swedish mess kit

[tenderfoot]

I just bought a swedish camping messkit marketed as a "camp a kit"
It has a box used as a messtin, a kukska, folding cup, kfs, and a cruet (salt/pepper shaker)
My question is this:-
The cruet/salt/pepper container has three compartments.Each has shaker type holes for outlet.One compartment is bigger than the other two.I presume that two are for salt/pepper respectively.
The question is what is the third compartment used for?

 

[Radix lecti]

Hi
Herbs ,spices or whatever powder you want to put in it , nice piece of kit.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

flaked chillies

 

[tenderfoot]

Yeah, im with you on that one spikey.You can never have too much chilli.
But i wonder what the swedish traditionally use it for as it was designed for them?
I wondered if there is a particular herb or spice the designers had in mind?
Anything that is traditionally used with swedish cuisine?

 

[Minotaur]

This one - ProForce Camp-A-Box Mess Kit

 

[m.durston]

i use the bigger compartment on my shaker for sugar, but i am thinking of converting to some type of chilli powder

 

[tenderfoot]

This one - ProForce Camp-A-Box Mess Kit

Yes thats it. Where are all the Swedish users of the forum? I know they're out there!

 

[tenderfoot]

i use the bigger compartment on my shaker for sugar, but i am thinking of converting to some type of chilli powder

Hadn't thought of sugar as i havent taken it in brews for years now.
I was hoping for something more exotic though somehow....

 

[rik_uk3]

These are nice little kits, a bit like the old tupperware stuff, but as its 'modern' I doubt anything is written in Scandinavian folk lore about what to put in them. I use, salt, salt, and white pepper.

 

[DavidJT]

I've been using it for pre-mixed chilli + curry powder. Livens up noodles, soups, beans etc. Only thing is even if you are careful, there still ends up being a little powder rolling around in the box, and you end up with slightly curried tea. But hey, that's Ok.

 

[gregs656]

I've got one of these, excellent bit of kit. I put sugar in mine.

I dunno if they're still out there, but mine was £11 posted on ebay a few months back and the guy was still selling them last time I checked. They're quite a bit more than that usually IIRC.

 

[forestwalker]

I have no idea; they are all over the shops, but I've never seen anyone experienced use them in the bush.

I've used a wooden cup+spoon (and bowl when out in a group and can't eat out of the pot) since about 1980, for a few years before that I used the old army plastic kuksa and the spoon from a KFS kit (I still sometimes use the plastic kuksa in winter).