6 2-oz. jars extract of meat, Lemco.
36 7-lbs. tins flour, best.
18 1-lb. tins fruit, assorted
30 packets dried apples, Prevet’s.
10 packets dried mirabelles, Prevet’s.
10 packets dried apricots or quinces.
3 2-lbs. tins cooking figs.
2 2-lbs. bottles pulled flgs.
3 2-lbs. tins cooking plums.
2 2-lbs. bottles dessert plums, Clarke, Bordeaux.
1 lb. gelatine, best leaf.
2 small bottles herbs, dried mint.
3 small bottles herbs, dried thyme.
3 small bottles horse radish, Heinz’s dessicated.
24 tins jams assorted, Crosse & Blackwell’s.
2 small bottles jelly, calves’ feet.
3 small tins knife polish, Oakey’s.
28 1-lb. tins lard.
2 2-lbs. tins lentils, Egyptian.
6 2-lbs. tins macaroni, best ribbon, in tins with sunken lids.
12 1-lb. jars marmalade.
6 1-lb. tins meat rations, Army & Navy.
96 i-lb. tins milk, Ideal (5)
6 £-lb. tins mustard, Coleman’s.
2 i-lb. tins nutmeg.
6 2-lbs. tins oats, Quaker.
12 i-lb. bottles oil, best salad.
8 bottles olives, Spanish.
2 2-lbs. tins peas, split.
4 i-pint bottles pickles, Crosse A Blackwell’s mixed.
4 boxes plate powder, Goddard’s.
3 plum puddings, Army & Navy.
12 small jars potted moat, assorted.
3 i-lb. tins pepper, black ground.
2 small tins pepper, red Cayenne.
6 2-lbs. tins rice, Patna.
48 i-lb. tins salmon, Lazonby’s.
0nt1LeSigerhCo/re8h milk mailable, but can be ' hadlrom
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3 tins salt, Cerebos.
24 £-lb. tins sardines.
5 bottles sauce, Worcester.
2 bottles sauce, A. 1.
1 bottle sauce, Tabasco.
12 8-oz. bottles sauce, Heinz’s tomato ketchup.
12 small tins sausages, Oxford.
8 3-tablets boxes soap, Wright’s coal tar.
1 i-cwt. case soap, Primrose.
24 l£d. packets starch, Robin’s.
12 1-lb. tins soup, Crosse & Blackwell’s assorted.
2 6-tablet tins soup squares, Lazenby’s assorted.
6 tins soup, Maggi consommee in tubes.
5 gross Sparklet bulbs, size B (6).
18 4-lbs tins sugar, loaf in tins with sunken lids.
2 2-lbs. tins tapioca.
1 15-lbs. canister of tea.
2 tin openers.
3 2-lbs. tins tongue, Paysandu Ox.
12 1-lb. tins vegetables, Rodel’s tinned peas.
4 1-lb. tins vegetables, McDoddie’s spinach.
3 1-lb. tins vegetables, McDoddie’s Julienne.
12 ^-bottles vinegar, pure malt.
6 tins yeast cake, Huckvale’s Royal (7).
Two small bottles of dried rennet could be taken if going
to a part where milk is plentiful. Two tins of Army and
Navy moth powder would be useful to preserve the clothes
put away in boxes and two tins of Keating’s powder should
be taken, also some strong disinfectant, such as Izal. A
powdered soap called Lux, sold in packets, is excellent for
washing flannels and woollens.
All stores should be kept together in one place, locked if
possible. Opened tins of jam, sugar, butter, should be
stood in platefuls of water to keep away the ants. These
and any other opened tins or bottles should always be kept
in the pantry, never in the kitchen.
As far as possible, stores should be given out once a
6. The large size of Sparklet bottle and bulbs is the best.
7. See chapter on bread.
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week. For one man, the required quantities are approxi-
mately as follows ; — 7 tins Ideal milk (if no fresh milk),
one tin lard (if no native butter or oil), one tin butter,
quarter lb. of tea, twenty-one Sparklet bulbs, third of a
bar of soap (halt to be given to the boys and half to the
cook). Every fortnight a tin of either macaroni, tapioca,
peas or lentils could be given out.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
6 2-oz. jars extract of meat, Lemco.
