Show V is picnic tips theres neres nothing like the great out of doors to produce great appetites and theres nothing eu that tastes so good as food eaten in the great t ll 11 E oe wide sand spaces under the in pines amid the smoke of a fire our recipes and suggestions today are designed to fit those who want to do part of their cooking at home and finish when they arrive at the picnic it is easy to lay out a swell spread when everything is well organized and planned ahead like the recipes because not fancy they do make for r some downright good eating though and will give you a grand experience in outdoors eating food is best packed in hampers or tied in cloth its easiest to carry that way it if you have anything breakable use a metal container best type of fire for for those of you who want to cook outdoors use the trapper type of fire never start cooking until the wood has burned and is a bed of glowing red coals to make this type of fire place 2 medium sized logs green 6 to 8 inches apart between these set up dry twigs and shavings carry something that will make the fire fi e start easily a bit of tissue paper with a few dry twigs the logs can be adjusted to fit the cooking utensil our recipe roundup round up starts w ath th the favorite hamburgers if you snuggle in the extra cheese like the flavor all american hamburgers serves 6 1 pounds hamburger Vs cup milk I 1 teaspoon salt dash of pepper ya 4 pound american cheese 4 tablespoons butter 6 buttered buns mix meat with milk salt and pepper form 12 thin patties of the meat about 3 inches in diameter cut 6 slices of cheese slightly smaller than meat patties and place the cheese in between the meat patties sandwich fashion seal edges well melt butter in a skillet and fry the patties slowly for 10 to 15 minutes serve on toasted buns hot cheese frankfurters serves 10 20 frankfurters 20 slices of bacon 3 pound sharp cheese split frankfurters lengthwise and fill with long strips of cheese wind a strip of bacon spirally around each frankfurter and fasten at ends with toothpicks toast on forks or long handled toasters over fire until bacon is browned and cheese is melted place in a hot toasted roll and serve with relish creamy scrambled eggs serves 6 6 eggs vt cup milk yz vt teaspoon salt I 1 tablespoons butter vt cup diced dicea american cheese if desired beat the eggs well add salt and pepper if desired melt butter in heavy skillet and pour eggs into pan stirring well as the mixture begins to thicken when eggs are partially cooked add cheese serve on toast when thick do not overcook bacon is a grand outdoor appetite tempter it is also an important concentrated source of food energy that need after working hard out outdoors boors roast corn use fresh sweet corn remove corn silk but leave husks on dip the ear husk and all into a pail of 0 water and lay on a grate over a hot bed of coals the water turns into steam within the husk coating 1 1 and thus cooks the corn III making aking it steamy and juicy instead of dry and tasteless corn may also be roast roasted ed by burying in the ashes it if you are frying bacon at the picnic then this is the best method to follow place the strips in a cold skillet over a low fire turn frequently until all parts of bacon N are evenly crisp but not brittle do not let fat smoke for extra crispiness drain off the fat as the bacon cooks bacon sandwich to make delectable sandwiches fry the bacon as directed above with thick slices of fried onion and tomatoes served on toasted bun cookies and fruit make the ideal campfire dessert take cookies easy to carry such as rocks makes 5 dozen I 1 cup shortening 1 cups brown sugar 3 eggs I 1 teaspoon cinnamon vi teaspoon cloves 3 cups sifted flour I 1 teaspoon soda 1 vz cups walnuts 2 cups raisins cream shortening and sugar add eggs ggs and beat well add sifted dry ingredients chopped nuts and raisins drop from spoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake in a moderate degree oven 11 you wish additional instruction for canning fruit or berries write to miss lynn chambers south desplaines street chicago 6 illinois please enclose stamped sell self addressed envelope for your reply released by western newspaper union |