Frying foods in hot oil sears the outside surface, sealing flavor inside. Shallow frying, as opposed to deep-frying, uses a relatively small amount of butter or other oil product. Fish benefits from shallow frying as the hot oil imparts a deep golden color, improving the flavor and making a nice presentation to your lads who are tiered and ready eat after a long days work. this recipe that i will be sharing with you is one of my favorites. first thing you will have to know is that I am feeding 13 people so i will be telling you in that size. 1: you will need about 12-15 8 pounder catfish this fish is the best for this occasion. slice each one into pieces about wrist to to marriage finger. Keep these to the side for now, but not for long cuz the flies will get a feast before you do. 2: get about 25 table spoons of salt into the biggest bowl you got. then add 7 hand fulls of oil into the bowl. 3: add 2 sticks of butter and one average size loaf of bread this could be acorn bread if you want. but remember to crumble before adding. 4: the last step is to add 7 eggs this could be chicken eggs or any wild bird you come across. 5: heat mixture over camp fire and mix constantly will being heated. this step is for melting the butter and all the other ingredients. 6: dip your fish strips into the mixture, then lay on a hot pan over the fire. you can also pour the leftover mixture wile cooking the fish. after about 5 minutes flip the fish and lay for another 2. when fully cooked you are ready to serve and make some happy campers happier!

Samuel Westing.

1. place carrots and sweet potatoes in a saucepan. Cover completely with water, and bring to a boil. Let simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes, until carrots and sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.
2. Drain, and return vegetables to the pot. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and the remaining ingredients. Mash well. Serve warm, topped with remaining tablespoon of butter. this amazing Delicious great well made fun food for everyone cheerer upper, is just really good.<------- that's all i can say... try it  only ingredients you will need are Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, and butter. optional ingredients are milk salt and pepper i would recommend milk though. if you do use milk add it in when you are mashing so it mixes in well.         Samuel Westing.

Carrots are an orange vegetable that are in the parsley family and are grown for their edible taproots. These taproots provide a great source of beta-carotene the body uses to convert to Vitamin A, and are also a great source of Vitamins B and C. There are a wide variety of ways to prepare carrots all depending on the recipes and ways they are to be consumed. Despite this fact, carrots can easily be prepped for enjoyment. First peel the carrot with a knife and then chop into pieces then wash in a river. After these steps you will start a fire about 4-5 logs. after you get decent fire going you shall put a metal pot over fill about half with water then wait 3-5 minutes until boiling. when bubbling pour the carrot slices into the bowl. wait about 10-15 minutes drain the water and there you go nice delicious on the trail carrots warm soft and good for cheering up sad campers. this method of preparing carrots is the most simple and for some people the most delicious. But for my next entry i will show you how to make mashed carrots, very sweet and tasty.

Samuel Westing!

when i was a young lad my mother taught me how to cook since the i have always loved cooking on the trek so far no one has been terrible sick from my cooking and all has gone well. when i get back to west Virginia i want to make me a cook book one with plenty of ways to cook all different types of foods. for mothers at home with 10 children and a big fellow who wants to eat, my cook book would have everything for that mother. from vegetables to west Virginian mince meat pies. and in the last 12 pages There would just be deserts going to different types of pudding to ice cream and berries.  

Today i will be showing you how to cook the Mushroom. I did not discover this vegetable but we have fond some on the trail and I would like to teach you how to make some scrumptious meals.

:To prepare mushrooms for cooking, you need to remove the hard fibrous parts of it. Usually the stalks are fine to use, but their ends where the stem is attaching to the ground may contain some unwanted threads, so cut them off and use them in some nice stock or sauce instead. You can also use the water that you used for soaking dry mushrooms in your stocks! Normally, the large part of the stalk can be used for cooking.

:Roasting the mushrooms is actually another good way to cook them, as you use dry heat that will help evaporate the water. Just lay them down in a pan, sprinkle with some oil and flip fry and there you go you have a great cooked Mushroom. Grilling mushrooms can be done by putting them on the ends of sticks and pushing down on a row of other sticks. then brush with oil. this way some of the flavour of the type of wood will sink into the shroom.  Samuel Westing

Today Sacajawea introduced me to a small reddish purple vegetable called a turnip. This vegetable is very delicious. These are the different ways to prepare this veggie:Turnips do not always need to be peeled or mashed. In early summer, when tiny turnips with their leaves attached are available, just wash the tender skin and boil the turnips quickly to conserve their peppery taste. Try finishing the turnips in a flavored butter, as in a herb-scented recipe, and serve with duck or guinea fowl, baked ham or lamb.

:You can cook and puree turnips with plenty of butter and pepper and combine them with potatoes or another root vegetable such as carrots. Alternatively, grate raw turnips and serve them with a dressing for winter salads, or slice large turnips, brush them with oil and grill until they are just tender.Do not throw out the leaves of young turnips. They can be cooked in the same way as spinach and served as a vegetable in their own right, or incorporated into soup, or shredded and used as a garnish for vegetable dishes and salads. to be continued. Sam 

On our corps I found a great discovery, i call it the Onion! this rather large vegetable goes great on salads, grilled Buffalo, sauteed, and mixed with bread! this vegetable is an amazing find. but be careful if you eat this veggie by its self you shall feel very disgusted, and may regurgitate! The second down side is that when every i cut these onions i seem to weep, my men tell me that it is cursed. But i will keep eating this food and wont stop. I hope to discover more amazing foods and will keep touch in my journal.                                       Samuel Westing.