The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-29
LEARN COOKING IN CAMP.
Art of Building Fire in Woods and of
 Making Good Use of It.

Art of Building a Fire in Woods and of
 Making Good Use of It.
 In preparing your commissariat for a
 life in the woods it is of course neces-
 sary to be. governed by the number of
 persons in your party As rule only
 plain substantial food should be taken
 into camp. It you have planned to go
 into the wild interior, many miles from
 any base of supplies, ample provisions l should be taken along. Those had bet l ter be purchased at the last settlement where store exists before turning
 into the woods. If camping under such | conditions it will be necessary in mak- l ing up your requisition to know just
 about how much to allow for a days
 rations for each man and figure accord I ingly. g ra .@c
 An ordinary vacation camping out is much more simple matter to arrange as camp is pitched usually within7touch of some farm, store or supply boat In any event it will not do to depend upon the fish you catch and the game you kill or the visit of the supply boat Sufficient canned soups, meats, sti1aked HdfIS, NtStldDitS, tDHutllScu HIN anu dried or evaporated fruits to last a week should be carried with you into the forest.
 You will find it much more desirable and convenient to be provided with a folding chafing dish or with one of the camp kits of which there is a great va riety on the market. The chafing dish occupies little space when travelling, the stand, lamp, extinguisher handle and dish being placed inside the hot water pan. A camp kit consists of various necessary cooking utensils and a stove which fit closely into a camp boiling pot, the lid of which may be used as a wash hand basin, or into basket which can be used for marketing pur- poses.
 Others again fold into a box, which can be carried easily and conveniently by a leather strap slung over the shoul- ders; the lid of the box may be used as a tray. The various pieces that make up the kit may be more or less elabo rate, but if you prosure an outfit con sisting of a stove, kettle, frying pan, coffee pot canister for holding flour, beans, etc, a sugar box, gridiron, pep per and salt boxes and a boiling pot, you will have a very well appointed camp suisine.
 Should camp kit be unavailable and you wish to travel lightly, it is | very good plan to follow the army rou- | tine, a study of years; just carry suf1i- | cient clothing which can be rolled up in | your blanket and slung across your shoulders like a horse collar. For | cooking utensils procure a set from a dealer in army supplies. This will con- sist of a frying pan or spider with a | folding handle and plate which cov- CTS the spider and is attached by the | handle. With the addition of a cocee | pot, cup-an army mug will answer and a cooking stand, this will be all | that is absolutely indispensable for | cooking purposes.
 You can buy cooking stand or make | one of a piece of galvanized wire bent l to form a sort of large oblong iron stand, having three or four legs long | enough to permit it's being placed in the | hole where the fire is built. The top of i, the stand should be just an inch or two | below the surface. This will answer all | the purposes of kitchen broiler
 
 All cooks know the value of brisk | fire. How to build one properly and | keep it alicht is tho most important se- | cret of the woodsman. In building | fireplace dig a hole in the ground from | one to two feet deep and about four | feet long, on slope, if possible. Line | the bottom and sides with stones. At | one end of this space place vour fire | stand The other end will make an ex- | cellent baking oven. The fire dying l down will leave the stone lining red hot and flour of hot ashes on which many | dishes may be cooked.
 When you have to have the heat for a long time, place the utensil contain ing the food to be cooked in the hot ashes at the bottom. fill up the sides of i the hole around the pan with other stones, and thoroughly cover 1t with more hot stones and timber. By