Camp Cookery. How to Live in Camp

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Camp Cookery. How to Live in Camp This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: Camp Cookery. How to Live in Camp Author: Maria Parloa Release date: February 8, 2017 [eBook #54138] Most recently updated: October 23, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54138 Credits: E-text prepared by Emmy, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAMP COOKERY. HOW TO LIVE IN CAMP *** Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/b21526916 CAMP COOKERY. How to Live in Camp. by MISS M. PARLOA, Lecturer on Science of Cooking, and Author of Appledore Cook Book, etc. [Illustration] Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 301-305 Washington Street. Copyrighted By M. Parloa, 1878. OUTFITS FOR CAMPING, AND HINTS FOR COMFORT. THE first thing to parties bent on roughing it is the selection of a tent, which can be hired of any of the sail-makers, for any length of time, and at a reasonable price. For a party of seven or eight, an eight-foot wall-tent, is the best. Dig a trench around the outside to avoid nocturnal baptism the first time it rains. The beds can be comfortably arranged in the rear of the tent, by laying rubber blankets on the ground; on which lay boards slightly raised for the head, and sloping to the ground at the foot. These beds should be placed so that the persons will lie with their heads at the sides of the tent and feet toward the center. On the boards spread straw, hay, or dry