Scotch Eggs for backcountry

[husky390]

I can only force down so many pop tarts in a year and I don't want to eat MH for breakfast and dinner. So I was wondering if anyone has made and then brought scotch eggs with them on a backpacking trip?

 

[larryschwartz]

I haven't made Scotch eggs before, but it does look good. My normal breakfast is a mix of powdered milk, instant oatmeal, raisins, and (believe it or not) pre-cooked bacon or bacon bits; it makes it kind of sweet and savory. I have in the past taken cooked food (like a couple slices of pizza, grilled cheese, a bacon cheeseburger, and even chinese food I got before hitting the trailhead) in on the first day for a nice meal the first night.

Last year, while camping with my son, I brought two of our favorite treats," breakfast logs" made by wrapping and baking pretzel dough around a bacon and cheese omlette. Unfortunately, a raccoon smelled them while we were sitting around the campfire the first evening. He gnawed his way through the tent and into my pack and ate part of one and dragged off the other one. I now leave all of our food outside of the tent in a bag I hang up off the ground, not because of bears but because of that little #$%^ raccoon.

Larry

 

[Browtine]

Never heard of Scotch eggs before. Just looked them up and they look tasty, but you'd have to eat them up quick unless you had pretty cold temps all day long.

 

[orionsbrother]

My buddies refer to them as "breakfast grenades". Don't know that I'd want to pack them in anywhere.

 

[husky390]

My buddies refer to them as "breakfast grenades". Don't know that I'd want to pack them in anywhere.

LOL, that they are. Well, guess I'll be the guinea pig on this experiment. I have a couple camping trips coming up to try them out on. First go round will be freezing them and then letting them thaw on the trip.

 

[larryschwartz]

LOL, that they are. Well, guess I'll be the guinea pig on this experiment. I have a couple camping trips coming up to try them out on. First go round will be freezing them and then letting them thaw on the trip.

I suggest you do any "testing" at home instead of on the trail. Make your "grenades", freeze them and then let them thaw to see how they work out. Better and easier to find out at home if it worked than when you are counting on it for your meal.

BTW, I think that the egg's texture will get screwed up by the freezing.

 

[JNDEER]

never tried the egg thing...I usually stick with Svenhard's individual wrapped dannish or any other individual wrap pastry or an oatmeal breakfast bar.

 

[husky390]

I suggest you do any "testing" at home instead of on the trail. Make your "grenades", freeze them and then let them thaw to see how they work out. Better and easier to find out at home if it worked than when you are counting on it for your meal.

BTW, I think that the egg's texture will get screwed up by the freezing.

Agreed, if I try it camping, it'll be in the comfort of my truck camper so I'll at least have a backup.