This thread makes me want to get out my crock pot and start experimenting . . .

Lisa I was reading your complaints about some of the recipes calling for everything in a can. A couple of years ago DH and I were going on vacation, 10 days camping in various national parks, and we wanted some new ideas for stuff to make for dinner. DH got a book from the library on "camping food", it was from the 1960's and most recipes called for things we'd never even heard of (I'm 30, he's 32), like canned beef Do they even still make that? Bleck. Canned onions?? Needless to say we didn't make any of the recipes.