New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
VEEKFNDING IN THE WOODS BY YOUR OWN PRESIDE

board hanging beside it, and knife box IN
three parts containing the knives, forks and
spoons and carving knife and fork. On the
row Of hooks over the shelf hung the can
opener, the corkscrew, cooking spoons and
pancake turner.
First we set up our CRATE" said Philippa;
mo camp is complete without this" She
opened it out and placed it over the blazing
logs. The back and ends were of sheet iron,
which protect one from the heat while cooking,
and wire CRATE fitted into this frame. -.
This special frying pan is another boom
went on Philippa. "You see, you can lengthen
the handle by putting stick through the rings
This here article is a nest of cooking pots, and
/ need two of these, one for the potatoes and
the other for Brussels sprouts-Oh, dear! Now
I've told you what you are going to have for
dinner! You may as well know it all; chops.
potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and after that
salad and crackers and cheese and coffee"
1.-The coffee can boil while we are eating the
first course Oh, there is no end to the cooking
that can be done on one of these CRATES. Then,
besides that we have the old-fashioned Dutch
oven. Never saw one? This is it. Looks like
an ordinary iron kettle on legs, doesn't it? But
you see, the cover is sunken so there is a hollow
top for the hot wood ashes. You can roast and
bake in it just well as you can in range.
shall use it tomorrow for our Sunday dinner
roast chicken and fixin's, my dear. Now, you
can set the table. You'll find the tablecloth
and napkins in the top drawer of that chest OF
drawers. We don't always use them, but we
have city company to-day"
The tablecloth and napkins were OF the
same yellow and white gingham as the cur.
tains, and when had put on the white enamel
ware and sprig or two OF ground pine, wnlcn
found in the woods outside, the table looked
as dainty and appetiZing one could wish.
Meanwhile the chops were sputtering cheer
lily, the water in the cooking pots was gurgling
a happy chorus and Philippa hustled about pre-
pairing the lettuce and getting the coffee ready.
1t grew dark and | lighted the lamp on the
table and the two lanterns that hung on pegs
in different corners of the room, and more
home-like place would be difficult 10 ind. And
can you imagine how delicious that dinner
tasted?
an the summer time" Phlippa explained,
Eve shall cook out of doors. Jack made won
derful outdoor fireplace of stones, where he
used to cook the most marvellous food. The
method is practically the same as cooking in
the fireplace. You use the same CRATE and the
Dutch oven. Jacks speciality was a shsd
cooked as John Burroughs does 1t. have seen
him do il so often that know can do it just
as well. It's the best thing that you ever
tasted You clean the fish and rub the skin
with butter and cover it with slices of bacon.
Then you wrap it in wet cloth and then IN
several thicknesses of paper-a newspaper VIII
do as we'll as any other Then you cover 1t
with another wet cloth and put it in deep
bed of glowing embers. Bury it deep and
keep slow fire burning above. Let it cook
for about two and half hours, then take IT
out and remove the wrappings. The skin will
come off with the cloth, leaving the FISH ready
for the table"
When the meal was over we cleared the
table and washed the dishes in the little sink.
The remnants we scraped into a small tin pail
which was under the sink.
How do you manage about the garbage|
asked Philippa.
81 have a big wire basket outside" she re-
Piled, land put paper in the bottom, the gar
bage on top of this and light it. What won't
burn is buried. | have an eight-quart gavan-
lied garbage pail that hangs outside the door.
| burn whatever refuse | can and the rest IS
taken from the garbage pail and buried"
When it came bedtime, which was very early,
for the wood fire made us drowsy, we had a
choice of beds, for besides the two corner seats
there were two other touches under the win
dows on either side Of the door and sailors
hammock hanging across the corner.
We chose the corner seats as being nearest
the fire. and we were soon fast asleep under
the woolly blankets.
| had a strange dream that Philippe and
were the Babes in the Wood, and just as the
robins food gave out and had given up the
ghost Philppa sprang up and pointed to one
of her own efficiency cupboards which stood in
the hollow of the nearest tree and, of course,
our troubles were over.