Here, you can get yourself a tiny chandelier for your tent.  Dine in style!
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Dehydrators are awesome.  Better food.  Saves money too.

Kerry wrote on Mar 27^th, 2012 at 7:20pm:

Funny.  I did a bit of shopping today.  Mexicali Rose Refried Beans was on the list of items to pick up ... beef and bean burritos are usually very tasty a few days in on a trip.  Rehydrate the salsa and ground sirloin (after cooking in some seasonings), but I still haven't found a way to successfully transport avocados to the bush.

Corn bread, of course, along with biscuits and fry bread!  Brownies, maybe.  But I'm thinking more in terms of banana nut bread, poppy seed  or maybe blueberry muffins.  I've done those with my home built reflector oven ... to which I added a rack this weekend (already thinking about pizza).  BTW:  Last season I did blueberry muffins for breakfast, cooked in a stainless steel cup using the steam bath method.  Those were some HUGE moist muffins!!

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Hi again
I am underwhelmed at the responses so far. I hoped that there were a few more serious foodies in QJ.  Kerry's advice was solid and  I am generally following his advice but I was looking for a bit more depth. Are Quetico fish mercury free? I personally believe if you don't eat organically, cancer is in your future and may be anyway from the carcinogenic bath industrial civilization living entails. The least you can do is make an effort not to ingest chemicals or put them on your skin. Canoe trip eating is easier when giving in to the temptation to eat a lot of processed, preserved foods but it degrades the experience for me. I have a dehydrator and have done ingredients for spaghetti and soups.  I was really hoping to kick start a conversation  with a few like minded foodies who have found great things that work for them to maintain their healthy eating habits while Quetico tripping. As much as personally like MT and very much would like to spend a day fishing with him in Kawnipi so I can explain to him in detail why, when Jesus comes back to earth he will for sure be a socialist community organizer, his hunting advice was not helpful to the conversation. I have one meal I do repeatedly. Spaghetti made by sauteing fresh onions and garlic in olive oil then adding H2O and re hydrating tomatoes first, then adding celery, green and red peppers with Italian seasonings. Then adding tomato powder (available at food co-ops) and more H20 if necessary and some red wine. After simmering for 10 minutes or so this is fantastic. Whole wheat organic noodles and some freshly grated Parmesan can  be produced in prodigious quantity to make a 2000 calorie meal if needed.
Jon Bratt Bird Island

Jon wrote on Apr 6^th, 2012 at 2:47am:

Perhaps that question was simply rhetorical but what the heck. Here's a handy map to get an idea of consumption advisories based on measured levels of Mercury, PCBs, mirex/photomirex, pesticides ... -I think Mercury alone is the main issue in Quetico.
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Hey, wait a minute. Mercury is organic right? Guess that free range swimming protein is good to go then. Abbondanza! 

Mad_Mat wrote on Apr 6^th, 2012 at 12:10pm:

Hey Max, chill.  Just because a person wants to eat well while enjoying a canoe trip doesn't make them a nut case, surely.  I know, I know, "don't call me Shirley."  But seriously, when I'm out there for 3 plus weeks I want to eat well.  And why not.  It's just as easy to eat good healthy and delicious meals as to eat crap.  Given the choice, I choose the former and I'm guessing I'm not alone.  Of course you can call me crazy when you see me, I'll be the guy stuffing his face with home made (organic) corn bread and killer (organic) chili.
Jon, as to whether the fish are mercury laden.  At this point in our earth's history, all fish are no matter that they're wild.  But I'm a lot better off eating smaller fish like Walleye than Tuna.  The higher on the food chain and the older (larger) the fish, the more mercury and other contaminants you're likely to find.  That being said, I'm past 60 and at this point I'm aware that there are too many things that can kill me to worry about all of them.  Sometimes you just pays your money and takes your chances.  No way I'm going into the wilderness and not eating fresh caught fish.  No way.