| COOKING HELFUL HINTS |
| *Before lighting a fire: tie back hair and loose clothing. Be sure that a bucketful of sand or water is a hand. *Know your wind direction *Use only the amount of wood needed for a fire. *To avoid damp matches: dip in pariffin or nail polish once or enclose in a srew top jar *When putting out a fire with water always sprinkle water, never pour. *when re-kindling a fire, place embers of coals along sides of logs and blow or fan. *Grease a pan before melting chocolate. *Eggs are more safely carried if stored in flour or popped corn. *Carry along a dry bandana to use as a pot lifter. *Always soap the outside of your cooking pots to make clean up easier. NEVER soap cast iron. *Always have a handwashing station near your cooking area. *make sure water is on heating for cla\ean-up while your eating. *Salami and other hard meats travel well as long as they are not sliced. *Never dump waste water in a water source. Dump at least 200 ft away. *Bleach can be used as a sanitizer for your clean up. |