If the water is kept hot one girl can keep two busy drying, and the whole operation for a party of four should not take over ten minutes. If unskillfully done, without sufficient hot water or preparation, it is a disagreeable task. Try to make it a pleasant one.
The coffee pot should be frequently boiled out with washing soda.
The wire broilers may be cleaned by rubbing them with ashes from the camp fire.
In nesting a blackened cooking pail, wrap it in paper to prevent soiling the inside of the pail into which it fits.
Use the fewest dishes possible in cooking and you will lighten your labor.
Use the same plates for different courses, rinsing them with hot water.
Be sure to carry in your dish washing outfit, washing soda, powdered soap and dish mops.
"Dutch Cleanser" is very useful in cleaning dishes, pots and pans.
After washing up for the night, put utensils and provision box together and cover with rubber cloth to protect them from the weather.
Cleaning Up