Articles of tableware and kitchen utensils lost,
damaged, broken, or destroyed, through the care-
lessness of enlisted men, should be charged on the
muster rolls to the men at fault, and a ' ' statement
of charges," on the prescribed form, should be filed
as a voucher with the return from which any article
so charged is dropped.
Breakage of china and glassware not due to care-
lessness is usually replaced on requisition, at the
public expense, provided it does not exceed 5 per
cent per quarter of the total value of the outfit of
china and glassware to which a mess is entitled.
The value may be determined by prices stated in
the price list of clothing and equipage published
annually to the Army, and articles so replaced should
be destroyed and dropped from returns, on proper
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certificates or affidavits, under paragraph. 697 of tlie
Regulations.
Breakage in excess of 5 per cent per quarter of
the value of china and glass outfits should be replaced
on requisition only under extraordinary circum-
stances, or when the value of the articles has been
charged against enlisted men. Requisitions therefor
should clearly set forth the extraordinary circum-
stances, or that the value of the articles to be replaced
has been charged against enlisted men, stating to
whom charged and upon what roll.
Estimates and requisitions calling for articles other
than china and glassware necessary to maintain a
mess equii^ment, should show clearly the necessity
and propriety of such renewal, and if to replace
articles lost or stolen, should be accompanied by the
proceedings of a board of survey, except in cases
where the value has been charged against enlisted
men.
Estimates for tableware and kitchen utensils
should be made quarterly, commencing with the
one for the fourth quarter of the present fiscal year,
and should cover such articles only as, with those
on hand, will complete the mess outfit as established
by this order. To meet emergencies, special requisi-
tions may be made, wherein shall be set forth the
circumstances causing such emergencies.
MESSING.
In camp or barracks, where companies are not
joined in a general mess, a comj^any commander
should supervise the cooking and messing of his
men. He should see that his company is provided
Avith at least two cojiies of the Manual for Army
Cooks, and that suitable men in sufficient numbers
are fully instructed in managing and cooking the
ration in the field; also that necessary utensils in
serviceable condition are always on hand, together
with the field mess furniture for each man. At a
40 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS.
post Avhere all the companies are joined in a general
mess, tlie jjost commander should see that the in-
struction above mentioned is given. At such a post
a company commander confines his supervision of
the mess of his company to observation and to noti-
fying the officer in charge, in writing, of anything
requiring remedy. Should this officer fail to apply
proper remedy, report may then be made to the post
commander. A department commander should see
that each company of his command has the necessary
field practice each year.
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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
Articles of tableware and kitchen utensils lost, damaged, broken, or destroyed, through the carelessness of enlisted men, should be charged on the muster rolls to the men at fault, and a ' ' statement of charges," on the prescribed form, should be filed as a voucher with the return from which any article so charged is dropped.
Breakage of china and glassware not due to carelessness is usually replaced on requisition, at the public expense, provided it does not exceed 5 per cent per quarter of the total value of the outfit of china and glassware to which a mess is entitled. The value may be determined by prices stated in the price list of clothing and equipage published annually to the Army, and articles so replaced should be destroyed and dropped from returns, on proper
certificates or affidavits, under paragraph. 697 of the Regulations.
Breakage in excess of 5 per cent per quarter of the value of china and glass outfits should be replaced on requisition only under extraordinary circumstances, or when the value of the articles has been charged against enlisted men. Requisitions therefor should clearly set forth the extraordinary circumstances, or that the value of the articles to be replaced has been charged against enlisted men, stating to whom charged and upon what roll.
Estimates and requisitions calling for articles other than china and glassware necessary to maintain a mess equii^ment, should show clearly the necessity and propriety of such renewal, and if to replace articles lost or stolen, should be accompanied by the proceedings of a board of survey, except in cases where the value has been charged against enlisted men.
Estimates for tableware and kitchen utensils should be made quarterly, commencing with the one for the fourth quarter of the present fiscal year, and should cover such articles only as, with those on hand, will complete the mess outfit as established by this order. To meet emergencies, special requisitions may be made, wherein shall be set forth the circumstances causing such emergencies.
MESSING.
In camp or barracks, where companies are not joined in a general mess, a comj^any commander should supervise the cooking and messing of his men. He should see that his company is provided Avith at least two cojiies of the Manual for Army Cooks, and that suitable men in sufficient numbers are fully instructed in managing and cooking the ration in the field; also that necessary utensils in serviceable condition are always on hand, together with the field mess furniture for each man. At a
post Avhere all the companies are joined in a general mess, tlie jjost commander should see that the instruction above mentioned is given. At such a post a company commander confines his supervision of the mess of his company to observation and to notifying the officer in charge, in writing, of anything requiring remedy. Should this officer fail to apply proper remedy, report may then be made to the post commander. A department commander should see that each company of his command has the necessary field practice each year.