The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-10

tory Of many kinds of field ovens tried
by the war department is ono that
consists simply Of cylinder of
iron, inverted and covered over with
y few inches Of earth, It Is closed
in front with an IRON door, and Il piece
Of iron pipe Is stuck up AT the rear
10 serve rs chimney, Tins lmpro-
vised oven is filled with fuel. which,
after being consumed is raked ont TO
make room for the pans of bread.
AS Good as the Best,
Bread baked in these primitive army
ovens is as fine IS any that can bc
bought in the cities. OF course, where.
ever better apparatus is at hand, as in
barracks, II is utilized. From this time
on there VIII bc n "basCry column
for each regiment. which wherever IL
goes. viii take with il q wagon con
tanning all the equipment requisite for
making bread. pies aud doughnuts. All
of the field ovens by tho way. arc
constructed on the knock down plan,
and ,be newest kind. which bakos bread
for 5000 men, can bc set up for buSl-
ness, or packed for travel, IN 4 few
minutes.
Bread is 50 vastly important an Gle
ment Of ibc army ration that soldiers
have been encouraged 10 specialize
either rs bakers or cooks. Thus 1t Is
thai baking aud cooking schools arc
maintained separately by The war de-
partment al ForI Riley, the PresidIo
and Washington. From tho cooking
schools So men have already been
eradualed-292 oi this number during
the year ended June 80 1909,
The instructors IN both the baking
and cooking schools are officers Of the
subsistence CORPS of the army. They
themselves had TO learn thc business.
of course. and up 10 The present tlmc
twenty three of them have been grad
uatcl from the schools AZ Fort Riley.
During the last wear the officer in
charge of one Of tho schools took a
course Of instruction. in beef inspection
at the Chicago stockyards
Degree OF Mess Sergeant
Exceptionally intelligent non,comms.
stoned Officers arc encouraged TO take
he course for the degree Of " mess scr
gcanth This includes special ipstrUc-
iou in handling tho bread ration, as
well as practical work in the posi-
bakery, 10 he meat shop, and in rhe
use of imnrovisnd ovens The 'mess
sergeant is = fuuctionary OF important
usefulness, acting as assistant 10 the
company commander i'm tho work of
managing the company mess.
Extra pay is the substantial induce
mont offered Ia enlisted men who are
willing 10 lraru 10 he bakers or cooks.
II is not every soldier. however, who
is able 80 secure diploma as n "6rst-
class = cook 70 earn this rank . man
must demonstrate the fact tbat he IS
able TO manage i mess kitchen.
Revolution in Army Cookery
\ complete revolution has oycrtaken
methods Of cookery in our army. For
one thing, which Is OF great Importance,
the much-yexcd problem nf cooking for
troops i'm transit bv rail has been most
satisfactorily solved. Railroad cars pro
yidcd with kitchen couycnlcnccs. IN
ono shape or another, are now pro
1idcd when bodies Of men arc 10 lac
muN cd the arrangement being such
that the regular garrison ration-in
Other words, tho meals to which the
soldier is ordinarily accustomed ~
harracks-cau hc supplied en- rontc. ap.
pctizingly prepared and comfortably
served
Berth Cars With Kitchens.
The war department thought that II
might nc practicable 10 build berth
cars with kitchens, suitable for The
transportation of troops, ii consulted
the Pullman people on the subject; but
Inc company thought that, from its
standpoint, the construction OF such
couycvanccs would handy pay, mas