Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-01
DOMESTIC D0INGs.

Is UVMEollC DUlNUo.
The days are coming and are even
now at hand, when the most plea SAINT
form of social amusement is picnic.
With the heat of the summer their sway
VIII become almost universal in the so
cial world, but even now they are very
delightful. Aside from the aesthetic
delight to be gained from day spent
in the woods, picnic has it's value,
however, and enc that will appeal to the
mo2t mateiialistic as the aesthetic joys
would not. For who is there so frail
and possessed of SO slight an appetite
that picnic will not give such yigor as
10 make the edibIes dwindle and dwin-
cie away: Some people claim that a
chronic case Of losa of appetite can be
culed by few excursions into the
woods, anG those Who have attended
many picnics are prone to agree with
! them Therefore a spring time picnic ;
always enjoyed. y hot Gay spent in the
Once or the store, CT even in the home
kltcnen, may not make one feel in the
beat of spirits or anxious for a meal
however good. but ii il, safe to wager
mat after ride 70 the Moods and a
time spent in wandering around debat
ing as to the best place to spread the
supper cloth, the viands will disappear
TN startling rapidly. Especially is this
true II wood has been hunted for the
huge fire, without which no picnic. even
on a warm night. is quite complete.
Inere are picnic lunches and there are
picn1c lunches. Some are prepared at
the restaurant and they are hardly
worthy the name Of lunches al ALL Then
some are prepared al home. and they
are usually very good But they can
not compaie With the ones prepared at
ehe pienic For such lunches. or sup
pers might be the better word. the fire
is Indispensable. With the exception of
,he bread, the cake the salad and the
ifult everything can be prepared
around the iire We're 1t is to be cooked.
FIRST OF all l., the meat. Broiied steak
Is always nice. and its preparation is
very simple especially If one has the.
convenient proiler along. But another
aeiicacy ia chicken, which can easily be
cooked Mr.. ~ L. Palmer says that the
pest way TO cook chicken or fowl of
any kind around camp fire is TO clean
y careiuliy tS2me people do not like too
much dirt, even at a picnic) and then
make a paste 70 cover ii completely of
ici2y ne csay should be put on very
mick. Make hole IN the ashes which
are hot and throw over the roll of fowl
and clay the live sticks. When the
chicken is done the clay, which will be
thoroughly baked, can be easily cracked
ana taken away. The flavor of the
chicken VIII be very good. as by that
means OF cooking all the juices have
oeen Kept within ~ Potatoes are cas-
NY baked IN the ashes. or if another
form OF potatoes is desired they can be
ereamed Many times the potatoes have
peen cut, seasoned and put in the pan.
ready TOR the addition OF the cream or
me milk at the last moment. Put in a
lpan which 1t Will not matter if ii is
Smoked badly, for il will undoubtedly
De by the time the potatoes are ready II
eat Baked beans can be brought in thu
same manner, but they should be
cooked at nome, as TO be good they re-
cure SO long ard steady heat They
can De warmed IN the fire, however. The
i coffee ~ something which must not be
4 forgotten. The proper way TO prepare
M IS TO put IN the coffee boiler cheese
Iciosh bag containing the ground coffee
ana cover Win coic water. "nen II has
poiled second on two Ii is ready 4
ssfVe. Ihene are many people who
M.9haef Why II IS mat coffee al pienie
mays tastes Deter than II does any