honey to your hardtack recipe. i use jerky as a lunch snack, not a primary food source. also on the Secchi Salami, i allow one per day or a half of one. good source for salt and grease. green coffee beans stay fresh indefinately and can be roasted per serving in your frying pan. grind them by putting them in a small leather bag and roll the handle of your handaxe back and forth like a rolling pin. nobody carried ground coffee, it only came green. you can get it from coffee companies on e-bay. beans are good but take a lot of time to cook. hence i take lentils. i carry a gun. period. if there is an issue, offer to disable it. you can do that by knocking out the pins that hold the barrel in and putting it your packs. just don't lose the pins. drink some pine needle tea now and then and take advantage of any rose hips you might find. lots of V-c Bob i sent you my choice for food, here it is again. a mix of dried corn, lentils, split peas, wild rice, white rice, dried fruit, and dried veggies. i allow 1/2 cup dry/day and only use 1/3 cup. i take dried fruit to munch on, steel cut oats are good, 1/4 cup dry per serving. lots of raisens, indestructable and very good for you. dry jack cheese, if i were going on your trip, i would take a whole 8lb round. it is also hard to kill, lasts forever and when it gets too dry you can grate it. or rehydrate it. Vella Cheese co. of Sonoma, Ca.
they have a web site. i also take Secchi salami also indestructable. that is my grease intake. it’s a very hard dry salami good for 6 months or more. i have carried it longer as with the cheese. also split peas and lentils have about 4 grams of fat/serving. you can find the Secchi salami at Vella or your local deli should have it. steel cut oats are good. cone sugar is more durable the mexican brown cones are best. i also take mexican chocolate for hot chocolate. i also take chocolate to eat. all of this can be documented in your trade manifests and journals of the Mtn men of the Fur trade. i also take loose green and black tea. Russian caravan and Lapsong Suchong are period correct smoked black teas. the green tea of choice is Gunpowder and goes a long way. also period correct . add honey to your hardtack recipe. i use jerky as a lunch snack, not a primary food source. also on the Secchi Salami, i allow one per day or a half of one. good source for salt and grease. green coffee beans stay fresh indefinately and can be roasted per serving in your frying pan. grind them by putting them in a small leather bag and roll the handle of your handaxe back and forth like a rolling pin. nobody carried ground coffee, it only came green. you can get it from coffee companies on e-bay. beans are good but take a lot of time to cook. hence i take lentils.
i carry a gun. period. if there is an issue, offer to disable it. you can do that by knocking out the pins that hold the barrel in and putting it your packs. just don’t lose the pins. drink some pine needle tea now and then and take advantage of any rose hips you might find. lots of V-c
Bob

]]> By: Andrew http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Andrew Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:30:30 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-21 I have hiked the PCT and wish the best on your adventure. For what it is worth I would try for a more varried diet. Rice boiled with dried vegetables and/or jerky is good and hopefully keeps it authentic. Basmati(sp?) is much better than just plain white. Best of luck. Andrew I have hiked the PCT and wish the best on your adventure. For what it is worth I would try for a more varried diet. Rice boiled with dried vegetables and/or jerky is good and hopefully keeps it authentic. Basmati(sp?) is much better than just plain white. Best of luck.
Andrew

]]> By: bronze http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-11 bronze Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:12:29 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-11 Oddly enough, it is illegal to possess a firearm in a national park. As the PCT runs through several, I wont be able to bring my flintlock kentucky rifle! Don't worry, I'll have a knife! And a tomahawk! And a mule! Oddly enough, it is illegal to possess a firearm in a national park. As the PCT runs through several, I wont be able to bring my flintlock kentucky rifle! Don’t worry, I’ll have a knife! And a tomahawk! And a mule!

]]> By: Inda http://www.manandmule.com/food/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Inda Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:56:38 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=9#comment-8 This looks absolutely amazing!!! Jen and I are actually envious of you. My one question: Can or will you take a rifle or a gun? Or do you choose not to? I'm all about it, but I was just wondering. I think the wilderness and the silence alone will be extremely therapeutic. I hope that you journal your unique experience, so that we may all share in your adventures. Happy Trails!!! This looks absolutely amazing!!! Jen and I are actually envious of you. My one question: Can or will you take a rifle or a gun? Or do you choose not to? I’m all about it, but I was just wondering.
I think the wilderness and the silence alone will be extremely therapeutic. I hope that you journal your unique experience, so that we may all share in your adventures. Happy Trails!!!

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