Dehydration 101: Making Your Own Backcountry Meals and Snacks - Potluck & Slideshow
Julie - AMC Slideshow Volunteer Organizer
6:30 Potluck, 7:15 pm Slideshow
AMC Auditorium, 4 Joy St, Boston MA
Have you ever thought, “Gosh, should I really be eating this much
salt? And should a camp meal cost THAT much?”. If so, you are a
perfect candidate to join us for the Dehydration 101 presentation by
Kellie Anne Connelly. Preserving food and getting it to a lighter pack
weight is not a new idea, but we have become more and more reliant on
prepackaged commercial goods that have high sodium content, added
preservatives, lost nutritional value, and a high price tag to meet
our backcountry needs.
This presentation will cover the basics of food dehydration, necessary
equipment, suitable foods, shortcuts, and some recipes that you can
use to start creating your own backcountry meals. Kellie has been
developing her own selection of dehydrated meals, snacks, granola and
beef jerky over the last six years; which have been successfully field
tested as the group meals or snacks when she is co-leading AMC Hiking/
Backpacking trips. She has also used her dehydration techniques to put
together well balanced meals for long excursions backpacks on the AT
100-mile Wilderness and Kootenay’s Rockwall. Kellie will review trip
meal planning, packaging and storage as part of the presentation as
well.
All shows take place at the AMC Cabot Auditorium, 4 Joy St, Boston,
MA.
Doors open @ 6:15pm, potluck @ 6:30pm, slideshow @ 7:15pm.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Julie at: AMCBostonSlideshows
(at) gmail.com
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Potluck Info: For those who wish to participate in the potluck at
6:30pm, feel free to use the following guidelines: Last names
beginning with K-Z bring a main dish, A-J bring an appetizer or side
dish. Homemade dishes are welcome, store bought goodies & takeout are
equally welcome:) Plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, napkins and drink
pitchers will be supplied. The auditorium has a kitchen if you need to
do any re-warming or prep (w/stovetop, oven, microwave, sink &
fridge). Please bring your own cooking pots if needed for stovetop!
Subway Directions: Take the MBTA to Park Street Station (Red & Green
Lines). Walk through the Boston Common uphill towards the State House
on Beacon St. To the left of the State House is Joy St; follow Joy St
uphill to the AMC Cabot Auditorium Building (brownstone), #4 Joy St,
on the left. Map: http://tinyurl.com/4JoyStMap
Parking: Nearby parking is available at the Boston Common Garage,
located underneath the Boston Common. Access is off Charles St,
between the Public Garden and the Boston Common. We offer $6 parking
tickets for the Boston Common Garage at the slideshows (normally $11).
More info and a map of the Garage is here: http://www.mccahome.com/bcg_dir_map.html
In the event of a schedule change or cancellation, we will post
further info here on the Google Group Email List.