. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . e, and also from the fact, the trout formed the principal dish of the dinner; and underJims supervision they had baked trout, boiled trout, fried trout, andmore trout when they wanted it. Some potatoes were boiled in the ket-tle ; tea was made in a tin cup; and a few dry biscuits came out of themysterious bag, to serve as was an adept in mountain cook-ery, and knew how to do a great dealwith very limited materials. Thebackwoodsmen of the Adirondacksare famous for producing remarkableresults with only a kettle a
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . e, and also from the fact, the trout formed the principal dish of the dinner; and underJims supervision they had baked trout, boiled trout, fried trout, andmore trout when they wanted it. Some potatoes were boiled in the ket-tle ; tea was made in a tin cup; and a few dry biscuits came out of themysterious bag, to serve as was an adept in mountain cook-ery, and knew how to do a great dealwith very limited materials. Thebackwoodsmen of the Adirondacksare famous for producing remarkableresults with only a kettle and a fry-ing-pan, and would put to shame someof the skilled chefs of the city. From the kitchen they went tothe dining-saloon, which had a roofmuch like that of the sleeping-room,but it was open all around, and hada table in the centre. The table wascovered with hemlock bark—the same as the roof, and it had the distin-guished honor of a seat made from a puncheon, or plank, split from atree, and shaped with an axe. This was an achievement of the guide. THE DINING-SALOON. A FISHERMANS DINNER. 175 in a former visit, when a party of gentlemen was camping there andwanted to be luxurious. Usually in a backwoods camp a log is thebest seat that can be afforded, and quite as often there is no seat at all,and no table. The trout and other edibles were placed on the table, and the party1sat down to a delicious meal that had the very best of seasoning—a rav-enous appetite. After dinner they rested awhile; then the fishing wasrenewed, and about the middle of the afternoon Jim su^o;ested that it oo was time to go home. The pleasures of the carry were renewed, andthen followed the paddle up stream and the walk along the road. It wasdusk when they reached the house and were welcomed by Mrs. Fisher,who complimented the boys on their success in their first day among thetrout.
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