Recipes for no fridge long distance boats

[Auspicious]

here's a study on storing eggs without refrigeration:::::
http://www.motherearthnews.com/print-article.aspx?id=66020

Grog for the Mother Earth link! Unfortunately they didn't test my favorite method, flipping the eggs over every few days.

I'll have to write them ... <grin>

[Manannan]

talking about dry ingredients, I am surprised nobody mentioned dry fruits. As I was making lunch today, I used dry raisins, hazelnuts in my salad. I also used dry fruit in recipe just to add a little something new. Some fruit have a very good texture that can really add to a recipe. Nuts are crunchy and do really good in a too bland meatless spaghetti sauce.  Not only it keeps, but there is nowdays a good assortment of very good dry fruits (watch out for sugar added stuff) and all kind of nuts. It is excellent to eat as healthy snacks and can be substitute for fresh fruit.

[LooseMoose]

Since spam got a few mentions, might want to take a look at the Spam Jam in  Waikiki http://islandgourmand.blogspot.com/  for interesting ideas for making Spam more interesting!

Bob
http://boatbits.blogspot.com/
http://fishingundersail.blogspot.com/
http://islandgourmand.blogspot.com/

[nowell]

When I was on Aquila this weekend I went through my provisions. Lots of canned food. Granted I don't have the budget implications as the original poster. Beans, meats (love sausages and spam and tuna!), canned veggies of all sorts.

One thing I like, that would be a luxury to most, but I'm really enjoying on the boat, is taking my protein drinks. Since I work out, I get alot of those packets. GNC had a sale on the EAS Myoplex that I use (do P90X), so got chocolate and vanilla for 50 bucks for 2 large boxes of packets. These are good for a meal a day.

You can also consider older military rations in some situations, altho, its just like buying all canned food from the store, just in a different package.

Personally, I don't mind the high salt content and love to use more carbby (is that a word?) foods. Thats just due to my personal diet and metabolism however. YMMV.

[Mr. Fixit]

I do not know if this method was reported yet. My father told me that my grand parents would use "water glass"(sodium silicate) to preserve eggs without refrigeration (early 1900,s.) I have no personel experience, as to  how this was done--i do remember that it was considered a reliable way to keep eggs. I am sure research would answer the questions I can not.

[Oldrig]

Some folks coat their eggs with Vaseline, others will rub the shells with cooking oil.
I've never tried either, but perhaps that takes the place of "water glass."

[CharlieJ]

Either of these will work. They can also be quickly dunked in boiling water and back out.

But one VERY important point

You MUST start with eggs that have NEVER been refrigerated, and preferably unwashed. Eggs that have been refrigerated will go bad in a very short time left unrefrigerated.

Then they should be turned over once a week- they'll keep for several months like that. The purpose of the coating is to seal the air out- the shell is permeable to air ( so the embryo can breathe ya know) and the sir is what makes them spoil

[Auspicious]

I've heard all the same guidance about unrefrigerated eggs, but my personal experience is that eggs out of the supermarket cooler keep quite well unrefrigerated on the boat. Flipping once a week with no other preservation steps they have lasted over two months, by which time I had eaten them all with no bad eggs ever.

YMMV.

sail fast and eat well, dave

[Shipscarver]

Eggs keep forever!  Just remember to spoon out the right amount of powder and you've got it made!!