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Monki magic

Joined: 21 Jun 2010
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Location: Stockport

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 10:44 am Post subject:
Or pork scratchings

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 12:05 pm Post subject:
Is this for eating on the go, or stopping and snacking. One of our guests always has a tin of vegetable salad, and some crispbreads in their car and a bottle of water.

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 12:47 pm Post subject:

Quote:

Or pork scratchings

I once did fruit leathers and halfway through drying pressed a handful of mixed nuts and seeds into the leather. might make nuts a bit more convenient for eating while driving.
I was wondering about a savoury fruit leather - thinking about those yummy umeboshi (pickled plums you can buy from Japanese food stores...
not tried this but..
take plum puree ( nice and sour) add soy sauce and maybe a big blob of miso paste, mix it together adjust seasoning then make your leather. add seeds and nuts for extra nutrition?

Monki magic

Joined: 21 Jun 2010
Posts: 161
Location: Stockport

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 2:55 pm Post subject:

wildfoodie wrote:

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Or pork scratchings

Er I don't think so you can't beat a bit of crunchy/juicy pig fat

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 5:02 pm Post subject:

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Er I don't think so you can't beat a bit of crunchy/juicy pig fat

attached to a nice little piggy nipple or a few bristly bristles...
bleargh - you can keep it!

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 10:42 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

Is this for eating on the go, or stopping and snacking.

Generally on the go... But now I come to think about it a good stash of properly nutritious snacks would be a good thing at home as well.

dan1

Joined: 23 Jun 2010
Posts: 102
Location: Bristolish

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 11 6:01 pm Post subject:
Tin of sardines? (dont eat while driving)

Mutton

Joined: 09 May 2009
Posts: 1508

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 11 6:04 pm Post subject:

Oatcakes. One from shops perfectly nice, cheaper than bar sort of thingies, but not super-cheap or bake your own. But I do find that the amount of effort involved in rolling them out and cutting rounds, doesn't seem to be quite repaid by the volume of oatcake - not at the rate they get eaten anyway.

For sweet things - Biscotti. You do need to do the second dry in the oven that the recipes say. We do our own variants (recipes not yet written down) so rather than almond, we do roast mixed nuts, coconut with a hint of ginger and also ones with sesame seed. Can make them a bit less sweet than online recipes, do to taste. Only problem can be with the mixed nut ones is that they are really hard - as in better dunked or you might break your teeth.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 11 6:07 pm Post subject:
That sounds good mutton. If you got round to writing down the recipes....

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 11 8:32 pm Post subject:

dan1 wrote:

Tin of sardines?
(dont eat while driving)

I prefer mackerel.

Jamanda wrote:

That sounds good mutton. If you got round to writing down the recipes....

That puzzled me for a moment... I was looking for a post about a mutton based snack: sheep jerky or some-such.

Kenworth

Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Posts: 855
Location: Michigan

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 11 4:47 pm Post subject:
GORP Good Old Raisins and Peanuts (and M&M's)

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45479
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 11 7:50 pm Post subject:
jerky pemmican dried banana oatcakes

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 11 8:02 pm Post subject:
Twix....

Monki magic

Joined: 21 Jun 2010
Posts: 161
Location: Stockport

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 11 9:34 pm Post subject:

wildfoodie wrote:

Twix....

Because when ever there's a snack gap Twix fits?

Solorn

Joined: 22 Oct 2008
Posts: 26
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 11 9:46 pm Post subject:
You can make marmite flapjacks and they keep quite well. I've also made them by adding home made chutney. the vinegar content seems to preserve them! Try them with onion chutney or something with a low fruit content. the fruity ones don't keep as well.

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