The Field & Stream Wilderness Cooking Handbook; How to Prepare, Cook, and Serve Backcountry Meals

by J. Wayne Fears

• ISBN13: 9781585743551
• ISBN10: 1585743550
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

An entertaining and practical guide.

Author Biography

J. Wayne Fears is a wildlife biologist by training who has organized big-game hunting camps, guided canoe trips, and run commercial sport fishing operations. He has written fourteen books, more than 3,000 articles for the outdoors press, and is currently editor of Rural Sportsman. He lives in Heflin, Alabama

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
Mastering the Backpack Stove	5	(6)
The Art of Building a Cooking Fire	11	(10)
Cooking Without Utensils	21	(4)
Cooking with Aluminum Foil	25	(6)
The Versatile Dutch Oven	31	(12)
Reflector-Oven Baking	43	(6)
The Sheepherder's Stove	49	(14)
Bannock---Bread of the Wilderness	63	(8)
Sourdough---Bread of Legend	71	(8)
Make Your Own Jerky	79	(8)
Trail Foods You Can Make Ahead	87	(6)
Making Your Own Dried Food	93	(8)
Smoking Food	101	(8)
Cooking with Charcoal	109	(10)
Bean Hole Cooking	119	(4)
Making Water Safe for Drinking	123	(6)
Backcountry Drinks	129	(4)
Cooking at High Elevations	133	(8)
Appendices
1 List of Suppliers	135	(2)
2 List of Recipes	137	(4)
Index	141	(4)
More Wilderness Recipes	145