Eating out Back of beyond
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HERBS
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Garlic (cloves or powder)
Onions (we buy 50 pounds at once because I like them so
much)
SAUCES
Soy sauce (for Chinese meals)
Vinegar (for salads, sweet and sour dishes, marinades,
mayonnaise and pickling)
Ketchup (nice to have around)
SPICES
Salt
Pepper (cayenne, black or whole peppercorns)
Curry powder (for Indian food)
Chili powder (for Mexican dishes)
Oregano or basil (for Italian food)
Cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg (for baking)
Paprika (for good taste and color)
How about vitamins? Clean air and water, whole grains in
our diet and the sight of lots of trees do much for our
physical and mental health . . . but we still get a few
items to help us along, especially in winter:
SUPPLEMENTS
Rose hips or vitamin C tabs (in summer, greens and berries
provide enough vitamin C)
Cod-liver oil (vitamins A and D)
Blackstrap molasses (for iron . . . I put it in bread,
biscuits and cookies)
Brewer's yeast (B-complex vitamins)
Wheat germ (vitamin E)
There's plenty of protein in powdered milk, soybeans,
cheese, game and fish, and the first two items also contain
calcium. In fact, the basic staples—plus the
supplements I've listed—provide us with a pretty
healthful diet.
In almost every load of our supplies there's also a very
nonessential bunch of stuff . . . the foods we buy, if we
can afford them, after the necessities are safely stowed
away. Such luxuries are simply great for bolstering the
spirit. For us, they often include:
EXTRAS
Cocoa (for the hot chocolate that goes so well with a
wintry day)
Raisins, dates, walnuts, coconut (to make your granola,
cookies and cakes extra special)
Popcorn (need I say anything?)
Coffee (an occasional pot)
Sometimes I make soy nuts for a treat, or fudge with
raisins and nuts in it.
That's the end of the shopping trip, but it's not all there
is to eating in the woods. You can stretch your food
supply, vary your diet, better your health and decrease
your "on the job" time by relying on Mother Earth to help
feed you. She will, if you work hard at it.
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