Sugar
180
Vinegar
700
Adamantine Candles
Soap
Salt __
500
Pepper
500
Baking Powder
MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. 255
The value of the rations ' ' left undrawn for sav-
ings " will be about as follows :
40 rations pork, 30 lbs., at Q^ cents per lb $1. 95
150 rations bacon, 112^ lbs., at 12 cents per lb__ 1)3. 50
300 rations beans, 30 lbs., at 3f% cents per lb-_ _ 1. 02^
200 rations coffee, 20 lbs., at 21 cents per lb 4. 20
180 rations sugar, 27 lbs., at 4 cents per lb 1. 08
700 rations vinegar, 7 gals., at 8 cents per gaL - . 56
500 rations soap, 20 lbs., at 5^ cents per lb 1. 02|
500 rations pepper, 1^ lbs., at 16 cents per lb . 20
$23. 54
The amount saved may be expended for any of
the articles kept for sale by the Subsistence
Department, or obtainable in the market ; for
example, in order to obtain material for the
bills of fare, it is assumed that the saving is
used, thus:
45 lbs. apples (evaporated) , at 7^ cents per lb- _ $3. 36
30 lbs. crackers (soda), at 6 cents per lb 1. 80
16 lbs. cheese, at 8^ cents per lb 1.36
30 lbs. codfish, at Ql cents i^er lb 1. 95
30 lbs. macaroni, at 6 cents per lb 1.80
18 lbs. peaches (evaporated) , at 6 cents per lb- _ 1. 08
25 lbs. prunes (evaporated) , at 5A cents per lb_ _ 1. 38
10 gals, pickles (plain), at 16 cents per gal 1. 60
4 gals, sirup, at 43| cents per gal 1.75
Oatmeal and hominy 1.70
$17. 78
$5.76
The balance is in the hands of the officer in charge
of mess for the purchase of small vegetables, ice.
milk, etc., or as a nucleus for a company fund.
The total quantity of provisions, etc., drawn and
purchased, with approximate prices, is shown in the
following table :
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MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS.
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Rations
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Approxi-
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Per Unit.
Quantities.
,P^rk
Bacon
Fresh beef
Flour*
Beans
Eice
Potatoes
Onions
Tomatoes
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Vinegar
Candles ^
Soap
Salt
Pepper, black
Baking Powder
Matches, boxes
Purchased from savings.
Apples, evaporated
Cheese
Codfish
Crackers, soda
Macaroni
Peaches, evaporated
Pickles, plain (kegs)
Prunes, dried
Sirup
Oatmeal and hominv
50
700
1,000
500
300
700
100
200
650
150
820
300
1,000
500
1,000
500
800
10
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1
21
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4
1.15
16
35
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6
6
16
5K
43%
45 pounds.
37 pounds.
875 pounds.
1,125 pounds.
75 pounds.
30 pounds.
700 pounds.
100 pounds.
100 ?i-poundcaiis.
65 pounds.
3 pounds.
123 pounds.
3 gallons.
15 pounds.
20 pounds.
40 pounds.
1 pound.
32 pounds.
45 pounds.
16 pounds.
30 pounds.
30 pounds.
30 pounds.
18 pounds.
10 gallons.
25 pounds.
4 gallons.
35 pounds.
* Two days' supply of bread should if possible be baked at the post from whence
the troops are detached.
These quantities make an average of 'd^ to 3|
pounds per man, per day.
The command is supposed to be furnished with
the travel ration while en route to the camp.
By using articles drawn and purchased, the fol-
lowing bills of fare can be provided :
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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.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Sugar
Vinegar
Adamantine Candles
Soap
Salt __
Pepper
Baking Powder
The value of the rations ' ' left undrawn for savings " will be about as follows :
40 rations pork, 30 lbs., at Q^ cents per lb $1. 95
150 rations bacon, 112^ lbs., at 12 cents per lb__ 1)3. 50 300 rations beans, 30 lbs., at 3f% cents per lb-_ _ 1. 02^
200 rations coffee, 20 lbs., at 21 cents per lb 4. 20
180 rations sugar, 27 lbs., at 4 cents per lb 1. 08
700 rations vinegar, 7 gals., at 8 cents per gaL - . 56
500 rations soap, 20 lbs., at 5^ cents per lb 1. 02|
500 rations pepper, 1^ lbs., at 16 cents per lb . 20
$23. 54
The amount saved may be expended for any of the articles kept for sale by the Subsistence Department, or obtainable in the market ; for example, in order to obtain material for the bills of fare, it is assumed that the saving is used, thus:
45 lbs. apples (evaporated) , at 7^ cents per lb- _ $3. 36
30 lbs. crackers (soda), at 6 cents per lb 1. 80
16 lbs. cheese, at 8^ cents per lb 1.36
30 lbs. codfish, at Ql cents i^er lb 1. 95
30 lbs. macaroni, at 6 cents per lb 1.80
18 lbs. peaches (evaporated) , at 6 cents per lb- _ 1. 08
25 lbs. prunes (evaporated) , at 5A cents per lb_ _ 1. 38
10 gals, pickles (plain), at 16 cents per gal 1. 60
4 gals, sirup, at 43| cents per gal 1.75
Oatmeal and hominy 1.70
$17. 78 $5.76
The balance is in the hands of the officer in charge of mess for the purchase of small vegetables, ice. milk, etc., or as a nucleus for a company fund.
The total quantity of provisions, etc., drawn and purchased, with approximate prices, is shown in the following table :
No. OF Rations Dbawn.
Approximate Prices Per Unit.
Quantities.
,P^rk
Bacon
Fresh beef
Flour*
Beans
Eice
Potatoes
Onions
Tomatoes
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Vinegar
Candles ^
Soap
Salt
Pepper, black
Baking Powder
Matches, boxes
Purchased from savings.
Apples, evaporated
Cheese
Codfish
Crackers, soda
Macaroni
Peaches, evaporated
Pickles, plain (kegs)
Prunes, dried
Sirup
Oatmeal and hominv
1,000
1,000
1,000
Cents.
6^
0%
1.15
9K ^% «K
5K 43%
45 pounds.
37 pounds.
875 pounds.
1,125 pounds.
75 pounds.
30 pounds.
700 pounds.
100 pounds.
100 ?i-poundcaiis.
65 pounds.
3 pounds.
123 pounds.
3 gallons.
15 pounds.
20 pounds.
40 pounds.
1 pound.
32 pounds.
45 pounds. 16 pounds. 30 pounds. 30 pounds. 30 pounds. 18 pounds. 10 gallons. 25 pounds. 4 gallons. 35 pounds.
* Two days' supply of bread should if possible be baked at the post from whence the troops are detached.
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