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Fresh bread and biscuits, if one can make them, 

 are a luxury in camp, and it is not at all necessary 

 to carry an oven to do the baking. The dough is 

 placed in a large metal plate, and another one laid 



How to cook over a camp fire. 



reversed over it. A hole is then raked in the edge 

 of the embers of the fire, and the plates placed there. 

 Occasional watching is necessary to prevent burning, 

 the ultimate result being perfect baking. Fish can 

 be baked in the same manner. 



One of the greatest errors that can be made by 

 those intending to camp out, especially when every- 

 thing taken must be carried any considerable distance, 

 is to include in the baggage more clothing than is 

 necessary. It is well, therefore, to give a list of 

 what is actually needed, which should not be 

 exceeded. Corduroy makes the most durable suit 



for fishing, as a dark color does not show dirt, and 

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