This is easy to mix, is made without grease, keeps fresh for a long period and will not dry up or mold. It is good to eat when cold and is just the thing when laying in a supply. For routine diet it is much better than biscuit. Take of flour 1 quart, salt 1 teaspoonful, sugar 1 tablespoonful, and baking powder 2 heaping teaspoonfuls. Mix in 1½ pints of cold water to make a thick batter and pour out level into a pan. Bake 45 minutes or until a sliver will not stick into the dough. FISH One of the delights of camp life is in estranging one’s self from the fastidious customs of civilization and living off the country where you camp. A fine pastime and diet change is the catching and eating of fish. The lakes and streams of the outdoors abound with fish which when caught in the icy water and cooked over a camp fire in the open makes a welcome addition to the hiker’s bill of fare. Trout are easily cooked. Black bass are good if the water where you catch them is cold. Pike is the best American food fish. They should be left uncleaned never longer than one-half day after catching, never leave in water and don’t wash until just before cooking. Roll in cornmeal, have plenty of bacon fat in the fry pan and cook slowly. Try with the tine of fork to see if done. For digestible frying use a shallow pan and little grease, heat the pan and grease just enough to keep the meat from sticking. The meat must be dry or it will absorb the grease. Cook quick at first to seal in the juices and turn frequently; do not jab too much with fork for that would let the juice escape. The seasoned hiker is little apt to be separated from his outfit, but it can and sometimes is done and then one must be able to cope with a real emergency. Every individual outfit should contain emergency food. It is a safe plan never to become separated from your party without an emergency ration with you and materials for securing game and fish if such abound in the region. CHAPTER XII HEALTH HINTS FOR HIKERS CARE OF THE FEET The conditioning of the feet will be done while as a pedestrian you are preparing for some long hike. Curative measures for foot maladies then are to be undertaken at home. In caring for the feet a definite toilet routine should be established and adhered to in order to keep these worthy members in a shape fit to do the work expected of them. In the morning before starting dust talcum, equal parts of talcum and zinc stearate, or the United States Army foot powder inside the stocking or smear over the foot a medicated ointment, oil or vaseline. On a long tramp should the feet become tender one may well at the noon rest change socks and substitute dry ones or at least beat the worn socks with a stick to straighten out any wrinkles that may have formed, then dry them as well as you can.