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LOGGING 



The more progressive loggers secure the best cooks obtainable 

 to take charge of their boarding department, since the season's 

 success usually depends on a constant supply of labor which 

 cannot be retained unless good wholesome food is provided. 



The kitchen force in a camp is in charge of a head cook, who 

 controls the conduct of the kitchen and dining-room. An 

 eflS.cient man whom the company desires to retain is furnished 

 any supphes he requests. A competent cook can prepare food 

 for from 80 to 100 men, but for a greater number there should be 

 an assistant. The cook has helpers called flunkies or cookees, 

 who wait on table, peel potatoes, wash dishes and perform any 

 odd jobs around the kitchen. One flunky to every twenty-flve 

 men is the general rule. 



In addition every camp has a chore boy who cleans up the 

 men's quarters, cuts firewood, builds fires and carries water for 

 the men's camp, and sometimes cleans the stables. 



Since it is customary to feed the entire crew at one time a 

 camp requires a large amount of dining-room ware. Kitchen 

 utensils may be of iron, tin or granite ware. Dining plates, 

 cups and serving vessels are preferably of heavy granite ware, 

 although some companies use heavy china plates. The cutlery 

 is of steel with plain wooden handles. 



The following list shows the equipment used in a northern 

 camp where sixty men were fed: 



I six-hole cooking range 

 4 bean pots 

 13 bread pans 

 4 butcher knives 



1 chopping bowl 

 4 "dutch" ovens 



80 half-pint cups 



74 forks 



74 knives 



24 ladles 



10 molasses jugs 



10 mixing spoons 



2 mixing pans 



5 ten-quart pans 

 24 pepper and salt shakers 

 74 spoons 



3 sieves 



3 wash boilers 



9 lunch buckets 



2 bake pans 



4 beef boilers 

 7 baking pans 

 7 coffee boilers 



I chopping knife 



3 long-handled dippers 



3 frying pans 

 7 iron kettles 



1 porcelain kettle 



2 meat grinders 



1 nutmeg grater 

 12 three-quart pans 

 10 two-quart pans 

 18 pails 



86 plates 



2 skimmers 

 16 wash basins 



I washboard 



The total value of the above camp equipment is from $200 to 



$225. 



