This site is the complete 1940 book Outdoor Cooking by Cora, Rose and Bob Brown, page by page as printed. It is a funny book and a period one: the jokes, the chapter titles and the attitudes of 1940 are all here unaltered. About this edition →
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Come and Get It!
52 recipes
When Do We Eat?
23 recipes
Out of the Bean Hole
8 recipes
Squaw Feeds Paleface
57 recipes
Girlish Grub
24 recipes
Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Meat Balls
10 recipes
A Stack of Wheats
14 recipes
Playing Indian
6 recipes
Cooking in the Ashes
8 recipes
Cook Fires
9 recipes
Skewer Combinations
7 recipes
The Outdoor Fireplace
1 recipe
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Highlights
Wilted Cabbage
Fresh cabbage, lettuce and tomatoes are great in a soursweet combination, drenched with cold vinegar and then sprinkled with…
Swamp Scramble
I CAN COOKED FROGS' LEGS 4 TABLESPOONS BUTTER 6 EGGS, BEATEN SLIGHTLY BUTTERED TOAST Thoroughly mix contents of can with eggs…
Argentine Roast Beef Ribs
(Asado a la Parrilla) This is one of the grand but homely dishes of the Argentine where even the ribs of beef are especially well…
Salads and Greens
Both Wild and Tame EVER VER SINCE THE need of vitamins prompted the first caveman to nibble some succulent green leaves with a…
Badger
Only edible when young. Lay in the following marinade for 2-3 days, turning the meat over a number of times every day:
Honey Taffy
1/4 TEASPOON SALT I CUP SUGAR Cook slowly to firm ball stage. Pour in buttered pans to cool. While it's still hot you can coat…