Caver Recipes....

[L Roebuck]

Thought I'd share one of my favorite cave food recipes. Anyone else have any recipes for foods/snacks you can take ridgewalking or caving?

Caver’s Trailmix

Ingredients:
Pretzels
Raisins
Dried apples
Dates
Almonds
Dried pears
Dried apricots
Sunflower seeds
Filberts
Carob chips
Etc.

Put all ingredients in a large ziploc bag and shake to mix.
Ingredients can be varied. Try substituting some of these ingredients: Peanuts, MM’s, brazil nuts, coconut, choclate chips, dried prunes, bananna chips, yogurt covered nuts, Cheerios, etc.

[Azurerana]

A recipe In the spirit of the season: *EEEEEEK: Do NOT READ FURTHER IF SQUEAMISH.

DO NOT ATTEMPT this without requisite legal papers, inspections AND approval of local sheriff's department.







OK, I warned you..last chance.




Barbequed Caver
Marinate one young adult caver 21-30 years of age in brewpub ale or homemade wine. When sufficiently anethesized, remove clothes. Quickly kill, bleed, gut and skin caver in accordance with kosher regulations. Wash carcass with spring water. Line body cavity with calcium carbide to draw excess liquid. Hang on rope overnight in back yard for seasoning by bats.

Dig hole as if preparing for traditional pig roast. Mount iron spit over hole. Check out hole for going leads before building fire. Build bonfire minimum of 3' x 5' x 5' in hole. While waiting for bed of coals to burn down, prepare sauce.

Barbequed caver sauce. Take one case of cheap beer and poptop into washtub. Add 3 gallons industrial catsup, and 3 1/2 pounds red clay. Season with onions, jalapenos, chiles, brown sugar, bacon strips, pepper and salt . Stir. Buy new kitchen broom with metal handle and natural fiber bristles for barbeque brush. Taste sensation: Urban cavers might want to substitute chianti, Ripple, or other fine vintage for beer.

When coals are glowing like a 1a.m. regional bonfire burnt to the firewalking stage (light ash over glowing coals), attach carcass to spit with metal reinforced duct tape. Be SURE you have removed boots and split gear--shoe leather may taint meat. Cook, occasionally turning the spit until skin is crisp (you have no idea where that caver has been nor what he/she has done, and need to insure that all bacteria have been killed.) Baste with barbeque sauce until caver has a rosy glow, or one hour per 20 pounds. Serves 20-40 hungry speleopoliticians.

Serving Idea: Sterilize plastic tarp and sprinkle with gorp. Roll barbecued caver in gorp before serving.
Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeee-------------!

PS-- this occurred to me after viewing the movie Little Women with Winona Ryder last night, in which Jo March, is attempting to make her living by writing 'potboilers'. This recipe is in no way an endorsement of murder, mayhem, or Halloween movies, many of which have equally revolting plotlines.

[Sharon Faulkner]

Ah ha, so you two received the pre-trip food preparation gene. Having apparently ducked when any culinary related gene came flying by, I have spent many a day roaming some of TAG's finest mountains with a box of Cheez-Its and chocolate Power Bars. ;D
My sincere appreciation goes out to whomever invented food preservatives.


Azurerana, guess some folks only go caving with you once, eh? Kinda reminds me of the movie Fried Green Tomatoes.

[L Roebuck]

Hehehe, I didn't have the "Barbequed Caver" recipe Azurerana.

[Azurerana]

Eugene suggested Barbecued Caver be served with ramen noodles or grits.

[L Roebuck]

Or Bat Noodle Salad might be a delectable side dish. Or perhaps some Fruit Bat Soup.

Bert Christensen's Weird & Different Recipes
bertc.com/fruitbat.htm