Something you never see mentioned as on the go food is the factory canned meals available. I guess it started with the C-rations we ate in Viet Nam. In the intervening years of hunting, fishing and working in the out of doors, I have come to appreciate the conveniance a lot, if not the perfectly delicious offerings. By heating the meals in their own cans the only cleanup involved is disposing of the can and cleaning up your spoon. When I worked in the woods, we would bang a deep dent in the can and then lay it at the edge of the fire turning often, always watching the dent. If the dent started to unfold, watch out, your meal was turning into a bomb. Since I have taken up sailing my lazy ways have continued. Now, I drop the unopened can into a larger container of water on the
stove. It takes some time, allow at least 15 - 20 minutes. While people joke about the quality of food from cans, there are some foods on the market that aren''t all that bad if you don''t over do them. Some of my favorites include Swansons chicken and dumplings, and Chef Boy R Dees beef and mac. Ham and limas is good, but I prefer it when the can has been lightly frozen once which breaks down the beans like long cooking. Of course there are all of the things you ususlly think of associated with canned food, beef stew, chili, soups some of which are better than others depending on brand. Chef Boy R Dee make a whole shelf of pasta meals which are all pretty similar, but all certainly edible. Bottom
line is if you''re sailing alone, and the weather is a little blustry, a hot can of something sure beats a cold bologna.