Book excerpt: A guide to wholesome and simple food and cooking for the trail, cabin, or home. Learn how to use traditional gear, manage a cooking fire, keep a clean backwoods kitchen, plan meals for trips, bake with sourdough, make a variety of sauces, cook in a bean hole, and more! Filled with recipes for a variety of foods, as well as how to make your own toothpaste, canvas canoe filler, or traditional wood preservative for everything from axe handles to canoe paddles.