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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
stir in the water and work it with spoon until you have 
a rather stiff dough. Have the pan greased. Turn the 
loaf into it and bake. Test center of loaf with a sliver 
when you think it properly done. When no dough ad- 
heres remove bread. All hot breads should be broken 
with the hand, never cut. 
“To freshen any that is left over and dried out, sprinkle 
a little water over it and heat through. This can be done 
but once/’ 
Washing Dishes 
Every part of the camp work should be a pleasure, 
and there is no reason whatever that dish washing should 
be an exception. If the following directions for dish 
washing are followed the work may be so quickly and 
perfectly done as to be part of the fun. 
1. Each girl should throw scraps from her plate into 
a trench or receptacle. Do not throw food scraps on 
the camp fire, as they make a disagreeable smoke. < 
2. Wipe each plate and other utensils as clean as pos- 
sible with paper napkin, and throw napkin in the fire. 
3. Scrape out all cooking pots. If any material has 
burned on them, boil them, out with one ounce of wash- 
ing soda to one quart of water. 
4. Pile all dishes thus prepared beside the two dish- 
pans. Partly fill the dish-pans with boiling water, putting 
a heaping teaspoonful of powdered soap in one. 
5. Wash dishes with dish mop, and rinse in other pan 
of hot water. 
If the water is kept hot one girl can keep two busy 
drying, and the whole operation for a party of four 
should not take over ten minutes. If unskillfully done, 
without sufficient hot water or preparation, it is a dis- 
agreeable task. Try to make it a pleasant one. r 
> The coffee pot should be frequently boiled out with 
washing soda. 
