The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-27
Kitchen Cuplets
by Della Taylor
Let's build a fire to broil a steak,
And put potatoes In to bake;
Let's boil the coffee, IN u pot
just being sure its piping hot.

We all like TO think that we
re rather sophisticated and civil
.ed. However, most of US have a
earning once In while, to get
way from the "madding crowd"
nd have a simple picnic. In each
nd every man. and In most wom-
n, there Is enough of the primitive
0 make Us like this sort OF thing.
A picnic nowadays Is very diff
erent thing from the old-fash-
oned ones when simply hours were
pent In hectic preparation. Since
he advent of Henry Ford's brain
HID, almost every family boasts
ot only means Of transportation
ut also the proper picnic utensils
part of the regular household
quipmcnt. When the inspiration
o do a little intimate communing
Nth nature arrives, oil we have to
0 IL invest In the food. drag out
he picnic basket and start gleeful-
y on our way.
After the proper picnic spot has
cen selected. the first thing to
hink OF IN your fire. II you are
tanning TO have baked potatoes, II
s. better to build two fires, as pc.
atoes should be cooked In embers.
Vet the potatoes and lot them
AXE for about threc.quarters OF
n hour.
To build your fire. start with
rumpled paper, IL It Is available.
you have no paper, use dry
caves or grass. Then place small
ticks around the paper in q con-
cal formation. Place larger sticks
h. L. tsaatt a - a N
nd light tho paper In several
places, beginning with the wind
Yard side.
Coffee never tastes better than II
loes when cooked In an old.fash.
oned coffee pot over an open fire.
Drive two forked branches on OPP
bosite sides OF the fire, far enough
way 30 that they will not burn.
Across these place q branch Of
,reen wood upon which suspend
he coffee pot full of water. When
he water boils, drop In bag of
coffee tied with long string, 80
hat you may remove the bag later
Without burning your fingers. ,(Save
rour old sugar bags for this pur-
,osc) "A coffee with q mellow
lavor--such as Ii grown In Colom-
,ia, where the climate, tempera.
ure and altitude produce the
worlds smoothest favored coffees
-made outdoors Ii the most deli
.ious beverage imaginable. When
he coffee IN done, remove the bag
tnd place the coffee pot at the edge
,f the fire to keep warm.
Wait until The fire Ia burning
ow to cook your steak. It 10 better
have a small iron grill with legs.
You may purchase one Of these at
Utmost any hardware or sporting
goods store. Or you may use the
Igrili from your broiler, placing It
|bver the fire In the same way that
you hung your coffee pot. II you
10 this. however, use four forked
sticks and two cross bars. (Be sure
o use green wood for your cross
bars) Place your iron skillet on
his grill and let the pan get very
hot. Slice q little OF the fat from
hour steak and use II to grease the
skillet. Cook your steak with sliced
onions. IL you wish. This gives II
IAN added flavor and the onions are
delicious II you will let them get
quite brown.
I humbIy suggest that you try
|this kind OF q picnic sometime and
see IL It hasn't many compensa-
|tions. 1t takes hardly any prep
|aration, and one of its principal
|charms is that food cooked over
| an open IRE out OF doors will at
tract even the most iistless Of APP
|Ipetites.