With autumn definitely upon us and winter just around the corner there has never been a better time to think about having a decent hot drink in the flask when fishing.
Other than tea or coffee there are a lot of other warming drinks to consider for a day on the bank.
Hot chocolate . . . I make it in advance at home and put it in a pre-heated flask.
Pre-heating with scalding hot water poured into the flask and drained before immediately filling with your chosen tipple.
Ginger tea . . . to make it use a cup of water to about an inch of cleaned peeled and sliced ginger. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 5 or 6 minutes.
Strain (sieve) the liquid into the flask and add a few teaspoons of honey (or maple syrup) to balance the flavour and if you like a few slices of orange or lemon into the flask as well.
Mulled cider . . . not necessarily a strong alcohol content but a medium cider heated in a pan with mulling spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger and citrus zest) sieve into a pre-heated flask and enjoy . . . . obviously best if you do not have to drive.
Hot soup is always a favourite and something I take in a wide mouth flask.
Soup is very easy to make at home and in my view far more tasty than the tinned stuff.
Chicken noodle soup is simple to make as is chicken and leek or chicken vegetable all need a wide mouth flask though. You can spice up the chicken noodle soup with some Thai flavours as well.
Carrot and coriander is also very simple to make and it also freezes well so make a large batch and use as needed.
At this time of the year I do rather like the mulled cider and often couple that with a round or two of strong cheedar and thinly sliced apple sandwiches.
The ginger tea goes very well with ham and pickle sarnies and a large piece of Tea cake.
A really good flask is essential at this time of the year and after a lot of looking around I finally settled on the Aladdin Stanley range of flasks (the green enamel finished ones) and they have lasted me for years.
So, what goes into your flask for a day fishing?
Other than tea or coffee there are a lot of other warming drinks to consider for a day on the bank.
Hot chocolate . . . I make it in advance at home and put it in a pre-heated flask.
Pre-heating with scalding hot water poured into the flask and drained before immediately filling with your chosen tipple.
Ginger tea . . . to make it use a cup of water to about an inch of cleaned peeled and sliced ginger. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 5 or 6 minutes.
Strain (sieve) the liquid into the flask and add a few teaspoons of honey (or maple syrup) to balance the flavour and if you like a few slices of orange or lemon into the flask as well.
Mulled cider . . . not necessarily a strong alcohol content but a medium cider heated in a pan with mulling spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger and citrus zest) sieve into a pre-heated flask and enjoy . . . . obviously best if you do not have to drive.
Hot soup is always a favourite and something I take in a wide mouth flask.
Soup is very easy to make at home and in my view far more tasty than the tinned stuff.
Chicken noodle soup is simple to make as is chicken and leek or chicken vegetable all need a wide mouth flask though. You can spice up the chicken noodle soup with some Thai flavours as well.
Carrot and coriander is also very simple to make and it also freezes well so make a large batch and use as needed.
At this time of the year I do rather like the mulled cider and often couple that with a round or two of strong cheedar and thinly sliced apple sandwiches.
The ginger tea goes very well with ham and pickle sarnies and a large piece of Tea cake.
A really good flask is essential at this time of the year and after a lot of looking around I finally settled on the Aladdin Stanley range of flasks (the green enamel finished ones) and they have lasted me for years.
So, what goes into your flask for a day fishing?
