Camp Cookery [Paperback]

Horace Kephart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001

Originally published in 1910, this early outdoor cookery book gives recipes for outdoor delicacies such as Lungwort bread and dried beans. Illustrated with pen drawings of camp utensils, outfits, etc. and written by an expert outdoorsman in narrative form, this specialty cookbook contains a wealth of advice and comment in addition to recipes.

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Originally published in 1910, this early outdoor cookery book gives recipes for outdoor delicacies such as Lungwort bread and dried beans. Written by Horace Kephart, who was a reknowned outdoorsman of the time, this delightful and fully-illustrated cookbook contains, in addition to recipes, a wealth of advice and comment on camping and life in general.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Applewood Books; 1 edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557095167
• ISBN-13: 978-1557095169
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,219,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #100 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Outdoor Cooking > Camping & Hiking

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible for building camp and cook fires., July 28, 2005

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John Ayers (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Camp Cookery (Paperback)

There are plenty of sources that tell you how to make a fire. There are plenty of books on camping, Boy Scout Handbooks and websites all describe firebuilding, or woodcraft, in one way or another. But I still had a time of getting a good campfire going. If the wood was dry then it would start right up, but often turn to smoldering logs quickly. Or we would have nothing available but wet wood. And then there's the "fire ring", which just as often as not is an overturned truck wheel rim. Half of the time I just struggled to get the fire going and the other half keeping it going. Sure I knew that a fire needs fuel, it needs air and it needs heat, but I still almost always came up short.

My able bodied camping assistant had to stand by and watch me curse and throw chunks of wood as I fought to prove that I was a real camper! She decided to take matters into her own hands and got me a book. GASP, did I really need a book on camp fires?? Well, this book isn't about camp fires, it's called Camp Cookery, by Horace Kephart and it was originally published in 1910. Keep in mind that this was when people (mostly men) went camping to go way back into the wilderness to shoot or catch something to eat. It covers camp cooking tools, such as the reflector oven and folding broiler. Mr. Kephart advocates a lot of lard and has a chapter on cooking fresh killed game, like bear and squirrel. But the chapter on building fires is invaluable.

I followed Mr. Kephart's advice on building a quick cookfire. I gathered twigs like he suggested, built them like it is described in the book. I lit it off and within a couple of minutes had a roaring fire with no further tinkering. The same thing happened every time I built a fire. I was sold. The rest of the chapter talks about the differences between a cook fire and a camp fire. It also describes what woods are good and for what situations. This chapter alone makes the whole book worth acquiring if you're serious about your campfire.

Other chapters cover cooking gear, making breads and cooking fruits and vegetables, in addition to meat, poultry and game.

4.0 out of 5 stars Window to the past., March 6, 2011

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This review is from: Camp Cookery (Paperback)

Lots of interesting information, however, some of the recommended products may no longer be available. A fun read. Particularly helpful advise for processing and utilizing wild game of all types.