Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-07-12

much" says Lieut. snider. For I'm
stance a recent sample of a days bill
of fare from one of the companies fol
lows:
Oranges Bananas
Shredded Wheat and MIX
Bread Butter Coffee
DINNER
Split Pea Soup
Boiled Beef Crsamsd Dumplings
Mashed Potatoes String Beans
Dreamed Corn
Combination Salad
Bread Butter Coffee
SUPPER.
Baked Beef Hash.
flashed Brown Potatoes.
Hot Parker House Rolls.
Butter. Coffee.
Note the variety and the above Is
merely sample of the average menu
which for balance and nutriment
would be hard to equal In good many
homes. A constant variety is given
the men so that they will not become
tired OF any particular dish. Baked
navy beans are good substitute for
the beef component at times. The nu.
triton obtained from macaroni and
cheese Is more than beef and that dish
Is always a favorite in the army The
principal idea is to give the men bal
anced ration so that they will get all
the different elements required to keep
them In the pink of condition. Too
much fat is not healthy neither is too
much protein or an excess Of carlo
hydrates.
Largest Laundry in Michigan.
Next to the 100 per cent plus sani
tation methods insisted upon In con
nection with the preparation, cooking
and serving of the food the most i'm
portant item IL the program of camp
cleanliness is the laundry. The plant
is said to be the largest laundry ir
Michigan, which claim is probably cor
rect inasmuch as the average city OF
forty thousand supports several laun
dries, not taking into account the
number Of people who hire their wash.
ing done and the still larger majority
who do their own laundry work. The
Camp Custer laundry does all the work
Of the camp and the magnitude of the
organization cannot be understood
short OF personal visit. One day
the plant did 1904 army blankets lex
ira" without interfering with their reg
ular wash which gives some idea OF
the magnitude of the enterprise, az
most housewives know what II means
to have one extra blanket in the weeks
wash. The officers pay for their work
at the regular down town custom rates
while the cost Of this service to the
non-coms and privates is one dollar o
month regardless of the number OF
pieces. 1t Is rather the rule for a sol
der to have at least two washings q
month that would exceed the dollar
limit IL done outside the camp.
Custer has its own storage and re
frigeration plant which like the laun
dry is sufficient to meet the complete
needs of city of forty thousand. The
ice plant turns out forty thousand
pounds day. The plant is being op
Grated by soldiers formerly in the ice
manufacturing business at Flint The
camp never has to exceed three days
meat supply on hand. This meat lie
unloaded at the doors of the refrigera
ton plant where 1t is inspected by
Lieut.. d. s. Luce, a Wisconsin man
notwithstanding IL has been previous
ly inspected by federal agents at Chi
cago. Only the choicest cuts are
bought and the June beef supply was
the most expensive meat ever serve ed
to any army. No meat is bought from
any dealer who does not come within
the Jurisdiction of the federal inapec
ton bureau which practically confines
the market to the Chicago packers.