Hot Tang
Orange drink powder in boiling water. Absurd, and the best thing going at fifteen degrees.
- calories
- 90
- weight
- 1 oz
- cal / oz
- 90
- protein
- 0 g
- serves
- 1, scales
- prep
- 1 min
- cook
- 4 min
- total time
- 5 min
- water
- 350 ml boiled
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Drink
- Canister stove
- Campfire coals
- Alcohol / Esbit
- Liquid fuel
- Winter / snow
- Backpacking
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Day hike
- Canoe / raft
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Nut free
- One pot
- Pre-mix at home
- Shelf stable
- Dump and stir
Ingredients
| Tang or similar orange drink powder | 3 tbsp |
|---|
Method
- Boil about 350 ml of water.
- Stir the powder in until it dissolves.
Nobody drinks Tang at home. In a cold camp it is sugar, vitamin C, and a reason to finish a litre of water you would otherwise leave in the bottle, which is the actual job.
An ounce of powder per day is nothing to carry and it makes treated water taste like something other than treated water.
Packing
Portion it into snack bags at home, one per morning, so you are not digging a scoop out of a tub with cold hands.
Variations
- A cinnamon stick or a few cloves in the mug turns it into something closer to mulled cider.
- Half a portion stirred into hot chocolate is better than it has any right to be.
Hot Tang on the Outdoor Boys channel, catalogued at outdoorboysalmanac.com.