[at-l] Re: Re Re Re New Thread FOOD what did you eat

[cleek@cleekhouse.com (Billie H. Cleek)]

One way thing I often do when hiking is take along some fresh lemonade for
the first quart. Two lemons, 1/2 cup sugar, and fill the rest of the quart
with water makes some nice lemonade, and you get electrolytes and Vit C in
the process. I don't know how much sense this would make on a thru-hike
since one obviously wouldn't want to carry sugar in mass qtys, but it's
great for overnights, and you can easily reduce the amount of sugar, cuz
1/2 makes it pretty darned sweet (as lemonade should be -- sweet and
sour), so perhaps it would make sense on a thru..more experienced folks
have some input on this one?

On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, W F Thorneloe wrote:

> "Me too!" said the AOL.COM reject. ;-)
> 
> Oranges and other citrus are great hiking food, with a sturdy container 
> included. You get better Vit C with the fresh fruit, probably better than 
> after attempts at drying. If you can stand the idea, you can go lightweight 
> and get the texture, flavor, calories and nutrition in a lemon or lime. 
> Stonewall Jackson was famous for this on his horseback expeditions in the 
> Virginia mountains and countryside.
> 
> One reason to carry dried fruit (and why you might not like them) is the 
> added fiber and tendency to have preservatives with laxative effects. For 
> those who hike and get constipated due to dehydration and lower fiber in 
> the diet, this can be much better than a fecal impaction. I understand this 
> is the leading cause of failed climbs on Danali.
> 
> OrangeBug
> (yet another reason for the trailname)
> 
> At 04:12 PM 4/19/2001 -0400, Kenneth Knight wrote:
> >I do. But, oddly enough I'm not a big fruit leather or dried fruit fan. 
> >I'm not sure why. I've done
> >some myself in the past and they're better than what you buy in stores but 
> >I still prefer the
> >original, water laden. I'm sure part of the reason is that there is simply 
> >nothing like a good
> >oranage on a hot day.
> 
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