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Hungry Hiker's Book of Good Cooking

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I bought this for my Appalachian Trail hike and the recipies and techniques work every time! I'll never have a boring meal on the trail again! It tells you step buy step how to prepare and package your food before you hike to elminate cooking time and weight....it's the best of all worlds!

Teaching backpacking classes at Grand Canyon NP, as well as backpacking for pleasure, has given me a true appreciation for good food on the trail. I am amazed at the books that are supposedly geared to backpackers that talk about cooking in a dutch oven! This book is written specifically for people who actually backpack and must be very careful with the weight they carry on their backs. You don't have to be a gourmet cook to prepare these meals either. This is THE book that belongs in every hungry backpacker's library.

Am an Appalachian Trail section maintainer. This was the best "gear" purchase I ever made. I really did almost wear out the local library's copy.

Gretchen McHugh provides practical advice and guidelines on dehydration, equipment and meals for the backpacker who enjoys eating. The instructions and recipes are clear and easy to follow. Best of all, the results are very tasty! As a Trail Coordinator and Section Leader for the Florida Trail (alton2@mediaone.net), I highly recommend this book.

This book was instrumental in the culinary delights that I experienced while on the Appalachian Trail. It goes to great length describing the cooking and drying techniques needed for great eats out on the trail and outdoors in general. Shows how to plan menus for one to ten hikers....three days to two weeks.I have recommended this book to many of my closest friends.

This book is the best on the subject of trail cookery. It contains excellent instructions for making home-dried foods, planning foods for weekend and week-long trips, and numerous practical, easy to cook recipes. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack foods are all discussed. Every wilderness tripper needs this book

My sisters and I have used this as our bible for the last 15 years or so when we head to the Boundary Waters or the Quetico for a week of wilderness canoeing. "Superb meals" are indeed what you get! A couple of our favorites are the Spaghetti Carbonara and the Vegetable and Ground Beef Stew, but there are lots of other recipes to suit every taste. Although several of us have invested in dehydrators now, the directions for drying food using the oven are really good too. The jerky recipe could use a little more seasoning, but as with all cookbooks, one's own taste eventually dictates minor alterations. This is a great book for anyone who wants to lighten their load on the trail without sacrificing quality and taste. I'm so glad it was reprinted in 2002!

The best hiker cookbook I have ever come across. Everything from simple to complex and all light weight. Essential for the hiker on long trips without resupply. Covers just about everything you need to know.

Our group of 6 is going to the Boundary Waters for the first time and to save money, it was decided that we would dehydrate our food, etc. -- a rather daunting task since I would be the one doing it. After speaking with experienced trekkers, my goal was to create the best meals I could with the least amount of weight, as well as ease of preparation in the wilderness. This book was indispensible! Not only did the author have alot of recipes, but she also had examples of how to determine amounts, plan menus, etc. It would be nice if it was updated, however, because I couldn't find some of the ingredients listed. Also, there are many ingredients that I found on my own to be really helpful -- like maple syrup granules in a health food store.

Without a doubt, one of the finest backcountry cooking books on can buy. Timeless.