NOLS Cookery

Edited by Claudia Pearson

"Without a doubt, this is the most complete book for beginners I've seen." - Ilo Gassoway, Backpacker

Whether you're a seasoned backcountry cook or you don't know where to begin, you'll find all kinds of hints, ideas, and information in this updated and expanded edition of a classic guide to backcountry cooking.

Contents include:

• Menu and ration planning
• Packaging
• Nutrition
• Fire preparation
• Equipment and stoves
• High altitude camping
• Traveling in bear country
• Leave No Trace site maintenance

Plus 190 recipes and variations, all carefully tested, including:

• Quiche Moraine
• Gado-gado Spaghetti
• Potato Cheese Soup
• No-Cook Picante Sauce
• Mexican Cornbread
• No-Bake Eskimo Cookies
• No-Bake Powerhouse Cookies
• Apple Pie Cake
• Cinnamon Yeast Rolls

With thirty years experience and over 3,000,000 meals prepared in wilderness, NOLS speaks with experience in the art of outdoor cooking.

Copyright © 1997 National Outdoor Leadership School.

Published by: STACKPOLE BOOKS, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

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