BOILING 



Boiled food is, like roast meat, a 

 welcome and necessary change 

 from the frying-pan. A good stew, made from the 

 rich meat and bones of a big game animal, is food 

 that will carry a man many weary miles. Adding 

 a little rice, or a few dumplings, and raisins, gives 

 the stew a better taste. In boiling anything it is 

 better to have the pot suspended, either from a pole 

 resting in two crutches, or a single stick is stuck in 

 the ground. This keeps the heat on the bottom of 

 the pot, where it belongs. 



Plenty of water, and watch- 

 fulness, are required, as a stew is 

 apt to go dry, and burn, or boil 

 over, and lose its richness. 



COOKING 

 UTENSILS 





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All that you really need in the 

 way of cooking utensils for a 

 camping trip, are pots and frying-pans. What yuu 

 do take will depend on the size of your pack-train, 

 the roughness of the country, and your own ideas 

 on the subject. The best, in wilderness work, how- 

 ever, is almost always the simplest ; and if you leave 

 your heavy Dutch ovens, iron pot, etc., behind, the 

 chances are that you will not be sorry. As usual, 

 you should economize in space. All your pots, 

 pans, cups, and frying-pans, should nest. This 

 makes them less liable to bend or break, and they 



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