The End of the Trail
“While Dock excitedly whipped the tumbling stream for more big trout, Ezra got busy inducting Lily into the mysteries of outdoor camp cookery.
Using a butcher knife and long-handled spoon to cut out the frozen earth, he scooped a shallow hole beside the big fire she had built and raked it full of glowing coals. He then set the big Dutch oven on the coals, heaped dry wood over the top of it and built a new fire there.
He melted a handful of lard in a frying pan, poured a quantity of yellow cornmeal into a pot and mixed in salt and baking powder with his fingers, wet it down with cold water from the creek and poured in his, melted lard. It was the consistency of nice thick mud when he finished with it. He raked the fire off the lid of his Dutch oven and poured the batter inside the hot receptacle, replaced the lid and built up his fire on top of it again.
“All we gotta do now is keep a fire goin’ on top of her an’ leave her set an’ cook,” he explained to Lily who was watching him careful...ly and trying to stay out of his way.MoreLess
Using a butcher knife and long-handled spoon to cut out the frozen earth, he scooped a shallow hole beside the big fire she had built and raked it full of glowing coals. He then set the big Dutch oven on the coals, heaped dry wood over the top of it and built a new fire there.
He melted a handful of lard in a frying pan, poured a quantity of yellow cornmeal into a pot and mixed in salt and baking powder with his fingers, wet it down with cold water from the creek and poured in his, melted lard. It was the consistency of nice thick mud when he finished with it. He raked the fire off the lid of his Dutch oven and poured the batter inside the hot receptacle, replaced the lid and built up his fire on top of it again.
“All we gotta do now is keep a fire goin’ on top of her an’ leave her set an’ cook,” he explained to Lily who was watching him careful...ly and trying to stay out of his way.MoreLess
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