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The American Hiking Society is searching for the best frontcountry and backcountry recipes for its new Volunteer Vacations cookbook. Submit your recipe with a photo and a short story about the Volunteer Vacation or outdoor excursion where you made your masterpiece (no more than 300 words please).

Volunteers across the country will test recipe submissions throughout the summer and fall, and winners will be included in the American Hiking Society cookbook, printed in 2009. The top camp cook will receive an Outback Oven from Backpacker’s Pantry.  Deadline for submissions is July 31, 2008. E-mail entries to Volunteer@AmericanHiking.org.

Maybe we should submit one of these goodies from Mark’s Ziploc Bag series?

Pudding in a Bag

• Instant Pudding
• Powered Milk
• Mint Cookies (chopped)
• Water
• Ziploc Freezer Bag

Place pudding mix in ziploc with chopped mint cookies. Add enough powered milk as per amount of milk needed. At camp add necessary water to bag. Seal bag and shake to mix. Place bag in snow or cold stream or lake. Allow pudding to set then serve

Omelet in a Bag

• 2 eggs
• Chopped Ham, Onions, Cheese, Milk, etc.
• Ziploc Freezer Bag

Before leaving add eggs, milk, ham, onions etc. to bag. Allow to freeze overnight if hiking in warmer conditions. When ready to eat place bag in boiling water until eggs appear to be cooked. Breakfast is served!

Mashed Potatoes in a Bag

• Canned Chicken Breast
• Stove Top Stuffing
• Instant Mash Potatoes
• Good Gravy

Place the stuffing and potatoes in separate ziploc bags and note amount of water needed with a marker on the outside. Boil water necessary and add to mash potatoes. Massage bag to mix thoroughly. Place chicken in boiling water that will be used for stuffing. Add this water to stuffing bag and massage to mix. Prepare gravy in a separate pan or simply open can and place in coals in fire to warm. Dinner is served.

Or this one from the non-ziploc section of his cookbook.

Tortillas…aka…An Unwrapped Wrap

• Butter
• Tortilla
• Seasoning of choice

This tasty treat comes to us courtesy of the folks at Wintergreen Dog Sledding in Ely, MN. Heavily butter the bottom of a pan. Place the tortilla flat in the pan and cook lightly. While cooking season the top of the tortilla. Cook until lightly brown and serve.

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