Camp Quick Reference

Camp Quick Reference

Measurements & Equivalents

Submitted by: ChiChi
Recipe Source: ChiChi
Keywords: camping, campfire, cooking, outdoor, conversions

Quick Conversion:

1 ps heap = 1 Tbsp 

3/4 ps = 1 tsp

3 tsp = 1 Tbsp

1 oz = 6 tsp or 2 T

1 cup = 8 oz / 16 T

1 qt = 4 cups 

1 ltr = 4.25 cups

1 gal = 16 cups

1 lb = 16 oz

Self Rising Flour:
1 c flour + 1.5t B.Pwdr + 1/2t Salt

1 Stick Butter: 1/2c/8T/.25lb


Gravy Mix:

1 c = 1/3c mix + 1/4c water added to 3/4c boiling water.

2 c = 3/4c mix + 1/2c water added to 1 1/2c boiling water.

4 c = 1 1/2c mix + 1c water added to 3c boiling water.

1 gal = 1/3c mix + 1 Pkg + 4c water added to 3 qt (8c) boiling water.

Dry Non-Fat Milk:

1 c = 1/3c pwdr (5 rounded Tbsp) + 1c ice water 

1 qt = 1 1/3c pwdr + 4c ice water

Dehydrated Potatoes:
1 c = 2/3 c Flakes
2/3 c = Water
1/3 c = Milk
*or 1 c Water w/ 4 T Dry Milk = Total Liquid

Oil Biscuits: 

Biscuit Size: soup/veg can cutter. PS=plastic spoon measure. Dry Milk Conversion: 2/3c=10t or 6.5ps and 1/3c=6t or 4ps. Use self-rising flour and omit the salt and baking powder. Use mayonnaise in place of oil and add extra milk. 

  3                           6

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1.0 c or 24  ps / 2  c   Flour + 

1.5 t  or 1    ps / 3  t   Baking Pwdr

1    t  or 3/4 ps / 1  t   Salt

1   T  or 2    ps / 2 T   Sugar (opt)

8   t   or 5.5 ps/ 1/3c   Oil

16 t   or 8    ps/ 2/3c   Milk 

Directions: 

Add milk to cup of oil without stirring. 

Add to dry ingredients until moist. 

Knead 1-2 times. 

Tri-Fold the dough for layers. 

Roll out between 2 plastic bags 

OR pat into a square. 

Cut with cutter without twisting. 

OR pinch off & pat. 

OR cut sheet of dough into squares with a knife. 

The less dough is worked the better results. Use extra flour for hands, boards and cutters. 

Baking:

Lightly grease pan. 

Bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 min 

or 

475 degrees for 10-15 min. 

I have successfully baked these in an alum can oven oven an alcohol alum can stove. Put individual biscuits in a reg can bottom "pans", stacked inside a large tall can, with a lid, set over a reg can stove using 2 oz Heet fuel. A "diffuser" piece added to "oven" to prevent the bottom "pan" from over burning. The tops are not browned because they are stacked. 

Note:

These will be bland without butter or buttermilk but good texture. Best served with country gravy and sausage, sorghum molasses, butter & jelly or just to make a sandwich. Optionally add real butter pieces, imitation butter flakes, bacon bits or pre-cooked sausage links to the dough batter. 

Beer Bread:
3 c Self Rise Flour + 3T Sugar + 1 can Beer. 375 degrees, 1 hour. 

Indian Bread:
1c Flour + Salt + 1T Oil + Water for stiff batter. Cut in squares. Deep Fry. Cinn/Sugar Top.

Corn Bread:
1c Flour + 1c Cornmeal + 1/4c Oil + 1c Milk + 2 Eggs + 4T sugar  + 1/2t salt  + 1T baking powder. 425 degrees, 15 min.

Pancakes:
1 c Flour + 1T Sugar + 2t Bak Pwdr + 1/4t Salt + 1 Egg + 1c Milk + 2T Oil.