Ever been in a situation where you’re dying for some nourishment but you were too poor, too far away, or are just plain unable to get typical food from the typical sources? When you’re in a pinch like that, you’ll try just about anything which promises a quick boost of energy and a slight break from the angry growling of your stomach. Here’s a couple of tried & true recipes of necessity to get things started off:
Oakie Sandwich
This is a great recipe for road trips, when you’re far away from everything but gas stations. They typically have both necessary ingredients for this simple recipe, and you can even “eat” this one while driving.
Ingredients:
One bottle of CocaCola brand soda; any size OK
One package of roasted peanuts; salted, glazed, and cocktail variants all OK
Directions:
First, drink the Coke in proportion to the amount of peanuts which you have procured. Next, add the peanuts slowly to the Coke, using your hand as a funnel. Recap the soda, and shake violently for several seconds. Let the pressure subside for a few minutes. After it’s safe to open the cola, you’ll notice the peanuts have all or mostly all dissolved(!). Drink the mixture, which tastes like a slightly saltier, creamier Coke. Not too terrible, and it’s good for a few hours worth of cheap energy.
[u]A-1 Toast[/u]
Even if you’re really poor, you’re likely to have or be able to easily obtain the ingredients for this little lifesaver.
Ingredients:
A-1 Steak Sauce – available in any cheap dive of a restaurant, or often found in the back of the fridge
Bread, sliced and toasted; any variety OK
Directions:
Pretty straight-forward. Just pour a little steak sauce onto one of your pieces of toast, and rub it onto the other as evenly as possible. Not the best thing in the world, but it’s got salt, sugar, and carbs. Enough to keep you going!
