T he definition of scroggin is a prepared mixture of dried fruits and nuts to eat as a snack while bushwalking. There are other names such as trail mix, gorp and schmogle. I have never heard of the schmogle, but according to google this is what the good New Zealand folk call it.
Scroggin stands for sultanas, currants, raisins and other good goodies including nuts and Gorp stands for good old raisins and peanuts. There is a wide variety already available in the supermarkets, or you can make your own. On my recent Larapinta hike my friend made our combination. I was a bit skeptical of the combination at first but when I tried it, I was hooked. The scroggin had a little sweet, a little salty, a great crunch and a bit of a chewy combination. Wow, it was very tasty, I wanted to keep eating it. There have been some scroggins I have made but they just didn’t have the more factor to it, I mean in that I wanted to eat more. I have tried to add a combination of nuts, dried fruit and seeds but they were a bit boring to eat and I always came back home with way too much that was not eaten. That is dead weight to carry and no one needs that.
The Lapapinta scroggin had four simple ingredients: nuts, pretzels, M&M’s and frogs. Breaking this new combination down, the nuts were an Outdoor mixed nuts which have been roasted and sprinkled with a BBQ sauce. The nuts are a combination of macadamia, peanuts, almonds and cashews. These nuts are known as the healthiest type of nuts, but peanuts are actually a legume. They are full of fibre, magnesium, vitamin E, protein, energy and fat. So this part of the scroggin is the nutritional, high energy part with more of a sustained release of energy for the body. It will keep you going for a while. The BBQ spice gives a good flavor too.
Pretzels are next. They are generally covered in salt so this is good for hikers. We sweat out a lot of nutrients so a good intake of salt is recommended to replenish lost sodium levels.
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