Chapter VII MORE HINTS ON COOKING, WITH SOME SIMPLE RECEIPTS—BREAD, COFFEE, POTATOES, SOUPS, STEWS, BEANS, FISH, MEAT, VENISON
WHO DOESN'T LIKE FLAPJACKS!? "the universal flapjack. I do not like it;" (He prefers cornmeal johnny cakes. Fine.)
He also makes bread on top of a club of wood stuck in a fire, which is either gross or cool. Maybe both. I'd try it.
Cut a club two feet long and three inches thick at the broadest end; peel or shave off the bark smoothly, and sharpen the smaller end neatly. Then stick the sharpened end in the ground near the fire, leaning the broad end toward a bed of live coals, where it will get screeching hot. While it is heating, mix rather more than a half pint of best Minnesota flour with enough warm water to make a dough. Add a half teaspoonful of salt, and a teaspoonful of sugar, and mould and pull the dough until it becomes lively. Now, work it into a ribbon two inches wide and half an inch thick, wind the ribbon spirally around the broad end of the club, stick the latter in front of the fire so that the bread will bake evenly and quickly to a light brown, and turn frequently until done, which will be in about thirty minutes. When done take it from the fire, stand the club firmly upright, and pick the bread off in pieces as you want it to eat. It will keep hot a long time, and one soon becomes fond of it.
He goes into a rather long section of coffee. I think he'd have made a fine coffee hipster in modern times. He's also a big fan of green tea.
And he wants you to cook your beans and potatoes better. You always mess them up. And squirrels. Basically everything.
Porcupine is, "like spring lamb, only better."
Of course, he gets some trout recipes in there.
He's not a big fan of cans (which he's said before). Heavy and uncomfortable to carry. He's not above a few now and then (usually milk and beans). Do bring salt, pepper, and lemon. Grind and mix your own. Don't bother with fancy sauces. (Save it for the hotel. Always with the hotel.)
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