NOLS Cookery

by Claudia Pearson (Editor)

Overview

2018 National Outdoor Book Award Winner—Classic Category

The keystone of the NOLS library, the Cookery has been a trusted and reliable resource used in the field by NOLS students and instructors for 50 years. First published by Stackpole in 1991, NOLS Cookery is in its 7th edition with 125,000 copies in print.
Whether you’re a first-time backpacker or a seasoned backcountry cook, you’ll learn from the cookbook used by the experts in outdoor education. With more than 2 million meals prepared in the wilderness, NOLS speaks with authority on the art of outdoor cooking. This new edition includes important nutritional information that supports the 200 recipes plus a special section of recipes from around the world, new recipes for lightweight backpacking and recipes that can be prepared in advance of the trip.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811719810
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Series:	NOLS Library
Edition description:	7th Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Claudia Pearson came to NOLS Rocky Mountain in Lander, Wyoming in 1977 . . . and never left. She has been the manager of the “Gourmet Gulch” since 1978, and in that time has edited seven editions of the NOLS Cookery.

Table of Contents

Foreword vi

Acknowledgments ix

Planning

Ration Planning 2

Nutrition 13

Sample Shopping List 38

Packaging 47

Ration Resupply 49

Cooking

Lightweight Backpacking 52

Equipment and Stoves 65

Cooking on Fires 70

Basic Cooking Terminology 75

Cooking Hints for Beginners 77

Environmental Considerations 81

Recipes

Beverages 91

Breakfasts 96

Dinners 110

Breadstuffs 151

Desserts and Snacks 172

NOLS Around the World 198

Index 217

Guide to Measurements 220