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356 CAMPING AND WOOt?CRAP-rter IS best mixed with the water in which the rictwas boiled. Oatmeal, grits, or cold boiled potatoes,may be used in the same way. Stewed dried fruitis also a good addition; mix the flour with theirjuice instead of water.Corn Batter Cakes.—y2 pint corn meal,J4 pint flour,I heaped teaspoonful baking powder,I heaped teaspoonful sugar or 2 molassfew,1 level teaspoonful salt.After mixing the dry ingredients thoroughly, addcold water, a little at a time, stirring briskly, untila rather thick batter results. Bake like flapjacksWholesomer than plain flour flapjacks. These arebetter with an egg or two added, and if mixed withmilk instead of water. Snow can be substitutedfor eggs, as described above.Buckwheat Cakes.—1 pint buckwheat flour,Yz pint wheat flour,2 tablespoonfuls baking powder,J/2teaspoonful salt.Mix to a thin batter, preferably with milk. Acouple of eggs make them light, or make snow cakes.Syrup.— Mix maple or brown sugar with justenough water to dissolve it, and heat until clear.If white sugar is used, caramel it by putting it dryin a pan and heating until browned ; then add waterto dissolve it.Toast, Fritters, Dumplings, Etc.—Stale Bread.— Biscuit or bread left over and driedout can be freshened for an hour or two by dippingquickly in and out of water and placing in the bakeruntil heated through; or, the biscuit may be cutopen, slightly moistened, and toasted in a broiler.If you have eggs, make a French toast by dippingthe slices in whipped eggs and frying them.With milk, make milk toast: heat the milk, add a