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Old Ben muttered to himself as he showed his visitors out of the hut and watched them mount their horses. When they had ridden away he returned to the hut, took some flour out of a sack, and proceeded to make a damper.
He usually made a damper with flour and water and salt. On this occasion he added another ingredient--several spoonfuls of a white powder which he took from a small paper parcel that be carefully replaced in his cupboard. He made enough dough in this way for three large dampers, which he then baked in the embers of the wood fire. The dampers when withdrawn from the ashes were of a rich golden brown colour. They looked deliciously appetising.