. The call of the West -letters from British Columbia . ismixed in the mouth of the flour sack itself ; then,when thoroughly kneaded, it is put in a well-greasedfrying-pan, which is stood up by means of a stick,facing the fire, until one side is browned. Thencomes the part where the true artist displays hisskill and the novice his awkwardness ; the bannockhas to be turned over by tossing it like a pancake,and it takes a lot of practice to give just the rightkind of jerk to the frying-pan. It is not by anymeans so easy as it looks, and if one is not verycareful the half-baked bannock is liable
. The call of the West -letters from British Columbia . ismixed in the mouth of the flour sack itself ; then,when thoroughly kneaded, it is put in a well-greasedfrying-pan, which is stood up by means of a stick,facing the fire, until one side is browned. Thencomes the part where the true artist displays hisskill and the novice his awkwardness ; the bannockhas to be turned over by tossing it like a pancake,and it takes a lot of practice to give just the rightkind of jerk to the frying-pan. It is not by anymeans so easy as it looks, and if one is not verycareful the half-baked bannock is liable to landon the ground ! The resulting bread, when well made, is delicious,but baking-powder bread is heavy at the best andit is always a relief to get back to yeast breadagain after a trip in the bush. The baking-powderitself, too, is injurious in the long run, and a mancannot live on it for very long without getting hisinternal arrangements knocked up. * * * * * From this camp we make several excursions toexamine the country, and then proceed farther.
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