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Campfire cookery for soldiers, scouts, campers, hikers, hotels, restauranters, boarding houses, auto tourist ..

1921

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Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Cheese and bologna are always good to have on hand, as sometimes you will figure short of meat for that meal, and by this way you Save something handy to substitute very qxiickly. Then, again, you may be called on to make lunches when you happen to have no cold meats. You know while in camp there are so many side trips and hikes that there are always calls for lunches. There are a great many other things for which, if you just stop and think over, you can have on hand for sand- wiches for lunches, such as cookies bought in the bulk in 20-lb. tins or packages. They are good and wiU carry better than cakes. Have on hand fruit of some kind. These cookies are good at meal times and will save you a lot of baking. There £u-e many ways for using cookies to change about and none to waste and go stale like cake will. In making up bills of fare, save aU the work you can. I have found that by buying the bulk cookies that they make the best deserts, simple, labor saving and economical. When you buy, get the one that will average the most to the pound; not the sugar coated ones as they weigh heavy. For a change take and thin down some jam or jelly and paste two cookies together and vary it in other ways, such as desert with cream sauce, as in the cottage pudding, etc. MEAT FOR THE PRUDENT BUYER (A) Quality, color, grain, fat. (B) Methods of cooking, flavor, fuel and time. (C) Number to feed, for one meal or more, or or for left overs. (£)) The cost, fuel, lard and other ingredients to complete the meal and the use of sub- stitutes. 21 (R) Take udvnntafrR of the mnrket. (F) Pun-hiiHe liirpp nnioiitil.s of meat if a place for HloriifTo in (ivnilahlo. (G) Siihstitiiti' fLsh, Kiiiiie, or other less expen- sive iirticleM. (H) Left overs one! their utilization. (/) Careful iih«! of ineat.s, save fata ami Irim- niirifT). (J) Use of less exi>ensive cuts of meat. (A") Careful serving of meat at table. (L) C'arefnl preparation. ClicuiMT CailM — How lined: (A) Uy hiriK slow ox.kiiij;. (.B) Hy i-hiijipiiiK, KrindiMK to separate the •t.lM-r. (C) Hy |>ouM<iing with the flat of the cleaver. (D) liy the use of vinegar or lemon jui«e. (E) liy coiti storage or hanging. Fried Finh: Small fi.sh slioiild he frie<l. Hour will with Jjonr or coniniriil and fry to nil"- hrown. Fry in plenty i>f hot lard. Season and serve and garnish with lenmn if you have it. Many of the compounds on the market arc better than jmre lard for fisli frying. Cooking Finli on tlii> llikr: If you don't vsant to hollu-r alHiut frving your fish, try broiling or skewing your li.sh on a forketl stick. <'ut a tliin straight green lind>, shariN>n at the end. String a lish and a sice of baron, alternate until you have the cpnuitity for your meal. Hold omt vour cam|> fin* and turn often. Hot coals are Ih" IhsI. C,M)k till <lone. You may use a forkc"*! sti« k. sharpened at the two iMiinIs of the fork. Spike your lish through the l>ack from the inside, vsilh a thin sli<e of bacon on the inside of the fish. The In-st way is to fiv a log along the fire to prop your stick on for broiling.