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I’m planning a menu for a backpacking trip I’ll be taking in a couple weeks.  In preparation I’ve been pouring over old issues of Backpacker looking for meals.  During the course of my search I found a tip for cooking rice in a water bottle.  Its simple really, just follow the directions on a box of minute rice for the water to rice ratio, and boil the appropriate amount of water.  Then dump the water and rice into your water bottle.  A few minutes later you have cooked rice.

I’m sure this isn’t all that impressive to the non-backpackers among you, but for those of us who carry our lives on our backs on a regular basis, we know that every ounce counts.  This is a great way to dump those pre-packaged Uncle Ben’s rice packs, and carry the dry weight instead.  Backpacker had a recipe for Cajun Rice Fritters that is making the menu this time around.  Sounds yummy.