The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-19 00:00:00

M. SOYER'S FIELD KITCHEN.

TO THE 'mos OP TEN_IXPIIIII..

BlS,—Acoording to promise, I herewith forward
you s detailed report upon the economical and culinary
advantages of the " Field Ritchie " instituted for the
British army in the Crimes.-1 am, L.,
A. SOYBR.
Lt Division, Guards' Camp, before Sebastopol, Oat. b.

Soma's FIBLD KITCHIN.—Sash apparatus will contain
a cauldron holding 12j gallons. Two of the apparatus will
sasSy cook for a company of 100, and even mon, if re-
quired; and both stone can be carried by one mule, and
iseded inside with salloiscit dry wood for two days' *co-
mmotion for a fall company, whereas au additional quantity
'lf feel for one day's farther consumption may be carried
01111111611 between the apparatus on the animal's back. The
might meld then be 60 lbs., under the entire charge of •
male. TIN cauldron is made of snob a material as not to
require tinning, and the saving of fuel is remarkable, being
above sight-ninths under the old system, the allowance to
earth man being 4j lbs. of wood doting the spring and
summer months, wrath were formerly conneted for cooking I
only. Therefore, taking two full ecompaniss of 100 each, a
saving would be effected on that comparatively small inn•
her of upwards of 800 lbs. of feel, whiht epos an army
consliting of 30,000 the saving is enormous. The stone
will alsolburn any kind of fuel, and are entirely free from
smoke. The most Important considerations are the redo*.
tin in the shipping, the land transport, the number of
anise, sad the numerous labourers usually employed for
sash • daily purpose, besides the removal of the vast diffi-
culty of distribution over the camp in bed weather.
Another advantage to be gained is, that the cooks
employed in each company will have but • few
of feel to saw and split, instead of several
lnsaw
buadreds. Next, the facility in cooking will give a taste to
soldiers to follow K. Soyer's system of cooking„whish they
are by
asqabh&g, and the food will be much 11110,111autri
um by maims in largo quantities,as the lesser evaporation
tikes place.-14.13. The apparatus can cook in the open air,
and resist the action of any weather or climate, and from its
ermine simplicity of eoustruction will last for years, end
fame its never getting out of arder,secept by wilful damage
or aesident. Is the wogs, season, two of the appazatro,
which will cook for a full company, might be Placid la
large wooden hats occupied by 60 or 60 msa, and the
amides being moducted therein obviateghly warm the
plan in even part, and thereby the ntrassity of
ether iris. When no longer required for camp cookery, the
stove can he applied to any public istablishminto, such as
workhouses, scMols, Wracks, hospitals, prisons, asylums,
colleges, As. When a regiment is stationary, four men with
els assistant cooks may cook with ease for 1,000 persons.
TM imp stove is moderate in price, and will be found mach
more ecionneloal than the present camp kettle, which
requires replacing every two or three months, and is utterly
isapracticable to cook with in wet, stormy, or snowy
weather, inept under abetter.
Botract from a latter addressed to head-quarters by
Colonel J. 11. Daniel, In mamma of the Ist Battalion of
Coldstream Chards:
" Ginnie Camp, before Sebastopol, Sept., 1855.
"I have this day attended 11. Bones course of instruc-
tion teas aishe if my battallos. I have tasted the meter
soaked lilli sine* to the nes, maststieg of salt pork and
beef. The mode be which the salt is est/seed and the meat
rendered sends by M. Soya's field stoma eat made en-
wisest& Welber porpoise is admirable, sad I smolder the
ecieffin le the mean immseaspdes of fail, and
the midi arldsb tbe maks is madisetei, will,
womenwhen model out, add am* to the beak*
and el the stakes. I noticed kooky esiblirs:l
emelkat ismil oat of 490 rains ef eat perk, whisk
Imes been Maws, waled by the old system of the *atom
aqa= mks te be sot coatelaitg saikkat water for the
of meat boiled is sash, brides ing a dark
gel Ir
mibilai mask, la k& the water sad fa fonta were mined
wear sod drawn away ; end I mask to. highly express
my appassisdea of the meaner be whim! M. Boyer conveys
kilrasisa as the Imo, sad ales Imam highly I approve of
Ids UMW =amid the plan apes which he osnies
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