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Show COOKINU IN A K H I C A. A Problem of Great Interest Id a Pioneer Camp. In African encampments the question ques-tion of food is a burning one. How to obtain provisions, how to cook them when procured these are problems of absorbing interest in a pioneer camp. The authors of "Adventures in Miislionaland" say that it is curious and interesting to watch the process of victualing a new country. The trader throws the most eccentric provisions on the market. At one time, the author says, nothing but tinned lobster could be purchased at their settlement; and at another time the whole of Manica breakfasted, dined and supped on foie-g-ras. Our cooking utensils consisted of a three -It: ced pot and a frying-pan. How wore we to create a dinner'.' We boiled the ox-flesh in the three-h'O'tfed pot, whence it issued in the condition of shoe-leather. Mixinpthe meal with water, we made the must horribly half-cooked half-cooked Hat cakes by heating the douph on hot stones. There was neither baking" bak-ing" powder nor yeast in the country. One day we received a present of venison, shot by a Mr. Teal. Now I had from time to t i me sa red up a small quantity of sardine oil. believing" myself to be a famous h m; ekeeper. In j a moment of vai;r self confidence I undertook th. Jnncr that nijrht. and w invited g ipion to come . e:it v r.i.-,. in I fr-u'd tli,.- ;n Jt sardin-'! P." and serveil them proudly. They j)L.si-lively j)L.si-lively lo"ked like real steaks, such as people would eat at bnme. Hut alay! scarcely had two muuthfuls been eaten when everyone tied from the table, and my wonderful dinner was abandoned to the little native who waited on us. He certainly enjoyed it immensely, bo even that ill wind blew somebody pood: but it wus unaniuioiisly dceided. that henceforth I was never to le trusted with the preparation of |