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............


 DD>      8<----- CUT ----->8

 DD>       Title: Girl Scout Stew
 DD>  Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Grains,
 DD>       Yield: 6 servings

 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)


 DD>       Title: Hobo Stew
 DD>  Categories: Meat, Vegetables, Potatoes
 DD>       Yield: 1 serving

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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