Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-28


penditure for food in the army of but
1885 cents per man per day, and in
the navy OF but 1863 cents. Yet the
marvel is regularly performed. These
men Of the military services are pro-
vided, out of these stipends, such food
ever eats. Day by day their meals are
full Of variety and Of those elements
that are said to stick to the ribs"
But on Thanksgiving day there is a
very riot of food.
Two Good Menus.
cuo,.o Maryland Oyster Stew.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
French Peas. Sugar Corn.
Dreamed Cauliflower. Mashed Potatoes.
Heart of Celery.
Baked Sweet Potatoes California Olives.
Mustard and Sweet Pickles.
ua,on,. g.. Combination %atdna Salad.
no,a.o xd En- .nh 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 B. Walnuts. Almonds. Pecans.
HazlenutS.
CAKE chocolate Jelly, Layer Raisin.
Cup Cakes. Jelly Roll.
Assorted Candy
Chocolate and Black Coffee
White and Brown Bread
Best Creamery Butter.
Cigars
Soup.
Cream OF oysters and Sailed Waters.
Roast Turkey Stuffed With Oysters.
Cranberry Sauce.
Roast Loin of Pork Apple Sauce.
s Mixed Pics slalreo owes
Hot Assorted Rolls. Butter,
Asparagus Tips on Toast. cast Gus
can Sh ed; Sweet Potatoes. Dreamed Corn.
Mayonnaise Dressing.
Fruit Cake. Military Cake Jelly Roll.
Hot Al Mlnee Pie G Lemon ,Meringue Pie.
Apples. Oranges. Grapes. Bananas.
Cheese Sticks.
Ihese are no small marvels to work
out Of ration. the value of which is
but 70 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. It includes. roughly, 20 ounces Of
l3
beans. 20 ounces of potatoes, 1.3 ounces
OF prunes, LIZ ounces Of coffee, 80
ounces of sugar and small quantities of
baking powder. condensed milk, yine-
gar. salt, pepper, cinnamon, lard, but
ter. syrup and flavoring 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 allowance. The balance
Is LETT to his credit and is cumulative.
The commissary sergeant for each
company has as many Of these rations
as there are men in his company. His
monthly allowance would multiply this
daily ration by the number of days
IN the month. So at the beginning of
the month the commissary sergeant
figures out the sum total for his allow
ance for the month and the cash value.
He buys ON this allowance whatever
ne wants from the cOrnmissary store.
The rest Of the allowance he may spend
for food wherever he sees fit. This ar
rangement opens the markets of what
ever community the company may be
IN to the commissary sergeant and the
variety that he may furnish his mess
is Limited only to the variety that the
market affords.
Now, the commissary sergeant is the
Individual Of them all who means
most to his company. Upon his house,
wifery instincts depend the excellence
Of the table he sets. A days bill Of
fare taken entirely at random will give
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.
Supper--Loose hamburger baked
sweet potatoes, oyster plants, bananas
pears. bread, coffee.
The secret OF this elaborate proyis-
toning OF the army at such 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 one 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-f
sfble to buy sufficient quantities OF
turkeys In the Philippines to supply
even small portions Of the army sta
toned there. The same b d: tras OF
AlAskA. Panama and Porto Rico. So