He removed the lids, then set both the pots right on the fire or in it.

Pouring water into the basin, he proceeded to wash his hands.

Next he took a large pail, and from a sack he filled it half full of flour.

To this he added baking powder and salt.

It was instructive for Carley to see him run his skillful fingers all through that flour, as if searching for lumps.
After this he knelt before the fire and, lifting off one of the iron pots with a forked stick, he proceeded to wipe out the inside of the pot and grease it with a piece of fat.