Rifle and spear with the Rajpoots: being the narrative of a winter's travel and sport in northern India . being lit onhis roof. We explain that it was absolutely necessary tohave a fire. He says that he also must have a house,which will not be the case if we burn it down. Mattersare compromised by having some big smooth rocks placedas hearthstones. These flat roofs serve a variety of purposes. Here grainis threshed out, and seeds dried—small ones like milletspread out on the family bedsteads. In one corner there isgenerally a haystack; indeed the hay sometimes seems tobe grown on the roofs by
Rifle and spear with the Rajpoots: being the narrative of a winter's travel and sport in northern India . being lit onhis roof. We explain that it was absolutely necessary tohave a fire. He says that he also must have a house,which will not be the case if we burn it down. Mattersare compromised by having some big smooth rocks placedas hearthstones. These flat roofs serve a variety of purposes. Here grainis threshed out, and seeds dried—small ones like milletspread out on the family bedsteads. In one corner there isgenerally a haystack; indeed the hay sometimes seems tobe grown on the roofs by those of frugal mind, but this is AL FRESCO COOKERY. 107 not done in the best families. They have a disadvan-tage, that although on one side you may walk off the roadstraight on to them, if you take a wrong step on the otherside there is a big drop the height of the house, and oftensomething more. In the present instance a torrent somehundred feet below would have received us, and whenever Iwoke at night. I thought the tent would blow over andtake us wtih it. In spite of the wind and driving sleet. AL FRESCO COOKERY. we had an excellent dinner. Soup, fish, curry, roastmutton, and a sweet omelette—all cooked in the open our chef manages it, is a puzzle to me. Alan saysthat the joint while roasting was sheltered by an cooking utensils consist of a frying-pan, a kettle, andfour or five copper saucepans and stewpots. The fire ismade between three stones, which serve for kitchen range,hot-plate, and all the other appliances without which no 108 RIFLE AND SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. self-respecting French or English cook would think itpossible to send up a dinner. November 22nd.—We start for the foot of the is a perfect day, the sky cloudless and of a deep Italianblue. The distant landscape stands out sharp and clearafter yesterdays snow. Miles away we make out theChineam Pass we crossed a fortnight since, now a white
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