Re: [at-l] Dish and Pot Cleaning

["Charles W. Davidson" <wb4pan@mindspring.com>]

AAOOOOGah!

	Model-T has a nice pot cleanup procedure. He always makes a cup of hot
chocolate after each meal. This gives his pot a nice hot water rinse
with a bonus hot chocolate to drink.

chase


PaddyBeer@aol.com wrote:
> 
> We have done away with dish soap on our hikes.  After the meal is done, the
> dirty items will consist of a bowl and a spoon for each of us as well as the
> pot that the dinner was cooked in.  Leaves are used to remove as much food as
> possible from everything and then buried or burned.  Water is then put into
> the pot and heated up.  When it is hot, the bowls and utensils are put inside
> and a few drops of chlorox are added.  This lets us get rid of just about
> everything in there.  Further, since I have heard that the problem with most
> sanitary situations is that the soap was left on the things being washed,
> this technique saves weight and is healthier to boot.  ANy chlorine left
> evaporates harmlessly and the kitchen gear gets sanitized.  Now,
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