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Refreshments
at
a
Picnic
clean,
and
after
a
final
dip
in
the
river,
and
a
rub
with
a
dry
cloth,
they
will
shine
like
silver.
If
a
bit
of
bacon
can
be
procured
do
not
fry
it,
but
toast
it
on
a
toasting-fork
before a
clear
part
of
the
fire.
The
rashers
of
bacon
should
be
cut
thin,
and
they
will
be
sufficiently
toasted
when
the
fat
looks
trans-
parent.
A
gingerbread
loaf,
made
according
to
the
following
family
recipe,
is
useful
for
boating-trips,
as
the
longer
it
lasts
the
better
it
is.
Two
pounds
of
brown
flour,
two
pounds
of
treacle,
a
quarter
of
a
pound
of
brown
sugar,
a
breakfast-cupful
of
cream,
tv/o
eggs,
a
tea-spoonful
of
carbonate
of soda
dis-
solved
in
a
little
hot
water,
two
ounces
and
a
half
of
ground
ginger,
and
a
little
chopped
citron.
Mix
all
well
together,
and
bake
in
a
moderately
hot
oven.
Cold
Tea,
—
Cold
tea,
properly
made,
is
much
appreciated
on
journeys,
and
is
generally
liked
by
shooting-parties
on
hot
days.
But
good
cold
tea
cannot
be
made
by
filling
bottles
with
the
remains
of
the
tea
at
breakfast.
Cold
tea
should
be
drunk
unsweetened,
and-
if
carelessly
made
it
is
flat
and
unpalatable.
Wide-mouthed
glass
bottles
with
screw-tops,
such
as
are
sold
for
jam,
are
the
best
to
use.
Cold
tea
should
be
made
from
the
best
tea
and
freshly
boiling
water
;
it
should
stand
four
minutes
only,
and
should
then
be
poured
into
the
bottles
through
a
tin strainer.
A
couple of
lemons
and
a
sharp
clasp-knife
should
be
packed
in
the
basket
with
the
bottles
of
tea,
and
a
little
metal
box
of
sugar
can
be
added
for
those
who
like
it.