Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-28
Counsel for Campers.

\ can filed with dried bread crumbs
is wise addition to camp suppile9.
They will come in handy for scallopea
dishes r2ado from cold 1sh, calliieu
corn. tomato or cold meat. Use a layer
of bread crumbs in the bottom Oh
baking dish, then Z layer of anyth
else we'll seasoned With salt and pep
per- Alternate in this fashion, using
crumbs at the top. When the dish IS
full. mosten. with milk, then bake VII
brown.
A little fire, both hot and compact, is
better than a large one, which covers Il
ward of estate The cook who Knees by
small fire will not burn tn" skin Off
| her face while tending to the food IN
spider or kettle.
1t is seldom ice can be obtained while
in camp. When it can, contriVe i
homemad2 refrigerator from wooden
| BOX with a tin box inside, large
enough to hold a block of ice Bore q
hole Through the tin and wood, then at
tach of Bit of pipe for drainage. Leave
the tin uncovered, but have a good
tight lid for the outer box. When ice
is an imEossibility, utilize brook or
the side Of ii stream for cooking food.
| Put anything which has 10 be chilled
into strong basket, weighted with
stones if necessary. and set it in the
water.
Oil will be found the best thing in
camp for frying purposes. 1t comes IN
cans Tith secure screw tops. 1t costs
no more than lard and it may be used
over and over again without burning.
tFritterS OF corn, clans Or rice or @rcnca
fried potatoes are a frequent POSSIBLE
lily with can of oil on band for fry
ing.
DO not use kerosene in camp. NO
Inattcr how we'll it Is corkcd it sill
leak and faint everything within le2cl:.
IClndIes and a few lanterns are far bet
| ter for lighting purposes.
/ If you have to rely on condensed milk
for cooking, choose an unsWeetened
brand. and dilute with water till you
hive Arid resembling fresh milk. If
Il is not diluted enough it will mean too
II uch shortening in biscuit, ilapjlcks or
anything with which it is mixed.
| If potatoes are hard to obtain, mac
aroni spaghetti and rice, which are all
Icnsily prt pared, will afford the starchy
food required in a days menu.
When eggs cannot be obtained, self
Iraising llusu is q convenience for MAX
ing nariDcks or fritters. The addition
Of half a can of corn, a cup of Dlueber-
res or 1 cup of chopped CLAIMS will give
variety to the plain fiapjack.
Upon Il mosquito attack at camp,
start smudge Of damp bark. The
smoke, which should blow toward
camp, may be disaSreeable, but it is
.ttter than the constant irritation of
bites. Before bedtime let smudSe
iclear out tents or the shanty, then hang
at the doors and windows double
weighted curtains of mosquito netting.
Sometimes stove is not IL possibility
in camp, then carry } small stove tor
nj stove-pipe along land under the
shelter OF a tent or shack construct a
lstovc of brick and clay. An oven may
not nc practical but you will have an
arrangement much more convenient rol
looking than the open FIRE.
Aluminium is the very best mataria
for camp utensils. If it cannotNbe If
fordcd choose the slightly enamel ware
lElLc outside. white inside. 1t makes
i6ish washing a pleasure. provided yor
have plenty Of soap, good clean dish
tcloths and towels If money is no con-
sid arsItion. camp outfitter will pro
vide you with kit of everything ncces-
gary. folding into neat package
package weighing twenty-four pounds
l-Good Eous excepting.