Menus for the trip: Ham Romanoff, Beef Stroganoff, and Chicken and Dumplings were prepackaged freeze dried food.  Rice dinners were instant rice mixed with freeze dried ham, chicken, and beef.  We also mixed cocoa powder with dried milk to make our morning cocoa.   

A lot of the deserts were stewed fruit.  Merl didn't much care for this: "While I don't mind being regular, I don't want to be frequent".  Over the years, my menu has changed - Click Here for a 2012 menu for a similar trip.

Today, only Chicken and Dumplings are still on the menu. Labor intensive menu items are gone. Lunches are not cooked (saves a lot of time), and breakfasts are either oatmeal or cereal.  Pancakes for a large group are a disaster, and the dried egg dishes leave a bad aftertaste that lasts all day.