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Title: The boy's camp book; a guidebook based upon the annual encampment of a boy scout troop; the second of a series of handy volumes of information and inspiration
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Cave, Edward, 1878-
Subjects: Camping Boy Scouts
Publisher: Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & company
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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thetop — why, it stings!9 Sting it certainly does, for simultaneously with the an-nouncement, and as Nick is obligingly stooping to lookclosely at the top of the onion on the bench, the HandyScout of the retiring grub detail hits him a spanking whackwhere his shorts are the most taut, with a specially pre-pared paddle. Ow! And above the uproar, Nick swears vengeanceupon the next chief cook. Just wait! Youre all right,Casey. That was an excellent demonstration. Im sure Ican do it now myself. Down to Business. — But the Commodore and his crewhave not stayed merely to amuse themselves. They quicklyshow t your detail where to find things, and see youstarted before they leave. Start your fire good andearly, the Commodore admonishes Nick, at parting. Itmakes more work for the choppers, but youve got to have agood big bed of hot coals to cook properly. My advice isto start the fire at least two hours before meal time. Left to yourselves, Nick tells you and the other two cooks COOKING III
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to read the menu and the recipes, while he sets his choppersto work. No round wood, fellows, he directs them.Gailey, youre a good axeman, show these fellows a thingor two, will you? I notice there is no chopping block. Gethold of one nobody can split and it will not get burned.Work up a good pile, so you wont have to chop this after-noon, and youll not miss out on any of the fun — providingit doesnt rain. Pile your wood in a pyramid and cover itwith that old tarpaulin. When you get done, fill the waterpails; then you can jointhe troop. No needworking all morning,with three of you on thejob. Happy, you and Ihave to help Mr. Tiltonbuild the garbage in-cinerator. Get theshovel. Jim, youre sec-ond cook. Read the recipes — you and Graves and Harrison, and be ready toget dinner. The sods for the incinerator having been cut the day be-fore, by the Commodores detail, you know your help is notneeded, and turn to the menu, which is fastened with thumb-tacks on a board over the camp-chest cu

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