The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-11-28

that are said to stick to the ribs
But on Thanksgiving day there Is a
very riot OF food.
Two Good Menus.
9 Maryland Oyster Stew. 2
Croutons and Crackers, Oyster Fritters.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
Sage Dressing
French Peas. Corn.
Baked Sweet Potatoes. California olives.
Mustard and Sweet Pickles.
nayonna,.s c9 ppsss,nR Salad celery sal,
En Heart OF Lettuce.
Pumpkin, Mince, Apple Pies.
RoQuefort Cheese. .
Niagara and Concord Grapes.
Navel and Satsuma Oranges.
Sweet Tangerines.
Baldwin and Ben Davis Apples.
Assorted Nuts.
W. and Il. Walnits. Almonds. Pecans.
Aazlenuts.
Cake; Chocolate Jelly. Layer Raisin,
Assorted Candy. T
Chocolate and Black Coffee.
White and Brown Bread.
Best Creamery Butter,
Cigars.
Soup.
Cream q Oysters and Sailed Waters.
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Cranberry Sauce.
Roast Loin Of Pork, Apple. Sauce.
Mixed PicSses. oS
Hot Assorted Rolls. Butter.
Mashed Potatoes. Little Peas.
Asparagus Tips on Toast.
candied Sweet Potatoes. Dreamed Corn.
M~ayonnalse Dressing.
hruit Cake. Military Cake, Jelly Roll
Hot Mince Pie. Lemon bieringue Pie.
Apples. Oranges. Grapes. Bananas
| Cheese Sticks. 81
Cocoa. , Coffee. Cigars. 4
These are no small maryels to work
out Of a ration, the value Of which is
but % cents for the three meals that
are served each day. But the marvels
are daily performed by the commissary
sergeants Of the army-those models of
masculine housewifery.
The ration that is allowed each man
In the army is stipulated by executive
order. 1t includes, roughly, 20 ounces OF
beef, Is ounces OF flour. IA ounces of
beans, 20 ounces OF potatoes, 1.3 ounces
of prunes, LIZ ounces OF coffee. $50
ounces of sugar n small quantities Of
baking powder, condensed milk, vine
gar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, lard, butt
! ter. syrup and flayoring extracts. For
each of these items there are a half
dozen substitutes. Thus the variety is
almost unlimited.
Each man each day need not use up
all his ration allowances. The balance
Is left to his credit and is cumulative.
The commissary sergeant for each
company has as many of these rations
as there are men in his His
monthly allowance would multiply this
daily ration by the number OF days
In the month. So at the beginning of
the month the fcommissary sergeant,
figures out the sum total for his allow
ance for the month and the cash value.
He buys on this allowance whatever
he wants from the commissary store.
The rest Of the allowance he may spend
for food wherever he sees fit. This arr
rangernent opens the markets OF what
ever community the company may be
I'm to the commissary sergeant and the
variety that he may furnish his mess
- limited only to the variety that the
lmarket affords.
Now, the commissary sergeant is the
Individual Of them all who means
l most to his company. Upon his house
wifery Instincts depend the excellence
of the table he sets. Al days bill OF
fare taken entirely at random viii give
a good idea of the three meals that this
commissary sergeant furnishes to the
men under his care.
Breakfast-Scrambled eggs, hot bis
cults. French fried potatoes. butter,
bread, coffee.
Dinner-Roast Of veal. mashed pota-
toes, mashed turnips. brown gravy,
stewed beans, celery, bread pudding,
lemon sauce, bread and coffee.
Supperr-Loose hamburger, baked
sweet potatoes, oyster plants. bananas,
pears, bread. coffee.
The secret of this elaborate provis-
ioning of the army at such q minimum
expense is. In the first place, buying
for large numbers OF men, and, in the
second place, the absence OF any other
expenses than the buying OF the ration
Itself. Quarters, Utensils and help are
entirely aside from this expense.
Thanksgiving day finds the army
scattered from Maine to the Philippine
islands and from Alaska to Panama.
So the problem of acquiring Thanks
giving turkey is that requires much
torethought. For the Philippines, for
Instance, It Is necessary to ship vast
quantities OF refrigerated turkeys from
the United States. 1t would be impos-
sible to buy sufficient quantities Of
turkeys In the Philippines to supply
ever small portions 81 the army sta
toned there. The sa1ne Is true or
: Alaska. Panama and Porto Rico. So