Too Hot For Anything But Silly Season Stuff!

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So, a variant on my yearly "Desert Island" game. We've taken our 5 favorite books to that island, so this time, let's take our 10 foods we can't live without. The rules are these: * You have access to a deep cave where ice & water are. * You have the option of fire, as there is wood & rock on the island. The industrious among you may build your own pit barbecue, or even an above ground oven. * If you're not a vegetarian, there is wild game you can trap & eat, or domesticate for milk & eggs, if you need it. * You may be as creative as you know how with whatever you eat, as I'm granting you a generous spice cabinet, with enough spices to keep you 'til you attract a ship (with your signal fire), & all the condiments you'll need. In my spices, sea salt isn't necessary, as I can get it from--doyuh!--the sea, but I will have whole black peppercorns & as much McCormick chili powder as they can produce. * You can have whatever spices YOU prefer in your collection. Perishables must be canned, freeze-dried, or otherwise preserved, or grow naturally on your island. Here are my 10 MUST HAVES: RICE UNBLEACHED WHOLE WHEAT STONE GROUND FLOUR TOMATOES (I found seeds in the shipwreck) SEEDLESS ORANGES CORN POTATOES CARROTS GREEN BEANS CHICKEN BROTH (I'll catch the wild pigs, as I MUST HAVE... PORK I will, naturally, try out various wild greens I find on the island, & pray for them not to be poisonous. And just maybe bananas grow there, though in order to have fruit, I'd need to know how to cultivate them. These would sustain me, but MAN would I ever miss pizza, red seedless grapes, & peanuts! Among other things... Maggiepie “Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.” ~ Hunter S. Thompson