Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-11
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TOTAL
WHAT It COSTS TO
FEED A SOLDIER
At Present The Army Is Using
100000 Pounds Butter And
100000 Lbs. Oleomargarine
YEARS FOOD S425,OoO,o 900

1t costs the Government 40 cents
day to feed soldier. The officers
meals cost him about $1.00 day. The
difference between the two lies mostly
in linen, china and service.
Here is a days ration taken at ram
dom from Camp Grant, Illinois:
Breakfast: Corn Flakes with milk,
coffee with sugar and milk,
scrambled eggs, fried potatoes
and a sauce.
Dinner:-Coffee with milk and sugar,
beef tongue, baked potatoes,
peas, bread and butter, raisin
sauce and pineapple cobbler.
Supper: tea. bread and butter,
cold roast beef, fried potatoes.
radishes, onions and corn.
At present the Army is using 1885,
900 pounds of butter, and 100000
pounds of oleomargarine. AS the sea-
son advances and butter becomes
scarce, the quantity of oleomargarine
will be increased until the quantities
are abount even
From the first Of January until the
first of August, more than 500,000,0 900
pounds of -four have been furnished
for army use. There has nevr been
a meal when the soldiers did not have
bread, plenty of it. Our men in serv-
ice have used a greater amount of
substitute than the Food Administra-
ton has asked of the civilian trade.
Soldiers love coffee and want it
strong and fresh Sixteen schools are
in operation here and in France teach
ing how to roast it, and it is served
fresh each day Also by this method
there is saving to Uncle Sam of two
cents on each pound. During the first
seven months of the war 1917, 1888 cans
of condensed milk were used, and up
to August 10, 1918, 225, 200, 900 pounds
of sugar have been supplied.
Soldiers are fed and clothed by the
Government Officers buy their own
clothing and provide their own food.
The food for the Army during the
fiscal year ending June 30th. 1918, cost
$425, 900, 100000.
The feeding of the soldier from the
for Europe is a subject by itself His
feeding on shipboard and overseas.
both in camp and on the firing line, is
another. ID
A soldiers food for one day is called
ration. This ration consists of
twenty-seven different articles, which
must be ready daily, and they are
ready. General Pershing reports that
no man in France has had TO wait for
meal when that meal was due.
The materials in the soldiers ration
will stand the acid test Nothing sec
ond grade is bought; only the best of
meat is procured, and it is handled in
central place in each camp by butch
ers. The cuts are thus used to the
best advantage. and waste of bone and
surplus fats avoided.
Packers are required to can the very
best variety of fruits and vegetables.
and the department has gone into
those States where the finest tomatoes,
corn, onions, peas and beans are
grown, and has taken such portion of
the crop as was needed for army use
During last October 27.527 500 pounds
of potatoes and onions were furnished
camps and environments in this coun-
try. and during the eight months prior
to June 8, 1918, about $4,000, 900 cans
of tomatoes were used, enough to
reach from the battle front on the
Marine to Linda California, if they
were lined up end TO end.
Dried and evaporated fruits form an
important part of the army ration.
Approximately S0.O0O,000 pounds of
prunes, dried apples and peaches.
mostly from California, will be pur-
chased from this years crop. and Cali
fornia will also supply about 100000
600 cans of apricots, peaches, cherries
and pears The cherry seeds will be
saved for use in the manufacture of
gas masks. ,Prunes have an honorable
place on the soldiers bill of fare. 1t
has been proven that the prune has
food value, fruit value, tonic value,