All seals and penguins that appeared
anywhere within the vicinity of the camp were killed to provide food
and fuel. The dog-pemmican we also added to our own larder, feeding
the dogs on the seals which we caught, after removing such portions as
were necessary for our own needs. We were rather short of crockery,
but small pieces of venesta-wood served admirably as plates for seal
steaks; stews and liquids of all sorts were served in the aluminium
sledging-mugs, of which each man had one. Later on, jelly-tins and
biscuit-tin lids were pressed into service.
Monotony in the meals, even considering the circumstances in which we
found ourselves, was what I was striving to avoid, so our little stock
of luxuries, such as fish-paste, tinned herrings, etc., was carefully
husbanded and so distributed as to last as long as possible. My
efforts were not in vain, as one man states in his diary: "It must be
admitted that we are feeding very well indeed, considering our
position. Each meal consists of one course and a beverage. The dried
vegetables, if any, all go into the same pot as the meat, and every
dish is a sort of hash or stew, be it ham or seal meat or half and
half. The fact that we only have two pots available places
restrictions upon the number of things that can be cooked at one time,
but in spite of the limitation of facilities, we always seem to manage
to get just enough.
Pages:
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169