New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
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we'll CHEESE AS FOOD IN WAR

CHEESE AS A FOOD IN WAR
Speaking Of cheese. DR.. Bonava says: i 90
not think that cheese has ever been sufficiently
patronized as a war provision on a large scale.
Yet II contains In a concentrated. dry form
great deal Of heterogeneous food The best kinds
for such purposes would be the hard kinds OK
cheese from which the butter has been re-
moved. such as Parmesan and others The
cheeses should be made rectangular, Tor econ
omy of space, each wrapped in impcrvious paper,
such as oiled or vanished paper. and packed
Theoretically in tins Cheese, when perfectly
dry. will not decomposc. Then all that wouio
be required to reduce It to an edible cond'''on
von,d he a erater-some simple machine that
will crate cheese quickly into fine powder. In
absence OF a regular crater. a rasp might 90.
In this state II would be easily digested, mixed
with other foods 1t could be eaten with DIS
cults and prepared lard or butter Mixed with
messes Of all sorts as a nourishing condment' IL
Is very palatable Cheese is nicer II grated when
required Grated and bottled cheese acquires
an uncheeselike musty flavor. Considering tha'
the Door people OF the south OF Europe i've
largely on cheese and bread, this concentrated
undecomposable nourshing and very paiatao'e
material appears worthy OF trial as war ma
terial People think that cheese IS lhuises"-
bic but usually invalids and equity o!sPep"e
mon are not selected for soldiers. To the SICK
In hospital special food Is given Moreo'ei'
when hard cheese Is grated Into a me po"ue'
and mixed up with food, 1t is much more easily
dealt with BY the digestive juices
THE SAUSAGE FORM OF FOOD
THE sausage form of preparing and packing
food materials for war purposes has not me
writer continues. been sufficiently considered
or expcrlmcnted upon A good war sausage
would be invaluable. II should be MADE OF
rcady-cooked materials. so that. II necessary
| II may be eaten without further cooking ana
| OF such size as to make meal. with some DIS
! cuits wafer and n little spirits. For European
| troons going on expeditions. and having h'ue
TRANSPORT. such a form OF food would be very
useful The war sausage U.s. think. an ao
u,irah, invention. various kinds might %" com
! nosod Meat OF various kinds combined Win
other ingredients all properly pounded anu
cooked and Favored In various ways with SAT-
| herbs and other condiments might he mao" INTO
sausaces Peas. lentils and all the ud's VI
India contain n large percentage OF nltfos'houS
/ INGREDIENTS resembling ch"'s", ana "h'' -
as nourish.ng as meat Potatoes might "'No ~
made into sausagcs. \ few suggestions n "
tho cornuosiiion ~ various Kinds OF war S"u
saces nigh, not. perhaps. be on, on place
"A combination Of pounded meat ana "A''''"
cooked and favored with salt and oth'r lhE''
dents. and with a li''le chill Ihfc'-2u''''7
| ground lcntils or 'monng dal, ON -''h'''
grated cheese. eighth finely chopped '"''"
| cooked into a thick porrtdgc with cith'r ""''
or soup and favored AZ before. one might nave
the choice OF a dozen condiments. such az celery
seed marjorar cinnamon. thyme, etc. b'"o"
and oatmeal sausage. suitably hhN"red' """'
be very nourshing compound There u sui
n great prejudice against blood al animals. suo'
| as the pig COW. sheep. etc. being us'd hS 'o"'
| although black buildings are not unknown
among many people. This fluid. however j.
| that from which the body OF the Individual AM
NAL Is nourshcd and. therefore. IL must DC "
| turn as nourshing. more so az meat itscI'
or course blood contains also the used ingredi
cnts which eliminated from the body but M
| their elimination IL continuous. their accumula