ease a broiler,
place the slices on it and broil the apples over
hot coals until tender and brown.

_Apple Slump_

For 4 persons

Peel and cut in eighths, 4 apples. Put in a kettle
with 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of
molasses; cover and place on the stove or over a
slow fire. Make a dough as for dumplings (see
rule). Drop the dough onto the hot apples. Cover
tight and cook 20 minutes. Serve with cream, milk
or hard sauce. Blue berries, huckleberries,
peaches, can be used in place of apples, omitting
the molasses and adding a little more sugar.

_Dried Fruit_

All dried fruit should be thoroughly washed in
cold water, covered with fresh cold water and
allowed to soak all night, stewed slowly over a
low fire or on the back of the stove for an hour.
Add, if necessary, sugar; stew 15 minutes longer
and set away to cool. Do not stew fruit in tin
receptacles; use enamel or agate.

_Indian Pudding_

For 5 persons
1/2 cup of Indian meal
3/4 cup of molasses
1 teaspoonful of salt

Mix thoroughly, add to 1 quart of scalded milk,
cook in double boiler 1/2 hour, stir often. Pour
into buttered baking dish; allow to cool. Pour 1
cup cold water on top of pudding. Do not stir it
in. Bake in a slow oven 3 hours.

_Rice Pudding_

For 4 persons

Butter a bowl or deep dish, pan if necessary; put
into it 1 quart of milk, 1 tablespoonful of washed
rice, 1 teaspoonful of salt, 1/2 cup of sugar,
small piece of butter; cover and cook in slow
oven, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours. Remove
cover last 1/2 hour.

_Meat, Fish and Meat Substitutes_

_Bacon_

Sliced bacon can be broiled by placing it on the
end of a sharp stick held over the fire and turned
over and over; or put into a very hot frying pan.
Be careful that the fat does not catch on fire. If
staying in camp for another meal, save the bacon
drippings and use them for frying potatoes, cakes
or use for shortening.

_Beans, Baked_ (The Real Boston Article)

For 4 persons
1 large cup of pea beans or navy beans
1/2 lb. salt pork
1 scant tablesp