Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-22

the cook and his punk assuaged the pangs
of parting.
1t is not intended that the few recipes
given here shall be of great benefit to civil
ian 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 or
menu unless they contemplated secret muir
der or the disciplinng of a few boarders;
yet | believe that the present and future
wives of the heroes of IS ought to have in
their possession the means to cure these
recalcitrauts should they become possessed
with a morbid desire to get back into the
service.
Army Cooking.
To speak in more serious vein. 1 don't
believe half of the slanderous articles on
Army Cooking The writers are either
prompted in their utterances by the green
eyed monster or else some disgruntled per-
sons, knowing that cooks generally were
effeminate and unarmed, save with that
very potent WedPon-hot water-Stand off
at a long range and lay all the blame on
these mute but valiant members of the de-
partment of subsistence"
The doctors say that these morbid creI-
lures are suffering from cacotrophy. they
certainly are suffering from something. and.
from the name, 1 should think they had it
bad.
In the production of the dishes given here
it is necessary to use a "buzacott outfit
and -canteen fund" The buZacott is
used i'll lieu of the tripod. or the pole and
forlted sticks while the canteen fund is in
dispeEsable in the production of almost all
paiatabe dishes. / can well understand
why the government waved the prohibitions
lists and their petition aside and let the SOL
der enjoy the profits of his well-spent dime
\ Cauteeu. think. lessons desertions. Then,
too, it has saved many a cooks life. Il
mean the fund hasD
what "a Buzacott Is.
y buZacott stove resembles a jail door
placed horizontally on legs. Il make no
comparisons from actual knowledge; l re-
fer to the artists conception of what Jail
door is. painted on scenery, etc, etc).
The outfit consists of three washboilers,
three sheet-iron kettles, three large baking
pans, thrae small stew pans, three sheet
iron pals long handled forks and spoons,
one large knife and one meat cleaver.
The rations issued to an army in the field
are. sometimes, about as follows: Bacon
Ghe speCifca lions usually call for canvas
caEed;' the article is usually 'chaese-clOth
cased'D, cold-storaSe meat twice or three
times a week, bareback, fresh bread its
equivalent in -four, beans, rice, hominy,
coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, potatoes, canned
tcnatoes, bar soap and candles.
With these tools and materials 1 laid the
foundation of my greatness.
A Soldiers Recipes.
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 a half hours
keeping the meat Will 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 tomatoes
and four ounces of ground pepper and
serve hot. Have no fears as to the pepper.
To guard against an overdose, the manu-
facturers have kindly stirred in ground
cocoanut hulls.
Soldiers stan-Bon six pounds of dried