Survival biscuits

[mallie99]

trouble with foraging is there isn't much around in the winter.

Plenty of water... Mud... Rotting twigs... Depends what you're foraging for

I always wondered about following squirrels as they squirrel during winter, would their little forages hold enough to make it a worthwile venture?

[lonewolf]

trouble with foraging is there isn't much around in the winter.

Plenty of water... Mud... Rotting twigs... Depends what you're foraging for

I always wondered about following squirrels as they squirrel during winter, would their little forages hold enough to make it a worthwile venture?

that's if you could follow them, at the moment in my area, if you step off the road you are up to your knees!!

[mallie99]

... in my area, if you step off the road you are up to your knees!!

[rik_uk3]

Many moons ago when I was a survivalist/walker/climber we would carry Turblokken rations for emergency use which look to be much the same as the OP linked.

Four Kit Kat chunky will give you over a thousand calories at 264 calories a bar

http://caloriecount.about.com/calories- ... ar-i212528 (book mark this site its a good one)

A pack of typical noodles like the Ramen/value type which need cooking give less than 200 calories and lets be honest eating 4 choc bars is no hardship.

[triffid]

The 'ingredients' referred to in the OP read: baked wheat flour, hydrogenated soybean oil, sugars, malt, vitamins (contains no meat or animal fat)

You could replicate these in your own home for pennies. Back as a youngster (1970s/80's) I used to go backpacking & I would make what I termed 'trail bars' - you couldn't buy them then.

Little bit of butter
Honey (or syrup, less healthy)
Malt
Porridge oats
Currants (pref soaked for couple of hours in alcohol - whisky by choice!)

Melt the butter add honey add 'juice' (if any) from currants & stir in the malt then oats & currants. Spread in baking tray & bake until very slightly crisp.
Cut into slices & wrap in clingfilm. Pack in airtight container (for emergency food you could freeze & leave in freezer until problem?).
They 'seemed' to last for ages even when packed in clingfilm. I used to make them (a big batch) and they would 'last' (don't think they did me any harm ) for a year or so.

[mallie99]

The 'ingredients' referred to in the OP read: baked wheat flour, hydrogenated soybean oil, sugars, malt, vitamins (contains no meat or animal fat)

You could replicate these in your own home for pennies. Back as a youngster (1970s/80's) I used to go backpacking & I would make what I termed 'trail bars' - you couldn't buy them then.

Little bit of butter
Honey (or syrup, less healthy)
Malt
Porridge oats
Currants (pref soaked for couple of hours in alcohol - whisky by choice!)

Melt the butter add honey add 'juice' (if any) from currants & stir in the malt then oats & currants. Spread in baking tray & bake until very slightly crisp.
Cut into slices & wrap in clingfilm. Pack in airtight container (for emergency food you could freeze & leave in freezer until problem?).
They 'seemed' to last for ages even when packed in clingfilm. I used to make them (a big batch) and they would 'last' (don't think they did me any harm ) for a year or so.

(Not that i'm complaining) but why the alchohohohoholl?

[triffid]

(Not that i'm complaining) but why the alchohohohoholl?[/quote]


Why not! Got to have some luxuries in survival food........ I didn't have a dog with a bottle of brandy around it's neck. (imagine tinfoil hat avatar without the tinfoil hat)

Seriously: I used honey and booze (they are preservatives) to add moisture to the mix. Cooking the currents/dried fruit in their dried form would, I imagine, start them deteriorating. Soaked in alcohol would help preserve them. And improve the taste. Presumably any alcohol would be evaporated off in the cooking process.

[mallie99]

Presumably any alcohol would be evaporated off in the cooking process.

Boo!

Might have to give that a go one weekend! See how it is