TALES 



TOLD BY THE COOK 



WHILE it is true that Brillat-Savarin 

 is a sealed book in many fishing 

 camps, there is no reason why it 

 should be. It is a false theory 

 which holds that a man ceases to be an epicure 

 the moment he becomes hungry. Sportsmen's 

 food can be prepared as skilfully in the camp as 

 it is in the kitchen. There is no necessity for an 

 elaborate menu in camp, but it is quite possible to 

 have a varied one. 



The making of coffee is a subject to be avoided 

 in cold type, like the authorship of the letters of 

 Junius or the identity of the man in the iron 

 mask. Every male human being regards himself 

 as a born coffee-maker, regarding with disdain 

 that made by his fellow man. No two amateur 

 chefs make coffee in the same manner, but each 

 is willing to stake his reputation on the quality 

 of his especial decoction. It is a delicate sub- 

 ject and I shall consequently avoid it. But 

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