OUT-DOOR COOKERY 69 



clay ]3astry. Dessert — roast apples on strinirs, ginger 

 cookies, and" — as Nez came from the cabin with a jar 

 — ^' wild plum jam, and coffee with condensed cream! " 



The first course was eaten with much relish, and then 

 they gathered around the lire to see Nez uncover liis 

 famous pies. The first one being opened disclosed a 

 mass of blackened feathers. 



''I knew it w^ouldn't be any good," whispered Dodo 

 to Nat. 



"You know too soon then," he replied, as Nez with 

 a skilful pull took feathers, skin, and all from tlie bird, 

 showing its smoking, nicely cooked body all ready to 

 be eaten. 



" Oh ! " said the children, as they cut it, or, I sliould 

 say more truthfully, pulled it apart. 



" It's terribly good with a little salt on it," said 

 Dodo ; " here's a dear little wish-bone for you, Olive, 

 and both top legs." And for the next half hour the 

 conversation was nearly extinguished by the food. 



" Please, are you going to tell ns a story now ? " 

 asked Dodo of Nez, as he began collecting the tin 

 plates, cups, pots, and pans. 



" AVash up yer kit first, then campfire and talking. 

 You see, missy, in the woods it don't do to let yer 

 vittles cool on the dishes ; it's too hard to clean 'em. 

 Got a kittle? Yes?" and he filled the largest tin with 

 water, which he set on the fire to heat for dish-washing. 



"Any dish-rag?" and Nez carefully put tlie good 

 scraps in a pail to feed to Stubble wlien he sliould 

 return, w^iped each article out Avith a liandful of leaves 

 which he carefully burned as soon as soiled, — then the 

 dish-washing was an easy matter. 



