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A

BACHELOR'S

CUPBOARD

Around

the

Camp

Fire

CORN

Somehow,

corn

dodgers

seem

particularly

DODGERS

to

belong

to

camp

fare.

Take

three

tea-

cups

of

Indian

meal,

one

teaspoonful

of

salt,

one

table-

spoonful

of

sugar,

and

pour on

enough

boiling

water

to

wet

It

nearly

one

quart.

Then

make

Into

small

flat

cakes,

about

one

inch

thick,

and

fry

In

boiling

fat

until

golden

brown.

They

will

fry

in

fifteen

or

twenty

minutes.

FRIED

Would

you

fancy

some

fried

mush

in

camp

MUSH

with

the

game?

Well,

then,

into

two

quarts

of

boiling

water

stir

a

tablespoonful

of

salt

and

one

cup

of

flour

mixed

with

a

quart

of

Indian

meal,

or

more,

if

needed

to

make

stiff

enough.

Beat

It

well

to

remove

lumps

and

bo*Il

gently

two

hours,

and

then

turn

into

deep

bread

tins

to

cool.

In

the

morning

slice

off

thick

slices

and

fry

golden

brown

in

salt

pork

fat,

serving

slices

of

pork with

it,

and

syrup,

if

desired.

FOR

which

are

made

with

the

prepared

flour,

SPIDER

mix

one

pint

flour

with

half

a

pint

of

milk

CAKES

Qj-

water.

Have

the

griddle

smoking'

hot,

and

grease

with

a

piece

of

pork

or

bacon

rind,

then

pour

half

the

mixture

into

it.

Smooth

with

a

spoon

and

cook

four

minutes,

or

until

the

top

forms

minute

bubbles.

Then

turn

the

cake

and

cook

four

minutes

longer.

Take

up,

grease

the

pan

again,

and

cook

the

balance.

If

preferred,

the

batter

can

be

fried

in

small

cakes

instead

of

two

large

ones.

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