The cooking-school pioneer Maria Parloa advises parties bent on roughing it: what tent to hire, how to trench it against rain, how to make beds of boards and seaweed, and what to pack. Then come the recipes, from birds roasted in their feathers and partridge stew to chicken curry, chowders, fried fish and frank opinions on the worst way to cook veal.
A practical and amusing Victorian camping guide for outdoor cooks and social historians. Download the free EPUB.