South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-01
H|KERS PREPARE
TO TRAVEL LIGHT
Carefully Selected List Will
Provide Food Without Un-
due Burden for Traveller.
MRS. EMILY ROSENBERG.

'NO man can be wise on an empty
stomach."-GeOrge Eliot.
As soon as u men propose a hunt
ing or fishing trip or plan to take a
hike" far from the comforts OF home
anxious wives INC mothers begin TO
offer advice-what to take, how to
cook, etc.--all Of which seems futile
and rather tiresome while the mascu-
line mind is -engrossed with the far
more interesting problem of selecting
equipment (and the three squares
are still forthcoming regularly!
But, after a day in the open, when
ones appetite must be appeased by
mes own efforts. a few timely
shortcut recipes" and well-balanoed
rations TO draw upon are quite well
come.
To meet such an emergency cut out
this clipping and when the long-an-
ticipated outing is TO take place try
some of these suggestions and you will
be surprised how well one can live
while on the road
If gun and rod are to supply the
main sustenance, carry some bacon to
supply the necessary camp fat, but IL
meat is to be carried from home Sc
lect dried beef. lean bacon. potted
ham and perhaps a few cans of
salmon or other favorite sea food.
Be sure TO lake good coffee, some
sugar and seasoning, with meal and
flour for ballast, and if your carrying
capacity will permit take plenty of
de~hydrated potatoes n OniOns-they
are compressed into small cans and
will increase at least six times IN bulk
when soaked in water a few hours.
For other lightweight camp foods
see the appended list, n if you are
I TO fra vel on fOOr or horseback and
your mess-kit must hold all your sup
plies, select the most highly concen-
trated.
concentrated Foods.
Coffee powdered, in cans. and
easily dissolved in hot or cold water),
matted milk and chocolate lin powder
or tablets). true egg and r milk
(powder). beef capsules or cubes,
sweet chocolate in sakes. dried fruits,
shelled nuts, pilot biscuits in cans,
compressed soup tablets, erbswurst Ga
very nourishing sou powder In parch-
ment rolls, composed OF pea-meal.
meat and ve%getables), hard candies
demon. lime, fruit tablets and spice
and peppermint lozenges), sugar, salt,
pepper, ginger and mustard in tins.
Choosing Utensils.
Take only the most necessary pieces
and see hat every one is chosen for
a definite use.
A set of cutlery, plate and cup for
each person.
A coffee pot. frying pan and one
granite kettle with folding handle and
cover, or, if space allows, axe two of
these kettles-one small enough to fit
into the other. These will do for
cooking, are handy to carry water n
will hold part of the supplies while on
the move.
No matter how Tight" you travel.
if you must get your own meals, carry
a wire rack with folding legs. II Will
hold all your pots and pans over a
small fire. You can broil your fish
and game on it and you can heat wa
ter for any desired purpose. For
baking corn-pone or emergency bis
cults take two deep pie-tins with
faring rims-placed between the two
tins you can bake on the rack or in
the hot ashes without an oven.
Short Cut Preparations.
See that your supplies Will yield
sixteen ounce to the pound, carry no
waste matter and combine as much as
possible to have handling separate in
gradients.
Prepared Camp Flour.
Ingredients-Four cups bread flour,
four level teaspoons baking powder.
one-half. cup true milk and one tea
spoon salt.
Method-Sift all ingredients to-
gether, pack in strong waxed bags, slip
these into plain paper bags and tie
securely. This preparation will do
for biscuits, hot bread, dumplings and
to use in connection with corr meal
for bread or pancakes. If you like
to have some plain 1our on hand to
dip meat in or thicken gravy carry a
pound sitter can full of 1our-this
will be cleaner and more economical
as you can sift on just enough without
waste or danger of splitting.