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Manual for army cooks

1896

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Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
" 420 Rest for top-panel bolts to oven. " 439 Smoke-box partition. " 421 Oven protecting plate. " 440 Oven rack. " 422 Protecting strip above water " 441 Right and left bar brackets. back. " 442 Bar in front of range. " 423 Top panel (with flange). " 443 Knob for bar. " 424 Key panel (no flange). " 444 Knob for draft-door register. " 425 Range cover. •' 445 Shelf. To repair the grates in this range; remove plate No. 418 (front grate) by taking out tlie l)()lt that holds it in place. Then draw out the entire grate 36 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. througli the draft door, repair, and replace as before. LIST OF ONE SET OF TINWARE FOR ARMY RANGE, NO. 4. One square boiler 31 by 24 by 16^ inches, capac- ity 20 gallons. One steamer to fit 20-gallon boiler, size 13 by 24 by 9 inches. One square boiler 24 by 12 by 13 inches, capacity 15 gallons. One square boiler 24 by 12 by 13 inches, same as above, with addition of a f-inch j^atent lever bib cock and sliding strainer. One square boiler 12^ by 12^ by 18 inches, capac- ity 12 gallons. One square boiler 12|- by 12^ by 18 inches, same as above, with addition of a f-inch patent lever bib cock and sliding strainer. Two square boilers 12^ by 12^ by 124- inches, capacity 8 gallons. Two steamers to fit 8-gallon boilers, size 12^ by 12| by 7 inches. Two bake pans 21 by 21 by 4 inches, toj) measure 1-inch flare. Four bake pans 21 by 10 by 4 inches. Three joints of 9 -inch stovepij)e. One 9 -inch elbow. LIST OF TABLEWARE AND COOKING UTENSILS. The equipment of tableware and kitchen utensils under paragraph 285 of the Kegulations is as fol- lows, in addition to the tinware that comes with the range, viz : MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. 37 Dinner plates Soup plates Meat plates Cups and saucers _ Water pitchers Vegetable dishes. _ Saltcellars [Articles of china and glassware Penner noxes i- "^'°" ^'"'^'^ ^^ allowance of Jt-epper Doxes 20 per cent per annum of total value is made.] Sirup pitchers Bowls Pickle dishes Sugar bowls. Gravy boats Mustard pots Tumblers Dippers Soup ladles Skimmers Dish pans Basting spoons Teaspoons Tablespoons Table forks Table knives Bread knives Butcher knives Chopping bowls Coffee mills Meat saws Scales and weights Frying pans Meat forks Meat choppers or meat Carving sets Cleavers Mustard si)oon8 Flour sieves Can openers Graters 38 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. The dishes are of vitrified china. The following additional articles would probably embrace all essential utensils, viz : One teakettle. Two griddles. Two gridirons. Two stew pans. One butchers' steel. One nutmeg grater. Two strainers. One colander. Six pudding pans. Two cake turners. Two bread pans for mixing pastry. A monthly allowance of unbleached muslin is necessary for use as cooks' aprons, dishcloths, etc. Soap and concentrated lye for scrubbing tables, and some suitable material with which to clean metal utensils are also needed. SUGGESTIONS IN RELATION TO CARE OF TABLE- WARE.