The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-19
THE SOUP KITCHENS.

Ranho1er. At each soup house in the three
upper wards there is large iron boiler to hold l2O
gallons Of soup, and at the Sixth ward soup house
there are two boilers, holding each 100 gallons.
HOW THE SOUP is MADE.
N. Ranhofer yesterday, being true artist
made his beef soup as follows, it being presumed
that the quantity of soup is 100 gallons:-
One hundred and sixty pounds Of beef
Two gallons OF carrots
Two gallons OF turnps
Five S SsaSs &C ct es sssls.y green ea
One gallon Of onions.
Three gallons OF rice
The beefis Of the best quality in the market, and
CONSISTS OF choice rib and shoulder pieces. 1t Is
the intention OF chez RanhOffer to furnish differ
ent soup each day to the poor who may make ap-
phcatiOn for relief. No inferior Or thin soup will
be made and all the ingredients will be of the best
quality that the market affords.
At the station house in each ward where q soup
Kitchen IL located tickets are issued from the
desk 10 all decent persons those applying on be.
half of families or children being served first.
The tickets are printed plainly on green paste
board and are to be had at the station houses.
THE SIXTH WARD SOUP HOUSE.
The first soup house opened yesterday was that
1t No. ITO Centre street, corner Of Franklin street.
An entire noor-the second-was occupied by the
Kitchen. Here the assistants, who had been I'D as
early az four O'Clock in the morning to attend TO the
preparations necessary for the making and delivery
Of the soup, busted themselves. Mr.. Morgan Jones,
formerly Congressman from thedistrict was on hand
ut an early hour, and Captain Kennedy OF the
Sixth precinct, was also present to afford any
assistance in their power towards the furtherance
Of the OBJ ject in view Ofhcer Frank Caddell who
Is acquainted, from long residence in the ward,
with all the poor and needy people in the pre-
cinct, was specially detailed by Captain Kennedy
N ia hot
applied for relief. Frank is of humorous turn of
the slight delay caused BY the long s'NI iins
Foster, the matron OF the Tombs, and charita.
BILE lady visitor, who does much good among the
ward soup kitchen and tasted the soup. Mrs Eos.
ter and her lady friend. Mrs. Mary A. Smith, hav-
sSup it to be rich
pleased with the cleanliness and expert man
sgemens Of the kitchen long coun
whichs twenty ave feet front by fifty feet in depth
Outside Of this counter the applicants were ranged
soup In tin mugs, holding about pint each. The
desire Is to furnish families who do not wish to
families can 70 take homes hose as ' Who
bring bring Kettles or pitchers are allowed to take
terday at the Sixth ward Kitchen ana ana
drank their I'LL, and when they called for soup two
supply. The kitchen, which was out OF repair,
was fitted up, gas fixtures placed in it and ali the
Jones. Mr.. Jones pronounced the soup to be the
best he had ever tasted at public Kitchen, and he
has had considerable experience IN soup Kitchens
having been on soup committee as long ago as
1858 IN the Sixth ward. From noon yesterday
until six O'Clock In the evening, when the
sons had applied Tor soup, which are cas-
sihed from actual count as iolows-1S0 women,
crowd in attendance when the doors Were
opened and the stream continued until dark,
there being slight cessation OF applicants at
about three O'CLOCK, 1t was astonishing to the
number OF children, who came with pitchers pals
and TN kettles. and on being questioned as to
neat their attire, and ''S many y''a Of tn sla
brlght:eyed and smart-ooking, invariably an
swered my mother sent me;u some adding.
"She Is SICK" or, "Mamma is hungry, and so am
L" twenty OF the men who drank their soup before
leaving the Kitchen were cripples, or disabled and
over sixty years of age. The Sixth ward soup
Kitchen Will open this morning at nine O'Clock
the precinct Kitchens there are stationed three eX.
perts as assistants who are Frenchmen by birth and
Every day the soup will be changed-entl soup
on one day. bean soup on the succeeding days
precinct soup house It was very busy time yes
terday, men being employed carrying in huge sides
81 beet, barrels OF onions, turnps. carrots and
the meat In small square morses, the
bones being removed and the vegetables and
spices added thereafter. chef Ranhoirer will visit
oil the soup kitchens every day during the opera
tion. and will give his personal attention TO the
details OF the making OF the soup. In order to be
certain OF It's navor he tastes each boiler IL Is
made. This tnsures good soup. Many OF those
who have taken the soup ask Tor piece OF bread,
that being the only thing needed to make them
happy. Some families want two or three quarts
OF soup. to be taken by the representative whom
they send for it-generaliy speaking child.
THE SEVENTH WARD SOUP HOUSE.
TWO hundred and nlty soup tickets were issued
from the station house in Madison street to the
deserving poor who called for aid Most OF the
people who called carried their soup home from
the soup house In this precinct, which is located
~ NO. ~ East BROADWAY. There were not 50
many applicants at No. 70 East Broadway. as might
oe expected, the cause being That yesterday
MeApPeneo 10 be Ash Wednesday and fast day,
ZIG oeGinning OF Lent and II Is a cardinal princi-
YIe With roman Catholics TO abstain totally from
n G meat on all forbidden days in Lent and on
n.osauon ana Ember days. There were three
sdssan.s o Dclmonlcos at the soup kitchen at No.
!9 East broadway all day YESTERDAY and last even.
ing tney were still ladling out soup TO the needy
anu hungry. TWO hundred and forty gallons OF
soup were used NJ this place.
-, ELEVENTH WARD SOUP HOUSE
THIS soup house Is located ut No 2s5 Second
street. near clinton Market, and was visited nv
M. Slr0 Delm0nlco. chez Ranhoner and Cantain
Murphy, or the Eleventh precinct, and Other citi.
xens Of the ward who take a friendly interes; in
the poor. One hundred and twenty gallons If
soup OF An excellent quality were served
up here, the meat being quite in,cv
and OF very good flavor. Spices ana vegetables
were used and over $50 persons procured ttckets
rom Captain Murphy the Sergcants at the dess
And Detective O'Connor. who was present at the