[at-l] Y2K food finally comes out of the closet..

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Lots of things sound nasty until you try it or make an effort to learn 
about it. Fish can work quite well in a microwave, for instance. Finding 
ways to stretch money can work - even if one is on food stamps. Much of 
this thread appears to be a flame similar to thinly veiled racist diatribes 
of the 70's and 80's involving "Welfare Cadillacs." I know folks who are 
able to be creative with the crumbs left by society. I also know folks who 
waste the riches of society (any day traders around?) Want to guess who I 
find the most appalling?

Heck, part of the benefit of food stamps is a means of support for farmers 
to assure stable markets and prices for American produce and meats. It has 
been a long time since anyone starved to death in this country, with the 
exception of anorexics. I remember folks in Avery County NC with shrunken 
bellies, prominent ribs, and lethargic babies in the early 60's. We all 
have benefit from welfare, in spite of the real fraud that occurs.

Rather than joust over the straw man of the welfare recipient, this thread 
could be more appropriate in dealing with economical ways of enhancing our 
nutrition on the trail. Many of us are the equivalent of the idiot buying 
sirloin to make hamburgers - relying solely on Poptarts and Liptons for 
meals that are quick, expensive, heavy, and incomplete. There are other 
ways, including buying in bulk, combining your own ingredients, shopping 
cheaper, learning ethnic food options, and other creative choices. Heck, 
many of us could benefit from discussion of how to outfit our gear cheaply. 
Want to know how many Ti pots I have that are heavier (and far more 
expensive) than my every hike aluminum pot? Anyone know a metal worker who 
could re-machine these pots?

OrangeBug

At 07:30 AM 4/3/2001 -0400, Texas Twelve-Step wrote:
>Vegetables? Okay, I suppose you can steam them. But meat?
>That's just sounds nasty. I'll admit that the Fulminatrix
>used to make passable bacon in our microwave.