Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-29

out VI thC SACCSC ClOtI Nudt cdIIle
around the bacon, was ready for the
fray.
A grocer boy taught me more in one
afternoon than all of Algy's books.
He traded me 10 boxes of rolled oats
for some stale hominy grits. These
oats l served after receipt Of my own.
Being questioned by the boys as to the
ingredient of the stew, / told them 1t
was those hominy grits that every
other cook had passed up. This gave
me prestige; and, when l secretly
traded our surplus green coffee for halt
barrel of cabbage, and placed on the
issue board fine article OF cold
slaw, my job as company COOK was
secure Many of the boys marveled
much that | smoked great many
cigars before pay day, but there are
secrets in every business. Suppose
| the trades were profitable to the gro
cerymen. was | not likewise benefited?
Thus / started to acquire the
knowledge that l am about to give the
world. How we'll l succeeded may be
Judged from the fact that l have never
| since shouldered musket.
| It is not intended that the few re-
cipes given here shall be of great ben
| eft to civilian caterers. Surely the
storm of epithets and walls of wrath
| that have been poured out against
army cooks would warn any one
against adopting their methods of
menu. unless they contemplated secret
murder or the disciplining Of a few
boarders: yet | believe that the pres
| ent and future wives of the heroes
| Of 9S ought to have in their possession
the means to cure these recalcitrants
should they become possessed with a
morbid desire to get back into the SER
vice.
To speak in more serious vein,
don't believe half of the slanderous
articles on Army Cooking" The
writer's are tltHeI pioIilpteu III lHfii
utterances by the green-eyed monster.
or else some disgruntled persons,
| Terminate and unarmed. save with
| that very potent weapon-hot water
stand off at long range and lay all
| the blame on these mute. but valiant,
members OF the department of sub
sistence.'
The doctors say that these morbid
creatures are suffering from cacotro-
| rhy They certainly are suffering from
| some thing, and, from tn name. |
| should think they had it bad.
| In the production of the dishes given
here, it is necessary to use a ''buza-
colt outfit" and ''canteen fund" The
buzacott is used in lieu of the tripod or
the pole and forked sticks. while The
| canteen fund is Indispensable in the
| production of almost all platable dishes.
can well understand why the govern
ment waved the Prohibitionists and
| their petitions aside and let the SOL
der enjoy the profits of his well-spent
dime. A canteen. l think. lessons de-
sertions. Then. too, it has saved many
| a cooks life. Il mean the fund has)
| A buzacott stove resembles a Jail
door placed horizontally on legs. I
make no comparisons from actual
| knowledge: l refer to the artists con-
| ceptiOn of what a Jail door is, as paint
ed on scenery. etc, etc) The outfit
consists of three washbOilers, three
| sheet-iron kettles. three large baking
pans, three small stew pans. three
sheet-iron pals. long handled forks
| and spoons, one large knife and one
meat cleaver.
The ration issued to an army in the
| field are, sometimes. about as follows:
| Bacon tthe specifications usually call
usually cheese cloth cased,") cold
| storage meat twice or three times a
| week, ndFQtack. 1feSn bread or us
| equivalent in -four. beans. rice. hon.
| my, coffee, sugar. salt. pepper, bar
| soap and candles.
| With these tools and materials | laid
the foundation of my greatness
Beef Soup-Take that portion Of the
meat issued that remains after the
| breakfast fries have been cut. off and
put into the largest boiler. add water
to cover the meat and boil slowly for
two and one-half hours, keeping the
| meat we'll covered. then take meat out
of vessel and add enough water to
make 100 quarts of soup, empty into
| the vessel two three pound cans of to-
| matoes and four ounces of ground pep
per and serve hot Have no fears as to
the pepper. TO guard against an over
dose the manufacturers have kindly
stirred in ground cocoanut hulls.
| Soldiers Staff-Boil six pounds of
| dried beans for two hours, add two
| pounds of bacon and continue the boil
l inc f,, t,l> ~ nd