A prudent commander can, by carefully watch- ing the economy of his kitchen, manage to save a quantity from the ordinary ration as issued to him, and by the sale of these articles, purchase substi- tutes, in other foods, that will be more satisfactory by giving a variety. THE TRAVEL RATION. When troops travel otherwise than by marching, or when for short periods they are separated from cooking facilities and do not carry cooked rations. 50 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. the following articles are issued in lieu of all com- ponents of the ordinary ration. They constitute the travel ration. Period Rations. Soft bread 1 pounds- Or hard bread -do — Beef, canned do — Baked beans, 1-lb. cans number. Or baked beans, 3-lb. cans do — Coffee, roasted pounds- Sugar do — 112i 100 75 33 15 8 15 After troops have been subsisted upon the travel ration for four consecutive days, they may be allowed canned tomatoes in addition to the travel ration at the rate of one pound of tomatoes per man per day. Unconsumed articles of the travel ration are not sold as savings but turned over to the com- missary. When supplied with cooked or travel rations, they may be allowed 21 cents per man per day for the purchase of liquid coffee, in lieu of the coffee and sugar portion of the ration. If traveling under command of an officer, funds for the same purpose, at the same rate, are transferred to him, and at the end of the journey he transfers the unex- pended balance, if any, to the nearest commis- sary BILLS OF FARE. The following bills of fare are suggestive only; additional articles may be added as the company fund increases : MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. 51 02 '6 ill ■2 ill 1 '3 <i: . . Ill, fion i 111 1 ■ ill 73 1 111 o5^ <s ft i 1 a o |Bs§ a •a c ll ^ cs cS ■SSg 0 0 1. p. 3 II 0 0 ti. Weupq « 1 ill 86^ lal 1 .a 5cSn 1 111 1 ill j Q 5 \ >- ■< c < P < c < s- 52 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. bii a i o aJTS Stewed fruit. Coffee. Bread. Boiled mush aud sirup. Coffee. Bread. Boiled rice and sirup. Coffee. Bread. Stewed fruit. Coffee. Bread. Bread pudding. Coffee. Bread. Boiled mush and sirup. - Coffee. Bread. (5 Roast beef and gravy. Mashed potatoes, pickles, coleslaw. Coffee. Bread. Beef soup, with vegetable.'*. Roast beef and gravy. Bread. Beef stew. Bread. Pickles. Boiled beef, with gravy. Beef soup, with beans. Bread. Baked pork and beans. Bread. Coleslaw. Vegetable soup. Roast b<ef aud gravy. Bread. Roast beef or pork and gravy. Mashed parsnips. Pickles. Bread. t a 1 111 III Son Fried pork and gravy. Coffee. Bread. Corn cakes. > bO 1 1.. Ill C30P Baked meat hash. Coffee. Bread. 1 © 111 Meat hash. Coffee. Bread. >< ■< a 1 >- 2 » ;§ ■< D EH c 5s - <! a a o s H < Saturday MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. 53 stewed apples. Tea. Bread. Cheese. d u 'a a HMO stewed dried fruit. Tea. Bread. Cheese. Tea. Bread, butt- r. 1 .1 'u lit coHm Cheese. Tea. Bread. Butter. 1 1,1 III ft Bean soup. Corned beef and cabbage. Mashed potatoes. Bread and rice pudding. Vegetable soup. Roast beef. Mashed potatoes and vegetables. Bread and pickles. Vegetable soup. Baked beans and bacon. Mashed potatoes, bread. Boiled mush, with sirup. .J So be a * hi §§:§ ill It:- Hi m III Koast beef, with gravy. Fish, with sauce.

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A prudent commander can, by carefully watching the economy of his kitchen, manage to save a quantity from the ordinary ration as issued to him, and by the sale of these articles, purchase substitutes, in other foods, that will be more satisfactory by giving a variety. THE TRAVEL RATION. When troops travel otherwise than by marching, or when for short periods they are separated from cooking facilities and do not carry cooked rations. [illustration: The Travel Ration table] Period Rations. Soft bread 1 pounds- Or hard bread -do — Beef, canned do — Baked beans, 1-lb. cans number. Or baked beans, 3-lb. cans do — Coffee, roasted pounds- Sugar do — After troops have been subsisted upon the travel ration for four consecutive days, they may be allowed canned tomatoes in addition to the travel ration at the rate of one pound of tomatoes per man per day. Unconsumed articles of the travel ration are not sold as savings but turned over to the commissary. When supplied with cooked or travel rations, they may be allowed 21 cents per man per day for the purchase of liquid coffee, in lieu of the coffee and sugar portion of the ration. If traveling under command of an officer, funds for the same purpose, at the same rate, are transferred to him, and at the end of the journey he transfers the unexpended balance, if any, to the nearest commissary BILLS OF FARE. The following bills of fare are suggestive only; additional articles may be added as the company fund increases : '6 ■2 '3 <i: . . Ill, fion 1 ■ o5^ <s ft a o |Bs§ a •a ^ cs cS ■SSg 0 0 1. p. 0 0 ti. Weupq « 86^ lal .a 5cSn j Q \ >- ■< < P < < s- bii a o aJTS Stewed fruit. Coffee. Bread. Boiled mush aud sirup. Coffee. Bread. Boiled rice and sirup. Coffee. Bread. Stewed fruit. Coffee. Bread. Bread pudding. Coffee. Bread. Boiled mush and sirup. - Coffee. Bread. (5 Roast beef and gravy. Mashed potatoes, pickles, coleslaw. Coffee. Bread. Beef soup, with vegetable.'*. Roast beef and gravy. Bread. Beef stew. Bread. Pickles. Boiled beef, with gravy. Beef soup, with beans. Bread. Baked pork and beans. Bread. Coleslaw. Vegetable soup. Roast b<ef aud gravy. Bread. Roast beef or pork and gravy. Mashed parsnips. Pickles. Bread. t a Son Fried pork and gravy. Coffee. Bread. Corn cakes. > bO 1.. C30P Baked meat hash. Coffee. Bread. © Meat hash. Coffee. Bread. >< ■< a >- » ;§ ■< D EH 5s - <! a a o s H < Saturday stewed apples. Tea. Bread. Cheese. d u 'a a HMO stewed dried fruit. Tea. Bread. Cheese. Tea. Bread, butt- r. .1 'u lit coHm Cheese. Tea. Bread. Butter. 1,1 ft Bean soup. Corned beef and cabbage. Mashed potatoes. Bread and rice pudding. Vegetable soup. Roast beef. Mashed potatoes and vegetables. Bread and pickles. Vegetable soup. Baked beans and bacon. Mashed potatoes, bread. Boiled mush, with sirup. .J So be a * hi §§:§ It:- Hi m Koast beef, with gravy. Fish, with sauce.

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