Camping prep

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Something my mom used to do for the scouts was to make her own mixes

and store them in empty coffee cans.

 

One was for her bean soup. One combination included black eyed peas,

orange and green lentils, black beans, split peas and pintos. She just

threw in whatever she had in whatever combo. On the outside of the can

would be a label that might say something like this:

 

Pea-Bean Soup

Soak 1 cup beans for several hours, discard water. Add 4 cups water

and simmer for 3 hours. Add 1/2 cup chopped onion, salt and pepper to

taste. Add water to cover beans by 2 " . Simmer an additional hour. Add

1/2 cup rice and water to cover by 2 " . Simmer until tender.

 

If there is any mixture that will be used over and over, that would go

in a can with instructions. Let's say you are going to make cinnamon

rolls one day and coffee cake another, and they use the same dry

ingredients, she combines them.

 

The label:

 

Cinnamon Rolls

Combine 2 cups mix with.....and bake....etc.

 

Coffee Cake

To 1 cup mix, add.....and bake....etc.

 

She used bouillon cubes, but I find them too high in salt and too low

in taste. I prefer to use Better than Bouillon, a paste that comes in

a jar. It comes in several flavors, including vegetable. A few

spoonfuls added to a pot of soup or stew adds lots of flavor with

little effort.