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

WI HEN YOU 20 into the WOODS o.
w mountains to camp for your va
cation you must have a com
plete cooking outfit, dry provisions ano
plenty Of fish and game, which some
member of the party Will 1urnisi
daily Bad cooking has spoiled many
vacation in camp and caused many
backsliding from the outdoor Greco
and yet there is no particular use in
being uncomfortable when camping OF
in having indigestible food.
Kits especially designed for campers
can be purchased at a moderate cost
and it is wise to purchase one OF
these outfits, as often some of the
most necessary utensils are liable &c
be forgotten when the camper Is max
ing selections. The kit includes fold
ing baker, pans with hinged handles
and dishes that fit into one another. SC
that the whole occupies but little
space.
The simplest way to cook while in
camp is over a fireplace made by dig
ging a hole about one foot deep and
two feet square and partly filling II
with stones. Build wall about eight
inches high around three sides and
on top place a large nat stone, allow
ing a small opening at the back for
the smoke to escape.
OF course if you have brought a
collar sible cooking range with you the
fire can be made in any convenien'
spot, with fiat stones on either side
Rest two of the steel bars of the range
upon the stones and lay the other two
to H1oV -
gather a plentiful supply Of wood and
keep 1t in dry spot Otherwise, after
a rainfall you may have considerable
difficulty in getting the wood to burn
Any sort of wood will do for ordinary
cooking. but for broiling or baking In
the hot ashes you must have Goals
from hardwood.
For the supplies the lists vary a grea,
deal: but the most desirable and nutri
tious articles that can be easily trans
ported are flour, cornmeal, rice, beans
sugar, baking powder. coffee. tea. salt
pepper, bacon, pork. butter. onions. pota
toes, evaporated milk, sweet chocolate
raisins and some kind of dried acid fruit
prunes or apricots are good.
Vegetables you must get as you can
Condensed soups, especially tomato anC
| tomato-okra. are particularly appetizing
To make good coffee is an art. Many
people claim that the best is made in this
| way: For six cups OF strong coffee. TAX,
one cup Of ground coffee, mix with on.
egg or the shells of two add a few grain!
Of salt, and six cups Of fresh cold water
Place over the fire where it will hea
slowly, and bring to a boil. Let 1t boi
up three times. stirring we'll. then plac,
| where II will keep hot but not boil unit
| it settles; the addition Of half a cup o
! cold water will settle it more quickly
and the coffee when poured should b.
clear and strong.
Camp bread is one of the tests Of tn,
outdoor cook. II you have brought witt
you baker, biscuit or bread may b,
baked in it. II not, you will have t
make use of the frying pan for that pur
pose, covered with a saucepan lid. o.
two saucepans of equal size may be used
| one covering the other. or even two fry
ing pans. Such a baker must be place.
right in the heart of the fire and liv,
Goals piled again on top. The common
est fault is in having too much heat: tn,
| beginner usually burns the first few
patches Of biscuit.
| Camp biscuit are made by mixing on