Canoe and Camp Cookery: A Practical Cook Book for Canoeists, Corinthian Sailors and Outers

as a barb, insert the limb in the animal butt first, then give it a "yank" backward so that the barbs may hold when it is desired to turn the animal to roast all sides alike. Cut gashes in the thickest parts of the meat so that it may roast evenly throughout. A 'possum or pig prepared as above may be coated with clay and baked in the ground with plenty of coals in from two to three hours. When roasted over the fire the drippings should be caught and used to baste it. CHAPTER V. PREPARATION OF VEGETABLES FOR COOKING.--TIME TABLE FOR COOKING VEGETABLES.--CABBAGE, BEETS, GREENS, TOMATOES, TURNIPS, MUSHROOMS, SUCCOTASH, ETC. ALL vegetables must be carefully looked over. Remove the unripe or decayed parts, and then wash in cold water. When to be boiled they should be put in boiling salted water, and if necessary to replenish the water before the cooking is complete, boiling water should be always used. Keep the vessel covered, and drain the vegetables as soon as done. Do not let the water boil long before the vegetables are put in. Old and strong vegetables sometimes require boiling in two or three waters. The following time table for cooking vegetables, culled from the writer's scrap-book, is reliable: Potatoes, old, boiled, 30 minutes. Potatoes, new, baked, 45 minutes. Potatoes, new, boiled, 20 minutes. Sweet potatoes, boiled, 45 minutes. Sweet potatoes, baked, 1 hour. Squash, boiled, 25 minutes. Squash, baked, 45 minutes. Shell beans, boiled, 1 hour. Green peas, boiled, 20 to 40 minutes. String beans, boiled, 1 to 2 hours. Green corn, 25 minutes to 1 hour. Asparagus, 15 to 30 minutes. Spinach, 1 to 2 hours. Tomatoes, fresh, 1 hour. Tomatoes, canned, 30 minutes.[C] Cabbage, 45 minutes to 2 hours. Cauliflower, 1 to 2 hours. Dandelions, 2 to 3 hours. Beet greens, 1 hour. Onions, 1 to 2 hours. Beets, 1 to 5 hours. Turnips, white, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Turnips, yellow, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Parsnips, 1 to 2 hours. Carrots, 1 to 2 hours. If a piece of lean salt pork is