Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-14
ABOUT CAMPING.
WHAT PROVISIONS, COOKING uTEN-
Sill, ETC, WILL BE NECESSARY.
eusrestsons 20 Those Who Propose spend
Ing Far, of the Summer
Ga the Woods.
For the pispatsh--ocpyriehted by Bachelor 3
Co, 1888


For the DispatSh--Ccpyr1ehted by Bachelor d
Co, iSSai
The number OF persons who leave the
cities for few weeks during summer 10
, enjoy the tovel and healthful delight OF
"calnpinr out" increases annually and
would doubtless be yet larger but for the
baieful Ignorance generally prevalent con-
corning its modus opsTond. Those VINO
have never tried IL are very liable 20 nave
exaggerated ideas OF ITS cost ana difncu-
tics. 10 commence with, the outfit actual
IN necessary is small and simple. The
proper provisioning of q camp rs by no
means costly or difficult. and camp cook
ing is easy and by no means an incon-
siderable part Of the enjoyment and fun
of free forest life.
Primarily You want q tent. and as thai
Is something 10 last for many years, u
properly taken care of, You may as wen
ret a good one; wall " tent with
"hv." A couple OF men can get along
ouito well with a shelter" but the supe-
nor size and convenience Of the wall
iuStifies the comparatively small additionai
ontlay upon il. And do not buy one OF the
flimsy muslin ones that are very imperfect
shelters while they last, and soon wear
out, but good duck tent with " NY
of lighter body. Next. your cooking APP
paratus is a most important essential. ,by
no means permit yourself 10 be Degulled
into taking along an oil-stoye. III IS
thing taat inevitably leaks, no matter
what the dealer may say 10 the contrary,
and by some Internal fatality-explicable
only by the httle-understood law OF
the innate cussedness Of lnammate
things ALWAYS dribbles its evil-smelling
contents on your blankets, or worse yet,
on your provisions. Take along with you
a couple of alcohol lamps, OF that kind
Ibpxr do not
cost much and may come IN very handny
for small cooking or making coffee IN the
tent during exceptionally bad weather, or
for quickly and conveniently getting up
an early breakfast But, remember they
are only for emergencies. AS rule you
must do your cooking, by an open nre Oh
wood Goals And. by the way, do not car
~ your alcohol in bottles or demiJohn,
hui in tight tin cans. Eschew glass as far
- possible in your camping outht.
KITCHEN FURNITURE.
You want a good-szed iron pot for
making stews and soups in; Dutch
oven -: two sheet-iron mess-pans, one OF
them with three long, low ears riveted
on its edge: two frying pans, OF three of
different sizes, so that they Will nest to-
gether: two wire orollers, big gsIva-
nized iron pot, and two tin pals; one
coffee-pot and one teapot of heavy tin
or granite" ware. Have iron balls
on the two big pots and riveted
handles, and spOuts on the coffee and
tea-pots, but no handles to stick out
and be in the way on any of the
other utensils. Use pair OF biacksmth's
pliers to handle them with about the hre.
Get a couple Of stout iron spoons with
handles cut of TO three or four inches long
and cylinder sockets soldered to them, so
that Won can put stick handles 10 them
when wanted of any length. you desire.
One stout mesrs fork and two keen butcher
kufyes-one large the other small-will be
all Won will need. For tableware there Is
nothing better than bright, new, clean tin
plates, cups. and spoons, and nothing is
less expensive Plain woOden-handled
knives and forks, of course. You want
pepper and salt-holders with double tops,
the under ones perforated, and for them
tin is as good As anything. Cayenne pep
per You had better keep in q strong bottle
we'll corked. If you run your eye back
over that list of utensils and tableware
Won will observe that If you use reason
able intelligence in selecting suitable
sizes the whole lot when packed will
be nested together in the two big iron pots
and the Dutch Oven-possibly excepting
the coffee-pot which is always likely to be
a seryiceable and necessary nuisance. Jam
in somewhere a couple of pieces of iron
curved like the letter S, with the curves
about four inches wide on one end and
three inches on the other, length about
foot. They viii be needed TO hang the pot
over the open FIRE See that some of your
tin plates are large enough to serve "a
covers 10 the frying-pans. A strong, cheap
chahng- dish Is so serviceable as almost TO
be essential.
All this outfit is planned for persons who
are going into n camp of comparative per-
maDeney-say for from week TO month
on land. and ~ not intended TO serve as
l.. 10. Oh nd, mn ant
of the canoeist. His outfit must be gov
erned by the limited space at command in
his little boat, and will necessarily be
much simpler and more carefully COM
pacted. But from this maximum he may
readily figure down to his minimum.
One who knows how to do ii may travel
comfortably, so far as cooking for himself
goes. with "a deep frying-pan and quart
tin cup.
PROVISIONS.
The selection of provisions to be taken
along depends so largely upon the supplies
probably obtainable subsequently and the
tastes Of the persons concerned that it is
difficult, if not actually impossible, to
give any specific instructions. If you are
going where there is reasonable GER
taintv of getting an abundant supply of
game OF fish. YOU will, of course, take
smaller quantity of meat with you than
YOU would require If that were problem
attic or improbable. One thing you will
have TO bear in mind is that the appetites
10 be provided for are pretty sure to be
very good. The essential supplies are
-four. corn-meal, pilot-bread, salt pork,
coffee, tea, sugar, salt, pepper. potatoes,
and onions. The -four should be the pre-
pared " kind, which is handy for making
biscuit. requires no monkeylng with the
uncertainties, and is easily under
STOOD. The corn-meal ought, to be
fresh. but IL il is not. should be either
scalded or slightly notwithstanding 10
what is 20 be done with it-before use.
Pilot bread must not be neglected. 1t
does not mould, is nice, nutritious, always
ready, and can be made the basis of several
very good and easily-prepared dishes. BE
careful in selecting your salt pork to get
that which is dry, firm, and sweet. You
want. your coffee, ground and packed
tightly into air-tight, screw-top, tin cans,
not more than pound in each can. As for
the potatoes and onions, you Will proha-
blv be able TO get them at your last point
of departure for the woods and had better
not load yourself up with them until you
have to. If you can get some apples and
lemons al the same time, they also will
come in good. The salt pork Is not meant
10 be itself eaten TO any considerable ex:-
tent, but for cooking purposes Is useful
and indeed necessary III certain dishes.
Ii is at all events always better than the
tried out lard that you buy IN cans. In
almost all the places where lard comes into
service in camp cookery. pure olive oil
would be infinitely nicer, cleaner, and more
healthful. And it is not SO very expensive.
You can procure it in tight tin cans for
about S2.50 per gallon, and that the best.
Using il as all fats should be used in fry
ing. abundantly. and only when it is in
tensely smoking hot, very little of it will
be absorbed by the food cooked in it, and
that which is left in the pan may be
utilized over and over again, care being
taken TO keep separate that used in cook
ing fish. Take along few pounds of good
cheese.
Now, after the essentials some desIrables
NAV be mentioned. Afew pounds of thinly-
sliced dried beef and some corned beef Is
desirable.
So long &c Won are going in for canned