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#77893 - 11/23/06 05:02 AM Food as Fuel
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When Taboylan mentioned in passing that it would be possible to eat the tallow candle in his PSK, it reminded me of some latent knowledge I had in the back of my mind.

Some foods (nuts and marshmallows come to mind) could be used as tinder in an emergency. A single shelled peanut saved from your trail mix contains a surprising amount of energy and easily could be used to get a fire going when everything else is soaking wet.
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#77894 - 11/23/06 05:20 AM Re: Food as Fuel
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Les Stroud on a survivor man episode used a corn chip as tender because of the oils on the chip.

I couldnt believe it worked ,so I tried it myself and it worked. So yes fool can be fuel.

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#77895 - 11/23/06 06:50 AM Re: Food as Fuel
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Biggest trick would be keeping a potato chip in the form of a chip. Might be interesting to crumble one into dust and try it.

I would, but we are on the low carb thing, so if I should get my hands on a chip I'm not gonna waste it by burning it...
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#77896 - 11/23/06 06:58 AM Re: Food as Fuel
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Kukui nut can and has been used as a candle. Not sure about the chocolate covered variety though.
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#77897 - 11/23/06 01:54 PM Re: Food as Fuel
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Here's one I tried which amazed me.
Cheese Puffs

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#77898 - 11/23/06 03:31 PM Re: Food as Fuel
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Aloha,

Are Kukui nuts the same as macadamia nuts? When I was over therei I remember making torches from macadamia nuts. We'd stick a bunch on a skewer then light the top one with a Bic lighter (I don't know if a match would work). The fire would work it's way down the nuts and burn for a long time.

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#77899 - 11/23/06 07:12 PM Velveeta
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Registered: 02/11/06
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Loc: SD, USA
Happy Turkey Day, everyone. We stopped in a campground once for a picnic. The slobs there before us had left all their garbage smoldering in a fire ring, including a brick of Velveeta cheese flavored product. It was burning when we arrived, with an extremely thick black smoke. It still had a flame an hour and a half or two hours later when we were done. I don't know what it took to ignite it, but didn't take too much water to extinguish. I haven't eaten Velveeta since then.

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#77900 - 11/23/06 07:21 PM Re: Food as Fuel
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Blast,

I had a brain fart late last night. Kukui is not the same as macadamia nuts. The first one burns as a candle, the second one I have only eaten.
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#77901 - 11/23/06 08:34 PM Re: Velveeta
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Registered: 10/29/06
Posts: 50
Loc: Southwest Coast, Florida
Oh, gross. I think that before I eat anything anymore, I'm going to try to light it on fire. If something burns, I'm not so sure I really want to ingest it.... <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Sad part is, I've probably eaten hundreds of pounds of that "cheese".

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#77902 - 11/23/06 08:44 PM Re: Food as Fuel
billym Offline
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Registered: 12/01/05
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Loc: Oakland, California
In the past olive oil used to be used in simple oil lamps ( a wick and a bowl).
Also Crisco although not really healthy to eat can have multiple uses including fuel; kind of like the tallow candle. I remember a Boy Scout survival quiz which consisted of a list or random items. On the list was the Crisco and it was one of the very first things you should have chosen according to the answers. They listed cooking, fires, lubrication, skin protection from wind and lip balm as some of its many applications. The only reason I have it in my home is to season my cast iron cookware.

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