Outdoor Cooking

Cooking out of doors in 1940 — bean holes, spits, clambakes and burgoo, from three food writers who thought a campfire was the best joke going.

A Stack of Wheats

14 recipes in this part of Outdoor Cooking.

A Stack of Wheats

Flapjacks, Griddlecakes, Flannel Cakes, Pancakes, and Hot Cakes HERE AGAIN THE fire's the thing-hot enough but not too hot. For the…

Griddlecakes

2 CUPS SIFTED FLOUR, OR 17/8 CUPS, UN- SIFTED (ABOUT) 3 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER I TEASPOON SALT I-2 EGGS, BEATEN 11/4-1/2 CUPS MILK 2…

Old-Timers' Flapjacks

Old-timers make their flapjacks without eggs, so eggs are a variable quantity, accommodating themselves to your supplies. If you are far…

Sour Milk Pancakes

2 EGGS, SEPARATED 11/2 CUPS SOUR MILK I 2 CUPS FLOUR I TEASPOON SODA I TEASPOON SALT 2 TABLESPOONS SUGAR 3 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER Beat egg…

Corn Griddlecakes

I CUP CORN MEAL I CUP BOILING WATER 2 TABLESPOONS FAT 2 EGGS, WELL BEATEN I CUP MILK I TEASPOON SALT I CUP FLOUR 2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER…

Cereal Pancakes

I CUP LEFTOVER CEREAL (RICE, HOM- INY, OATMEAL OR OTHER BREAKFAST CEREAL) I CUP MILK I EGG, WELL BEATEN I CUP FLOUR (ABOUT) 3 TEASPOONS…

Bread Pancakes

2 CUPS SOUR MILK I EGG, BEATEN LIGHTLY FLOUR I TABLESPOON CREAM OR MELTED BUTTER 1/2 TEASPOON SALT I TEASPOON SODA Put milk in a bowl and…

Sour Dough Flapjacks

I CUP SOUR DOUGH SPONGE (SEE RECIPE) 1/2 CUP MILK (OR WATER) I EGG, BEATEN I TABLESPOON SUGAR 12 TEASPOON SODA 1/2 TEASPOON SALT SUFFICIENT…

Potato Pancakes

2 CUPS GRATED RAW POTATOES 2 EGGS, WELL BEATEN 1/2 TEASPOON SALT 1/4 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER I TABLESPOON FLOUR To save draining, grate…

Bread Griddlecakes

The batter should be a little thicker than for ordinary pancakes. Beat egg whites stiff and fold in just before baking.

Green Corn Pancakes

I TABLESPOON MELTED BUTTER I CUP MILK 2 CUPS GRATED CORN 2 EGG YOLKS, BEATEN LIGHT 1/2 TEASPOON SALT PEPPER 1/2 CUP FLOUR 2 EGG WHITES…

Sunshine Flapjacks (As made by the Indians)

(As made by the Indians, of cat-tail pollen) See recipe under Camp Fire Girls' Grub The Indians collected cat-tails in canoes as they did…

Pancake Meals

Make thin pancakes, or, better, paper-thin Hoe Cakes (see recipe), while the customers sit around the fire with their taste buds beginning…

Old Fashioned Waffles

If you can pick up an old-fashioned cast iron waffle iron in a junk shop or retrieve your grandmother's, it will make quite a lot of gaiety…

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