Show 30 e 00 PICNIC MEALS I 1 EN kill 4 meals are in order now 0 until the snow flies these picnic meals may be of the simplest but be sure that there Is plenty of whatever it Is for there is nothing that enczur ages appetite like a good long walk or ride in the fresh air the perfect picnic always supposes a fire where things can be heated or cooked and there are few scouts or campfire Campf lre girls who cannot prepare one in a short lime time the building of a fireplace to roast the potatoes or corn and boll the water for the frankfurters Is an accomplishment that most of the youth of today take as a matter of course if the fire Is to be made on the beach a trench Is dug to make a fire box then the true sportsman will see that every bit of debris and all embers are burned and burled buried before leaving the campfire one may cook bacon on sticks threading the slices on green twigs or cook steak in a camp frying pan or on a piece of sheet iron A few trips will give one a good idea of the things needed and the collection will last for a long time with care one may eat and digest very hearty foods when out of doors fried pried pota toes broiled wienerwurst wiene or frankfurt frank fur cooked in boiling water are so good in bread and butter sandwiches with a slice of mild onion eggs scrambled make a nice dish to roast sweet potatoes one must use the fol lowing directions carefully wash the potatoes carefully and wrap them in green leaves or wet brown paper then bury them in hot ashes and cover with coals and burning wood in 40 min utes try them with a sharp stick As soon as they are soft remove from the wrappings and eat with plenty of but ter while piping hot hol this same method Is used for irish potatoes a western newspaper union |