Scroggin

Scroggin is a snack invented by New Zealand trampers. It is similar to gorp (or "trail mix").

It has been suggested that the name scroggin is an acronym, taken from the first letter of eight ingredients:

Sultanas
Chocolate
Raisins
Orange peels (candied)
Ginger (crystallised)
Glucose (generic candy, such as barley sugars)
Improvisation or imagination (i.e. the chef is supposed to add a favorite ingredient)
Nuts (any kind, so long as they are not salted)

However, this could be a backronym, and the assumption that "scroggin" is an actual acronym may be a folk etymology (as is likely the case with gorp).

These ingredients can be anything desired, but traditionally they must have chocolate, raisins, and nuts. Dried fruit, such as dried apricots, dried apples and banana chips, plus sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds are very popular inclusions in these mixes.

The idea behind Scroggin is to have an energy-packed mix of anything you want, kept in a waterproof bag which the consumer dips into when in need of an energy boost.

Scroggin

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