The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-19
COMPRESSED FOOD FOR cAmP-ss.
The United states Army Ration the Most
SnccrssfnI Yet in The Market.


The United states Army Ration the Most
Successfui Yet in the Market
The traditional wCodsman, hunter.
or trapper. who staggered under a hun
dred pounds or more OF food and
impedimental has had his burden re-
duced very greatly in tie past five
years. Lighter rifles and shotguns,
ammunition of smaller calibre, and
considerably less weight for modern
rifles: thin pressed steel CT aluminium
dishes which nest ccmpactly into one
another so that not a mock or corner
is wasted; packs, baskets. and straps
OF minimum weight and maximum
convenience, have all taken something
from the grieyous load the camper
used to tote" Stiu. more remark
able are the changes brought about
by the condensed and compressed
foods which. unler one name or an
other, are for sale in all the cutting
stores.
Salt pork. cornmeal white beans,
and tea. reinforced. of course, by fish,
game and native fruits. the dietary
recommended and many a Pocket
Guide to Hunting and Trapping" was
bulky and also heavy in proportion to
its nutritive value. Canned goods I'M
til recently took up practically as
much room as the same articles in
their natural state, and there was
little gain in buying them except for
boat or canoe trips when there was
plenty Of space.
Canned soups of the standard
brands were put up ready to serve
without dilutlon. and the only portable
substitutes were the time-honored
"soup cakes Of the kind used in the
Swiss Family Robinson. AS soon as
The idea was conceived Of manufactm
ing something between these TWO eX-
tremes. it was taken up by several
makers The condensed soups of to-
day are thick and require to be mixed
with several times Their bulk OF water
but they have net been boiled down so
far as to sacrifice their favor and deli
cacy
Experiments in the way of fool
tablets have met with varied results.
A large firm CT packers once adver-
tised a compressed tabloid OF meat
ana various vegetables, dried and
closely pressed so as to keep. in the
language Of advertisements. for years
in any climate" The trouble with
this particular Wand was that it did
not taste good.
The United States government in
It's experiments with the army food
supply has incl lentally accomplished
a great deal for the campers benefit
The regular emergency ration is per-
haps the most successful PREPARATION
OF its kind on the market A square
tin can. no larger than the ordinary
pint fruit can. is suppose to contain
three meals. not hearty repasts, how
ever, for a really hungry man. There
is a racket OF tea inside the can, an
other packet Of seasoning, and solid
hump OF a mixture OF partly dried
meat with vegetables. The adaptable
ity Of this ration to various purposes
~ us Atibl&HEA HOtl.Ar AiAANA WAAh
water to the consistency OF a thick
paste and brown in a pan ~Sbecomes
hash. Trimmed with trihe less water
it can be shaped into balls or Fat cakes
and fried as Hamburg steak. Stirred
up with a larger proportion Of water
a savory stew is the result.
Several Of the packing and canning
firms have put on the market recently
an assortment OF fiat cans containing
the staple meat ana fish products.
practically without juice, in the cans,
and squeezed into Tie smallest pos
s.ble compass The fiat can is con
venience for packing wlieh the max
ers sem to be slow in approaching
Az the opposite extreme from the
pork and beans are the matted milk
tablets and similar preparations which
supply nutriment in its least compass
but do not pretend 10 take the place
Of the regular diet for healthy persons
doing active work. Druggists testify
TO the extensive use OF these in place
of noonday luncheon by business men
of poor digestion and neverous TEN
permanent. but they are not to be con
sidered in supplying the woodsman's
pack