A Northern Experience: The Journals of Norman Robinson
Trapping with Hornby Page 11

22 rifle stopped any further activity on his part. But, unfortunately, all the wrappings had failed to save our flour and as it was all we had, we had to eat it. I have made lots of bad bread, but that flour made the worst.

Cooking on the trail is an art. Bannock is baking powder bread and is made as follows. A small hole is scooped in the flour (still in the sack) a [and] the Baking Powder is sprinkled around. Water is then added till a sufficiently large piece of batter of the correct consistency-is made. This is removed from the sack and placed in a well greased frying pan. It is now held over the

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NWT Archives/Robinson N-2002-005: 0198
NWT Archives/Robinson N-2002-005: 0198