Illustrates the basic principles of fire building and Dutch oven cooking for hikers and campers. Emphasizes the care and precision which must be exercised when sharpening and using axes and knives; demonstrates the correct methods for chopping wood. Describes, step by step, the procedure for making a batch of biscuits including the preparation of the Dutch oven for baking.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320517
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery, European
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boy scouts
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Camping
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)