36 7-lbs. tins flour, best.
18 1-lb. tins fruit, assorted 30 packets dried apples, Prevet’s.
10 packets dried mirabelles, Prevet’s.
10 packets dried apricots or quinces.
3 2-lbs. tins cooking figs.
2 2-lbs. bottles pulled flgs.
3 2-lbs. tins cooking plums.
2 2-lbs. bottles dessert plums, Clarke, Bordeaux.
1 lb. gelatine, best leaf.
2 small bottles herbs, dried mint.
3 small bottles herbs, dried thyme.
3 small bottles horse radish, Heinz’s dessicated.
24 tins jams assorted, Crosse & Blackwell’s.
2 small bottles jelly, calves’ feet.
3 small tins knife polish, Oakey’s.
28 1-lb. tins lard.
2 2-lbs. tins lentils, Egyptian.
6 2-lbs. tins macaroni, best ribbon, in tins with sunken lids. 12 1-lb. jars marmalade.
6 1-lb. tins meat rations, Army & Navy.
96 i-lb. tins milk, Ideal (5)
6 £-lb. tins mustard, Coleman’s.
2 i-lb. tins nutmeg.
6 2-lbs. tins oats, Quaker.
12 i-lb. bottles oil, best salad.
8 bottles olives, Spanish.
2 2-lbs. tins peas, split.
4 i-pint bottles pickles, Crosse A Blackwell’s mixed.
4 boxes plate powder, Goddard’s.
3 plum puddings, Army & Navy.
12 small jars potted moat, assorted.
3 i-lb. tins pepper, black ground.
2 small tins pepper, red Cayenne.
6 2-lbs. tins rice, Patna.
48 i-lb. tins salmon, Lazonby’s.
Onitsha, Siegert & Co. Fresh milk mailable, but can be had from
3 tins salt, Cerebos.
24 £-lb. tins sardines.
5 bottles sauce, Worcester.
2 bottles sauce, A. 1.
1 bottle sauce, Tabasco.
12 8-oz. bottles sauce, Heinz’s tomato ketchup.
12 small tins sausages, Oxford.
8 3-tablets boxes soap, Wright’s coal tar.
1 i-cwt. case soap, Primrose.
24 l£d. packets starch, Robin’s.
12 1-lb. tins soup, Crosse & Blackwell’s assorted.
2 6-tablet tins soup squares, Lazenby’s assorted.
6 tins soup, Maggi consommee in tubes.
5 gross Sparklet bulbs, size B (6).
18 4-lbs tins sugar, loaf in tins with sunken lids.
2 2-lbs. tins tapioca.
1 15-lbs. canister of tea.
2 tin openers.
3 2-lbs. tins tongue, Paysandu Ox.
12 1-lb. tins vegetables, Rodel’s tinned peas.
4 1-lb. tins vegetables, McDoddie’s spinach.
3 1-lb. tins vegetables, McDoddie’s Julienne.
12 ^-bottles vinegar, pure malt.
6 tins yeast cake, Huckvale’s Royal (7).
Two small bottles of dried rennet could be taken if going to a part where milk is plentiful. Two tins of Army and Navy moth powder would be useful to preserve the clothes put away in boxes and two tins of Keating’s powder should be taken, also some strong disinfectant, such as Izal. A powdered soap called Lux, sold in packets, is excellent for washing flannels and woollens.
All stores should be kept together in one place, locked if possible. Opened tins of jam, sugar, butter, should be stood in platefuls of water to keep away the ants. These and any other opened tins or bottles should always be kept in the pantry, never in the kitchen.
As far as possible, stores should be given out once a
6. The large size of Sparklet bottle and bulbs is the best.
7. See chapter on bread.
week. For one man, the required quantities are approximately as follows ; — 7 tins Ideal milk (if no fresh milk), one tin lard (if no native butter or oil), one tin butter, quarter lb. of tea, twenty-one Sparklet bulbs, third of a bar of soap (halt to be given to the boys and half to the cook). Every fortnight a tin of either macaroni, tapioca, peas or lentils could be given out.