Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30
HOW AND WHAT

, quart of -four. two teaspoonfuls of bak
ing powder, one teaspoonful CT salt, anc
a small piece of lard or butter, with SUI
fcient water to make a dough easily han.
died Mold into small. fiat cakes, and
| bake in your baker or on a griddle over
| moderate fire.
! Very convenient for the camper Is the
prepared -four, which is accurately mixed
| with the tightening agent. and which only
REQUIRES wetting with milk Or water u
make biscuits or pancakes. Add tour
| level tablespoons Of butter or lard to
quart of prepared -four and molsten WIN
enough milk to make very SOFT dougn.
Drop from the point OF spoon on a e no.
creased pan. These should be cooked 1lrst
on one side and then on the other Tor
seven minutes, and should be eaten with
butter and sirup.
The ordinary formula for pancakes ,,i Is;
4 small-sized can of condensed milk.
! three cups of -four, half CUP. of corn
meal two eggs, a pinch of salt. and
teaspoonful of baking powder Be care
full however to mix the milk and eggs
together with some water in one vessel,
while YOU keep the other ingredients IN
another Having stirred each mixture.
pour them together and continue stirring
| until all the Jumps have disappeared. A
little strip Will make the cakes brown
to the griddle or pan, which should De
kept well creased.
The bean pot is one of the reliances of
the Woodsman, and beans are ideal baked
n regular bean hole. This must be
dug deep and wide and lined with stones.
In making the fire hardwood should De
employed, and when the fire has been re-
duced to a bed of Goals remove half OF
them, insert the bean pot and pack the
GOALS that were removed closely about
the sides and top. Then pile the dirt on
TOP of all, stamping 1t down we'll, to
make it absolutely alright. The beans
should remain in the hole about eighteen
hours.
over night. In the morning drain,
cover with fresh water. heat slowly.
, keeping the water below boiling point,
which is best determined by taking a
blowing on them. when the skins will
burst If sufficiently cooked. Drain
beans. Scald rind of three-fourths of a
pound Of fat. salt pork. scrape, remove
tom of the bean pot Cut through rind
of remaining pork every one-half inch,
making cuts one inch deep. Put beans
in pot and bury pork in beans, leaving
| flnO exposed. MIX one tcNUleSpO0u salt,
one tablespoon molasses and three
| tablespoons sugar: add one cup Of
| boiling water, and pour over beans;
then add enough more boiling water to
cover beans. Cover beanpot and place
| in the hole.
Game can be cooked better in camp
| than in any restaurant in the world.
| 1t is better for hanging at least over
night For broiling. game should be
carefully skinned. cleanly drawn and
washed. Then split your bird up the
| back fiatten it with the side of an
axe. salt and pepper it. and broil it
over the Goals. Add butter to finish
| the cooking and browning. For this
work you ought to have a broiler, the
kind that clamps down in two halves.
one on each side of the bird.
| II you have an oven large ducks can
| be roasted in 1t. In cooking a bird you
want sharp heat and continued heat. so
| that the outer tissues may be scared as
/ soon as possible.
| Fish is more difficult to cook than game
The main thing Is to have plenty of
| grease in the frying pan and to keep it
| hot Some people prefer olive oil to bacon
! in camp cooking. and certainly brook