Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-02
IN EMERGENCY.
Cooking in Camp Without tho Use Of
Utensils.

COOKING IN lamp Witnout TITO Sso VI
Utensils.
1t Is only the unwise who take to
picnics stores of sandwiches and cake
pies and candies. Much the better
way, particularly IL long tramp Is
to proceed the halt for dinner, Is to
take brown bread, cut and buttered
sliced bacon and fruit. This gives
in the smallest possible compass, a
satisfying and nourishing dinner; and
1t calls for the transportation of nc
cooking utensils. For broiling the ba-
con, all that is necessary Is a forked
stick, on the end Of which the bacon
may be impaled and held over the
glowing Goals. Placed, sizzling hot
between two slices of brown bread, II
is one of the most delicious Of morsels
II it is a fishing trip and the fishers
have met good fortune, there are three
ways of treating their spoil, none OF
which calls for cooking implements
If the fish is small enough 1t may be
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a forked stick. If larger, smooth
thin, hot stone, just at the edge Of the
camp fire, may be used instead Of
skillet, and the bacon may be added to
give taste to the fish. If still larger
clean the fish, wrap 1t in clay, and
roast 1t whole In the heart of the Goals
This is a mode Of cooking requiring
time; but when the clay wrapper
baked like the unglazed dishes Of the
Indians, Is broken apart, the fish in
side Is sweeter than any other process
can make 1t.
Chicken may be prepared by the
same method, being cleaned, seasoned
and larded with strips Of bacon in
side; but not picked. The feathers
will come away with the baked clay
wrapping; and as all the juices Of the
flesh are preserved, as in the latest
and most scientific roasters (only with
more thoroughness), the result is per-
fection.
Anything requiring such length OF
time for preparation, however, savors
more of the settled camp with its sun
ny hours of leisure than Of the slight
and short pause in the middle Of 6
days tramp. For the latter the food
should be such that the time of cook.
ing will not be longer than half ar
hour. Eggs are always possible ad.
juncts, and If wrapped carefully ir
many thicknesses Of wet paper viii
roast without exploding. Sweet corn
roasted in the husk, by being buried
in the ashes, is excellent always. Ant
potatoes may be roasted, either by
simply burying in the ashes or by en-.
casing in a covering of the ever-use.
full clay.
From this list an excellent picnic
lunch may be chosen, which will be
easy to carry, easy to prepare and viii
demand no heavy packing Of skillets
I have even seen bread made, Of floul
and lard, with a bit of baking powder
this mixed and carried dry, water
being added at the camp, and the
dough baked in little balls on the ends
Of forked sticks 1t made fairly pre-
sentable biscuits, but bread is less
trouble, and generally more palatable
To some people no picnic is complete
without coffee. This, of course, de-
mands the packing Of a pail or pot;
the former by preference. The spout
is very likely to melt from a coffee POI
in the unfettered presence Of camp.
fire, and that is very inconvenient. Il
you have coffee pail, by all means use
the following method, IL you want the
perfection Of the beverage.
Take an even tablespoonful of cof.
fee, finely ground, for each cup, ant
one for the pot. Beat up an entire egg
white and yolk, with an equal guam
tity Of water Add to the ground cof.
fee one tablespoon Of this mixture fol
each spoonful of coffee and let 1t stand
one-half hour. Dust into 1t an almost
infinitesimal quantity of salt-toc
much will make 1t undrinkable, but JUS
the hint Of hint will give 1t a subtle
perfection-and, having added the wa
ter, let 1t boil up three times. At each
boiling up, take it from the fire. stir II
down and put 1t back at once. After
the third stirring add a dash Of cold
water and pour Immediately. This is
the only way to make coffee out OF
doors or in; but the aroma Of the
woods makes 1t better than any you
will taste in a dining room.
For the steady camp, the frying pan
the coffee pot and the kettle are al
most necessities, and the Dutch oven
Is convenience. But for the passing
'roughing it" of a days journey they
are merely a nuisance.-Kansas City
Star.