The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-11-27

the navy Of but 36.9 cents. Yet the
marvel is regularly performed. These
men Of the military services are pro-
vided, out of these stipends, such food
Is not n working man in a hundred
ever eats. Day by day their meals are
full of variety and of those elements
that are salt to stick to the ribs"
But on Thanksgiving day there Is a
very riot of food.
Two Good Menus.
MARYLAND Oyster Stew.
croutons and Crackers. Oyster Fritters.
Sage Dressing.
French Peas. Sugar Corn.
Dreamed Cauliflower. Mashed Potatoes.
Heart of Celery.
Baked Sweet Potatoes. California Olives.
Mustard and Sweet Pickles.
Combination Salad.
Mayonnaise Dressing. Celery Salt.
En- Heart of Lettuce.
Tomato Ketehup. Worcestershire Sauce.
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 ielly, Layer Raisin.
Cup Cakes Jelly Roll.
Assorted Candy.
Chocolate and Black Coffee.
White and Brown Bread.
Best Creamery Butter.
Cigars.
Cream OF Oysters and Sailed Waters.
Roast Turkey Stuffed With Oysters.
Cranberry Sauce.
Roast Loin of Pork. Apple Sauce.
Mixed Pickles.
Hot Assorted Rolls. Butter.
Mashed Potatoes. Little Peas,
Candied Sweet Potatoes. Creamed Corn.
Shrimp Salad Potato salad.
M~ayonnaise Dressing.
Fruit Cake. Military Cake. Jelly Roll.
Hot Mince Pie. Lemon Meringue Pie.
Assorted Candies. Mixed Nuts.
Apples. Oranges. Grapes. bananas.
Cheese Sticks.
Cocoa. Coffee. Cigars.
These are no small maryels to work
out OF a ration. the value Of which is
but % cents for the three meals tina
nre 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
beet. IS ounces of flour, "a ounces Of
beans, 20 ounces Of potatoes, 1.3 ounces
OF prunes, LIP ounces of coffee, 80
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baking powder, condensed milk. vine
gar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, lard, out
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 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 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
he wants from the commissary store.
The rest Of the allowance he may spend
Tor 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
d 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 provis-
ioning of the army at such a minimum
expense is, in the first place, buying
for large numbers Of men, and, in the
second place, the absence of any other
expenses han 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
forethought. 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 o.
turkeys in the Philippines to supply
even small portions Of the army sta
toned there. Th same Is true q,