Since I am going on a 4 day camping trip, (shocking eh) and there is a pot luck meal on day 2 or 3, I have been trying to figure out what to bring. I have been looking at some of my "real" recipes and trying to figure out how to turn them into ready to prepare ones.
The recipe I am first going to try is my Great (great) Aunt Isabelle's carrot salad recipe:
1 lb carrots, sliced, cooked but not soft
1 onion thinly sliced (raw) - I chopped it too
1 cup sliced celery (raw)
Dressing (not cooked)
1/2 tin tomato soup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup salad oil (I used extra light virgin olive oil)
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 tsp pepper
Mix together & pour over prepared veggies. Stir well to mix. Keep refrigerated.
I have tomato soup in the dehydrator now so I can figure out how much a dried tin of soup makes. I already have the dried veggies but have near taken the time to figure out how much a "raw" veggie works out to dried. I will be taking all of the veggie ingredients and drying them again so I can measure how much raw equals how much dried. If it works well I hope to do lots for future use.
I have a small problem trying to figure out how to package and label for future use. In "normal" jar recipes all of the ingredients are in one jar with a note on the liquids to add. I thought I would do one jar of the dried veggies and one jar of the dressing mix.
Looking for suggestions on packaging and labeling.
Thanks
I'd suggest making Chili, then freeze it in several 1-2 cup sizes. The frozen Chili blocks will make a nice ice pack too. It will thaw out in a pot beside the fire on day 2 or 3 or whenever.
Great idea for lunch, thank you
Need to figure out how much to do for a pot luck for about 100 people.
If you're just going for a few days freezing food makes a lot of sense. If you're using this as an "excuse" to figure it out - coool! I had this salad when you brought it to a meet last year - it's yummy!
Food for a potluck - aim for a dish to feed 10-12 people at the most - if you bring more you will be taking it home! Have a good trip - sounds like fun!
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If you're just going for a few days freezing food makes a lot of sense. If you're using this as an "excuse" to figure it out - coool! I had this salad when you brought it to a meet last year - it's yummy!
Food for a potluck - aim for a dish to feed 10-12 people at the most - if you bring more you will be taking it home! Have a good trip - sounds like fun!
I always thought I had to bring enough for everyone to have a bit. Thank you for clearing that up.
BTW I will be driving by your place on the way there 