The fun of cooking; a story for boys and girls . oked out at the lake for hours. As it was, assoon as they were settled and the guide hadpaddled off, they decided to have supper atonce. The first thing was to make a fire, and Jackbrought an armful of twigs and began to laythem in the stone fireplace. *^No, that ^s not the way, said his father.*^ There are several kinds of camp-fires, and theone we want to-night is the quick one. Youmust get two green sticks, about three feet long,with crotches at the top, and stick them well intothe ground so they will cross at the top; thenyou can fill the ke
The fun of cooking; a story for boys and girls . oked out at the lake for hours. As it was, assoon as they were settled and the guide hadpaddled off, they decided to have supper atonce. The first thing was to make a fire, and Jackbrought an armful of twigs and began to laythem in the stone fireplace. *^No, that ^s not the way, said his father.*^ There are several kinds of camp-fires, and theone we want to-night is the quick one. Youmust get two green sticks, about three feet long,with crotches at the top, and stick them well intothe ground so they will cross at the top; thenyou can fill the kettle with water and hang it up,two feet from the fire, and under it you arrangeloosely some very dry small twigs: have somelarger ones at hand to put on as they burn up;that makes a hot, quick fire; some campers callit a * wigwam fire, because they build it up inthat pointed shape. To-night, however, the firstthing to do is to start the coffee; this is the wayto make it: CAMP COFFEE 1 pint of cold heaping tablespoonfuls of The First Supper in Camp IX CAMP 125 As soon as the water bubbles, and before it really boils,take the kettle off and let it stand for ten minutes whereit is hot. Pour a tablespoonful of cold water down thespout to settle it. While the coffee was making, they cut a largeslice of ham from the whole one they hadbrought with them, and after the frying-pan washeated on the coals, they put this in it to Jack got out four eggs to have them ready,while Father Blair gave him this simple rule: HAM AND EGGS Cut off the rind; when the pan is hot, put the meat in;turn often; season with pepper. Take up, put on a hotdish, and cover; break the eggs into the hot fat, and whenthey are set, turn each one carefully over and brown it. ^^You cook bacon exactly in this way, too;only you must be careful not to cook it too long;you take it up when it is still transparent andbefore it turns to dry chips. Now, if you willget out the cups and sugar and
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