Registered: 02/12/15
Posts: 144
Loc: Western Pa, USA
I'm teaching a backpacking class this weekend and I thought it would be fun to include some GORP recipes. We all eat it, most of us make it (or have), what is your favorite recipe?
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Registered: 02/05/03
Posts: 3293
Loc: Portland, OR
Be sure to explain to your class that GORP is an acronym for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts. Which 'recipe' is till a big favorite among traditionalists and purists.
Registered: 02/12/15
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Loc: Western Pa, USA
Already done! 👌
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I prefer deconstructed GORP.... meaning I bring the components separately and mix them together however I feel at the time of eating them. I usually bring in separate bags: dried fruit (blueberries are a favorite), dried nuts (I like cashews, one of my kids likes peanuts, the other one I'm sure likes something else), chocolate chips, and M&M's. It makes it easier to choose what you want in your oatmeal too (this is also why I bring both chocolate chips and M&M's).
Registered: 02/05/03
Posts: 3293
Loc: Portland, OR
I used to include M&Ms and sometimes roasted sunflowers seeds, but now I usually stick to some combination of peanuts, almonds, walnuts, raisins, dried cranberries, sesame sticks and a bit of candied ginger for spice. Not all of those at once, but a generous selection.
Rarely, I'll add shelled pistachios just for the luxury of it. No cashews because my wife is allergic to them.
Registered: 02/12/15
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Loc: Western Pa, USA
Candied ginger? That sounds interesting, and different.
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Registered: 02/12/15
Posts: 144
Loc: Western Pa, USA
Wow! Two people with candied ginger. I must be missing out on something, going to have to give it a shot.
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Registered: 01/16/13
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Loc: Nacogdoches, TX, USA
I've only made it once, but it was more or less equal parts raisins, peanuts, and M&M's. And, I waaay overestimated how much I would eat. I think I still had over half of it at the end of the trip. It was good, but it was really dense and filling.
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