A fireless cooker is also an aid and convenience to the camper. Food can be prepared and left in the cooker while the party are away from camp on tramps. When they return, tired and hungry, the meal can be prepared with very little labor in a short time. Utensils. — Granite-ware utensils are the most desirable sort for camp use. They are light, durable, and easily cleaned. Tea and coffee pots with lips are more easily cleaned and more easily packed than those that have the long spouts. A large kettle of granite ware is almost indispensable and serves many purposes. It can be used for carrying and heating water, for dish washing, for boiling meats, and for chowders, etc. When moving, it can be made a packing case for small articles. Dishes. — In general, mugs and plates of white enameled 218 Digitized by Google CAMP COOKERY 219 ware, on account of their light weight and durability, are to be preferred to the ordinary breakable articles of crockery. Provisions. — The list of provisions to be taken into a camp is influenced by the locality sought and by the people of the party. If the camp is remote from a village, it is evi- dent that a greater number and variety of provisions must be laid in than when a grocery store is within an hour's tramp of the tents. If the party is made up of men, there may be less call for such delicacies as olives, preserves, and pickles than there would be if ladies were in the company. But whatever the composition of the party, there are cer- tain staples which with a little thought may be prepared in several different ways, thus allowing an acceptable and varied bill of fare. List of Materials for Campers Bacon Figs Baking powder Flour Beans Ginger Butter Ham Ca.nned fruits Mustard Canned vegetables Pepper Cereals Rice Cheese Rye meal Cocoa Salt Coffee Salt fish Com meal Sausages Dates Soap Dried beans Soda Eggs Sugar Tea When buying the above articles, it is well to include the purchase of parafl^ candles, kerosene, extra wicks for the oil stove, paper napkins, and paper towels. Digitized by Google 220 SECOND YEAR Recipes. — By referring to recipes given in previous pages campers will find that the foods given in the list below can be made easily available, even under the simple conditions allowed in camp life. Rbcipes Cereals 51 Clam chowder 163 Fish chowder 142 Pish, Baked 139 Fried 140 Saut^ 141 Hasty pudding .... 54 Macaroni 48 RSCIPBS Meats, Boiled . . . 112,113 Stewed 102. 103 Broiled .... 104, 105, 106 Sauted .... 107, 108, 109 Milk toast 26 Quick bread 169 Salads 248-263 Vegetables 17-31 Digitized by Google THE HOME MAKER'S DUTY TO HERSELF The duties of the average housekeeper who does her own work are so many and so varied that it is often hard for her to know iust where to begin. She is frequently busy from early in the morning until late at night, taking care of chil- dren, preparing meals, cleaning, scouring, and many times she adds washing and ironing to her other labors. Such a woman fibids hardly a moment's leisure during the day, and if, after the evening meal is finished, dishes washed, and children put to bed, she has a minute to sit down, she must take up a piece of mending or sewing. Is it any wonder that such women, weary, tired, and overworked, break down?

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A fireless cooker is also an aid and convenience to the camper. Food can be prepared and left in the cooker while the party are away from camp on tramps. When they return, tired and hungry, the meal can be prepared with very little labor in a short time. Utensils. — Granite-ware utensils are the most desirable sort for camp use. They are light, durable, and easily cleaned. Tea and coffee pots with lips are more easily cleaned and more easily packed than those that have the long spouts. A large kettle of granite ware is almost indispensable and serves many purposes. It can be used for carrying and heating water, for dish washing, for boiling meats, and for chowders, etc. When moving, it can be made a packing case for small articles. Dishes. — In general, mugs and plates of white enameled [illustration: Digitized by Google] CAMP COOKERY 219 ware, on account of their light weight and durability, are to be preferred to the ordinary breakable articles of crockery. Provisions. — The list of provisions to be taken into a camp is influenced by the locality sought and by the people of the party. If the camp is remote from a village, it is evident that a greater number and variety of provisions must be laid in than when a grocery store is within an hour's tramp of the tents. If the party is made up of men, there may be less call for such delicacies as olives, preserves, and pickles than there would be if ladies were in the company. But whatever the composition of the party, there are certain staples which with a little thought may be prepared in several different ways, thus allowing an acceptable and varied bill of fare. List of Materials for Campers Bacon Figs Baking powder Flour Beans Ginger Butter Ham Canned fruits Mustard Canned vegetables Pepper Cereals Rice Cheese Rye meal Cocoa Salt Coffee Salt fish Com meal Sausages Dates Soap Dried beans Soda Eggs Sugar Tea When buying the above articles, it is well to include the purchase of parafl^ candles, kerosene, extra wicks for the oil stove, paper napkins, and paper towels. [illustration: Digitized by Google] Recipes. — By referring to recipes given in previous pages campers will find that the foods given in the list below can be made easily available, even under the simple conditions allowed in camp life. Rbcipes Cereals 51 Clam chowder 163 Fish chowder 142 Pish, Baked 139 Fried 140 Saut^ 141 Hasty pudding .... 54 Macaroni 48 RSCIPBS Meats, Boiled . . . 112,113 Stewed 102. 103 Broiled .... 104, 105, 106 Sauted .... 107, 108, 109 Milk toast 26 Quick bread 169 Salads 248-263 Vegetables 17-31 [illustration: Digitized by Google] THE HOME MAKER'S DUTY TO HERSELF The duties of the average housekeeper who does her own work are so many and so varied that it is often hard for her to know iust where to begin. She is frequently busy from early in the morning until late at night, taking care of children, preparing meals, cleaning, scouring, and many times she adds washing and ironing to her other labors. Such a woman fibids hardly a moment's leisure during the day, and if, after the evening meal is finished, dishes washed, and children put to bed, she has a minute to sit down, she must take up a piece of mending or sewing. Is it any wonder that such women, weary, tired, and overworked, break down?

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