This Thursday - Dehydration 101: Making Your Own Backcountry Meals

[Julie - AMC Slideshow Volunteer Organizer]

Dehydration 101: Making Your Own Backcountry Meals
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012
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. 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
Auditorium Building (brownstone), #4 Joy St on the left hand side.
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 at the slideshows (a savings of $5). More info about the
Garage is here: http://www.mccahome.com/bcg_dir_map.html

In the event of a schedule change or cancellation, please join our
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Brought to you by the Boston Chapter Slideshow Series, a Hiking/
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