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Camp Cooking: 100 Years [Spiral-bound]

National Museum Of Forest Service History
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Book Description

December 16, 2004

The National Museum of Forest Service History presents a charming cookbook that celebrates decades of camp cooking by countless Forest Service agents in the field. Featuring legendary recipes for Dutch oven meals, open-fire dishes, and other tasty outdoor specialties used daily in the early days of the Forest Service, Camp Cooking has dozens of recipes, photos, and anecdotes that tell the whole history of these brave and hardy individuals.

Dedicated ranger's wives prepared meals with limited resources as they accompanied their husbands in the field, often supplementing cooking with k-rations cooked over an open fire. In rustic and remote locations, delicious, time-tested creations were prepared and served, including Dutch Oven Beer Bread, Parmesan Mashed Potatoes, Pioneer Night Stew, and Creamy Pumpkin Pie.

To pay tribute to decades of dedication of Forest Service employees, the Intermountain Region and the National Museum of Forest Service History (http://www.nmfs-history.net) are proud to present this collectible cookbook. For more information, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/newcentury/cookbook.htm.


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Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Acknowledgments Foreword Dutch Oven Basics Breakfast Breads Vegetables Side Dishes Main Dishes Desserts Index

From the Back Cover

"More than just a cookbook, this publication features incredible photos, anecdotes, and recipes highlighting a century of Forest Service heritage." --Gray Reynolds, President, National Museum of Forest Service History

"Some of my most memorable experiences with the Forest Service are of sitting around the campfire, cooking a meal at the end of a long day, and sharing stories with coworkers and friends. This cookbook captures the warm memories shared by many who have had the privilege of working for the Forest Service." --Jack Troyer, Intermountain Regional Forester

"The finest food comes from the Forest Service Family and all these recipes look wonderful. I can't wait to try them, but I suspect my favorite will still be my mom's." --Dale Bosworth, Chief, U.S. Forest Service (referring to his mother's recipe for War Cake on page 172)

"Sharing a few of my recipes for this book has given me a chance to say thank you! This wonderful publication will allow readers to step back in time as they cook up some of the recipes and savor the photos and stories taken from diaries of past Forest Service employees." --Dian Thomas, Author of Recipes for Roughing It Easy


Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Gibbs Smith (December 16, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1586857614
  • ISBN-13: 978-1586857615
  • Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

A little history through out the book interesting pictures. R. Cooper  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Recipes are simple and easy to understand. Bryan Bowers  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars vintage recipes August 31, 2005
Format:Spiral-bound
I highly reccommend this charming book produced by the folks at the National Forest Service non-profit museum in Montana, and chock full of recipes from forest ranger districts all over the country, celebrating 100 years of service. So it is filled with historic stories and photos of early ranger camps and cooks. Some of these vintage recipes have been around for awhile, and are very nostalgic. Most recipes list the contributing ranger, and their district. Spiral binding makes it easy to cook with, as you can keep the book open and flat on the page you need. All cookbooks should be made like that.

Most of these dishes are for cooking on a cabin stove or fire. The recipes rely on heavier fresh, dry, or canned ingredients similar to what you have at home. So any of these recipes can be made in your own kitchen, but are also good for RV and car camping. Starts with dutch oven cooking basics. Has chapters on breads, breakfasts, veggies, main dishes, and desert. Has an index. This book was released in 2004. It is 192 pages in length.

For a look at modern Ranger cooking see "Wilderness Ranger Cookbook", which is a modern ultra-light backpacking recipes cookbook from backcountry Forest Service Wilderness Rangers all across America. It is available at Amazon.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Recipe Book and Much, Much More October 24, 2006
Format:Spiral-bound
This delightful book presents a mixture of terrific recipes, historic camp photos and wonderful tales of early days in the Forest Service. The emphasis is on Dutch oven and camp-fire cooking. Inside you will find dozens of interesting recipes: Bean Hole Beans, One-Eyed Buffaloes, Pistol Rock Chicken and Creamy Pumpkin Pie to name just a few.

Far more than just another cookbook, "Camp Cooking: 100 Years" is a real treasure of Forest Service lore. This is one book that always finds its way into our 5th wheel when we hit the road and yet quickly migrates back into the house as soon as we return to our place of sticks and bricks. If there is a better camp cooking book for the money, we don't know what it is.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have January 18, 2008
Format:Spiral-bound
Absolutely the best camp cookbook I have had yet. Recipes are simple and easy to understand. Ingredients can all be found at any supermarket, even small ones. The breakfast section alone is worth the price of the book.(These cooks really liked a big breakfast) The book is durable and there are enough recipes to last the average camper years before having to repeat a meal. Most meals will feed 4 to 6 easily and the additional stories, tips and photos are a great bonus!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of recipes that spans many years
Outdoor cooking recipes that were favorites of the folks in the National Forest Service, these go back many years. Simple, basic cooking.
Published 20 days ago by Will J. Gioioso
5.0 out of 5 stars Camp Cooking
Excellent book!! Even a child could follow the recipes with not too much help, but with supervision. Gave some great ideas on some old favorites!
Published 2 months ago by Floyd Mossburgh
4.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest recipes, but a fun book to have
I really like this little book. The recipes are ok, some look very interesting but most are pretty basic, but the book is just fun to read with stories about each recipe and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Camp Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Book!
I have enjoyed this book tremendously! Along with great recipes, it is full of wonderful stories of fighting fire, great camping tales, and wonderful people! A great read! Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook
This cookbook has some great dutch oven recipies and tips, along with other camp-ready cooking techniques. Read more
Published 2 months ago by William E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cookbook
Not only is this a great cookbook, but it has some interesting pictures of people camping in the 1920's. There are also some good cooking tips throughout the book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by kp
5.0 out of 5 stars Camp Cooking
This is a great recipe book for old time camp cooking. Filled with pictures of a bygone era of camping.
Published 4 months ago by Jonathan Bardsley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories with recipes
I bought this for the recipes, but was delighted by all of the historical information. Interesting photos and amusing anecdotes.
Published 5 months ago by Michael Johnson
3.0 out of 5 stars camp cooking
The book is OK not one I would rec-amend to any one.. I have read better ones on camp cooking in the last 100 years..
Published 10 months ago by Rita Norvell
5.0 out of 5 stars ideal book
I have become interested in outdoor type cooking, and this is a good book to have. While the book is plain the topics and side notes are handled very well. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Bernard E. Bradley
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