Old Gray Mare
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Thank you Freeholder. The skunk cabbage was suggested as a possible way to cover cooking smells of decent food and to discourage free loaders looking for a hand out, not to make anyone sick on oxalic acid crystals.I hadn't seen this before -- VERY good writing, Kathy!
I do have a few comments on the story, and on a comment or two that's been made.
5. Someone mentioned that skunk cabbage is edible if cooked. It has to be VERY WELL cooked. It has (IIRC -- it's been a long time) oxalic acid crystals in it that do not dissolve easily. I would suggest LONG SLOW cooking, perhaps wrapped and cooked in the ashes of a camp fire. (I'm speaking from first-hand experience here -- skunk cabbage would be one of the last edibles I would resort to, to be honest.)
Waiting to see what else Kathy comes up with!
Kathleen
Praying the Good Lord sends Kathy the help to ease her burdens.
Suggestions for the families next shelf stable meal.
Breakfast: Grits (powdered cheese optional) with Tang.
Lunch: Peanut Butter crackers and sun tea.
Dinner: Salmon cassorole and coffee
Salmon casserole recipe
Leftover mashed potatoes or reconstituted potato flakes
One can of Salmon drained and the backbone, hard bones and nasty bits removed.
Reconstituted powered milk (for making the potatoes and adding nutrition and calories)
Spices to taste I add onion (be careful if using powdered) salt and pepper.
Hot water as needed to reconstitute potatoes, casserole should not be dry or soupy.
At home I usually make the potato flakes with hot water and milk and then mix in the ingredients and then bake it in a casserole dish until heated thru and cheese on top is melted. A whole fresh onion is chopped and fried till soft before adding. Camping I would just heat it in a pot and serve without cheese.
When we go car camping DH wants to know why I always take way too much food we never use?