Camping and woodcraft - Scoutmastercg.com

:When aCHAPTER XIPROVISIONSparty camps where fresh meat and farmproducts can be procured as they are wanted, itsprovisioning is chiefly a matter of taste, and callsfor no special comment here. But to have goodmeals in the wilderness is a different matter. Aman will eat five or six pounds a day of fresh foodcThat is a heavy load on the trail. And fresh meat,dairy products, fruit, and vegetables, are generallytoo bulky, too perishable. So it is up to the woodsmanto learn how to get the most nourishment outof the least weight and bulk, in materials that" keep " well.Light outfitting, as regards food, is mainly a questionof how much water we are willing to carr}' inour rations. For instance, canned peaches are 88per cent, water. Can one afford to carry so muchwater from home when there is plenty of it at camp,^The following table is suggestiveMore than % Water.Fresh milk, fruit, vegetables (e^ccept potatoes).Canned soups, tomatoeSj peaches, pears, etc.More than H Water.Fresh beef, veal, mutton, poultry, eggs, potatoefCanned corn, baked beans, pineapple.Evaported milk (unsweetened).More than Y^ Water.Fresh bread, rolls, pork chops.Potted chicken, etc.Cheese.Canned blackberries.178