Introduction to Camp Cookery ~1910

Camping This Summer?

We are! Here’s a really fantastic find:

The book is organized around categories of food, but also time needed for preparation:

Here are some sample recipes in the Quick, Medium and Slow categories

All I can say is, thank goodness for pre-canned baked beans, cuz that’s a camping staple for us and I don’t think I would spend that much time making them from scratch!

Anything else catch your fancy?

Love how they use the word desiccated for dehydrated. I’m going to revive that one.

Here’s a link to Camp Cookery, more to come.

Happy summer!

More Fun Discoveries from Antique Cookbooks

• Melted Butter Sauce ~1855
• Dictionary of Foods
• Victorian Kitchen Gadgets ~1897