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ordinary soils. The handle slides down through the head, so can 

 be removed for convenience of packing. It costs from three to 

 five shillings complete. 



Cooking utensils. No matter what obstacles may be in the way, 

 copper and brass vessels should not form part of a kit, on any 

 account. It is almost impossible to get them re-tinned at any 

 regular time, and even then one is not sure of the material 

 employed. Lead is very freely used, instead of the kind of solder 

 that is suited for tinning, and should be guarded against. The 

 list described here will be found safe and light. " Saucepans or 

 camp and export use, with loose handles, complete in nest of ten, 

 42s." This is the description of them in the Stores list, but the 

 sportsman does not want so many, and may get just what he 

 requires out of the set ; four are sufficient, and may be two pint, 

 three pint, six pint, and eight pint. In Calcutta, Messrs. 

 Thompson (Esplanade-row, facing the Maidan) keep these articles, 

 and probably there are others. They look like Deckchies, but are 

 much stronger ; they fit one into the other, so take up little room. 



s. d. 



Four iron saucepans, with lids and loose handles 015 



One small frying pan, folding handle 030 



One small gridiron, light wire, double 030 



One iron kettle, hinged handle 046 



One small Warren cooking pot 12 



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The Warren pot is the cooking pot for camp life ; it requires only 

 to be known to be appreciated. The lid on the top fits all three 

 parts, so you may have your soup making for some hours, then 

 put the vegetables on about an hour before dinner, and finally add 

 the meat in its compartment, about half an hour before the meal 

 is to be ready. If the soup seems to have taken up too much room 

 and does not allow the meat compartment in, remove some of the 

 bones and refuse meat from the former, and it should fit all right. 

 In addition to the foregoing cooking utensils, it is well to have 

 six tin plates or dishes ; they are sold by the dozen, and are really 

 sheet iron, galvanised or tinned. They measure about lOin. in 

 diameter, and 2Jin. in depth, and fit into one another, forming one 

 rather thick soup plate, as it were, when packed. Two used 

 together make an excellent pie-dish and oven combined ; two are 

 useful as dishes to serve up in, and the remaining two are useful 



