Evening star., 1926-10-03
Government Trains Food Experts as Backbone of d

fruits and crops. in order that they
may buy most economically and ad
vantageouSly
The United States Army buys pro
visions and food products on speCin-
cation, the same as does the Navy
The Army. however. uses Veterinary
Corps inspectors 10 inspect and ap-
prove or reject its meat supplies.
while it employs experienced civilian
inspectors to look over all the other
provisions to see that they come up
10 requirements. During war days,
Department of Agriculture represent
ativeS also aid. The Army ration.
which amounts to an allowance OF
1 pounds of food daily per soldier,
is prescribed by the President OF the
United States. The Navy ration,
which is quite similar TO the Army
bill of fare. is prescribed by Congress.
Both rationS are very elastic, 80 that
many substitutions can he made in
order that the menus may not be
monOtonouS. The COmmiSSary officer
of each company regiment, battalion
or other military unit may. at will.
take cash in lieu Of certain stock sup
plies so that the money may he used
in the purchase of fresh fruits or
vegetables. chicken, turkey or other
fowl. The United States Army pur-
cfldSeS It's large SIpChS III non per ISL
able provisions in Chicago. New York.
San Francisco. st. Louis and san
Antonio. Tex.
IF you are skeptical regarding the
amount of food and It's variety 20
which Johnny Doughboy sits down
daily, Just scan the following sched-
ule. 1t covers the daily food allow
anCe for one soldier as prescribed hY
President Coolidge. The ration con-
SiStS of II ounces Of fresh or frozen
beef. SO ounces bacon, rs ounces flour.
0S of an ounce baking powder, IL
ounces beans. s. Of an ounce rice.
II ounces potatoes, 4 ounces onions.
ounces canned tomatoes. asa of an
ounce prunes. Cd of an ounce jam.
.12S of an ounce evaporated apples.
1928 Of an ounce evapOrated peaches.
lip ounces coffee. 80 ounces sugar.
- of an ounce evaporated milk, %
of an ounce butter .25 of an ounce
oleomargarine. .oS of n gill vinegar.
.OS of n gill pickles. "a OF an ounce
salt. 0t of an ounce black pepper. .3Z
of an ounce lard. 80 of an ounce lard
substitute ~ of gill Sirup, OLA or
an ounce lemon extract and Ola or
an ounce cinnamon.
The present peacctiine strength OF
our Army is 1875 900 men. They con.
sumo Approximately $50 tons OF 1000
daily. The days of queStionapie
"hardtuck" and suspicious rations are
over Years ago graft and fraud In
purchasing provisions and catering
to our Army's appetite beSmirched
our Federal record. Honest, ruii
measure. superior quality provisions.
prepared skillfully and scientifically,
are now served to our soldiery. You
will fare much better at the ordinary
Army mess than at the mill run OF
| boardine houses and restaurants
which spccke our national map.
| MANY hotel chefs can also learn
much from Army and Navy rations.
| recipes and methods of preparing ana
serving palatable food.
Even D0hbin and his working mate.
the famous Missouri canary the
Army mule eat abundantly and we'll
while in Uncle Sans defense serv-
! ice The work animal ration is den
nlteIy planned like that of the soldler.
| The hay and grain are purchased on
specification, and are OF as good
quality as can be bought. the Orui-
nary Army horse consumes IL pounus
of hay and II pounds Of oats. corn or
barley daily. Heavy draft horses re-
ceive / : pounds of hay ana ~ pouhuS
of grain daily per animal Mules are
served will. a ration of II pounds OF
hay ard hounds Of grain. Some or
the Army hospitals keep a few DAIRY
COWS to produce pure and sanitary
milk for their patients. These am
mails are also fed according To ca
pacity and production
What food product "utranKS an
others in the esteem ot nutrition ahu
! in the estimate OF the soldier an"
sailor? ,
Yes il is bread. the staff of life and
enrr.,v.producing backbone of the
| Army and Navy rations. One or
| tine text books of the Quartermaster
! Corps' Subsistence School states;
"Bread is not only the cheapest
! comnonent of the Army ration, but
| good bread possesses food value o'
| the highest order. There Is pracu-
callv no waste i'll bread: Breao nap
more food value. pound for pound
| than most meats and costs only lroil'
| one.fourth TO one third as much
| White bread Is the cheapest and best
| form of carbohydrate now supplied I"
! our soldiers Bread can be fnahe W
! such a variety of ways that one never
| tires Of eating 1t
| .'NIeat is the most expensive com
| pouent of the ~ atiOn. It's money VaIue
| generally exceeds One-third the en-
| tire cost of the ration. Econoillca-iF,
| however, il is the most lhpottdht
| ifaro on the soldiers menu. During
| the greater part OF the wear uul ins
neace times the soldier does not re-
| ouire the full meat allowance. Hence
| Army mess officers are able to make
savings on meat supplies and to use
these savings In the purchase or al,
. ditional milk. butter, fresh fruit ana
vegetables. .,
| "Savincs from the ration is an old
custom. During frontier days wnen
il was often impractical 10 furnlsh
/ anything but bacon, 1t was traded Tor
! eggs, fresh meat and vegetables
where they could be- procured locally
In this way the saving provision has
! become a most important part or the
ration. No mess is sufficient or satis-
factory without an intelligent and
/ economical use Of its savings"
! Too many cooks spoil the broth but
/ one good cook brings home the bacon.
Briefly, the Army nowadays IL EN-
phasizing the Importance of selecting
] the best men I'm the service TO be
trained as cooks and bakers at It's
| special training schools. Cooking for
! a company of soldiers IS serious
business Formerly. when company
calls were made for details or student
cooks, Pvt. Bill Jones was invariably
selected by his first sergeant-because
he was worthless at every other Job.
| He could best be spared-and they
might make a cook out Of him-as IL
cooks could be made from such In
| ferior material.
| Cooks are born. not made. The
quality Of the mess depends upon the
| cook. The strength Of n modern
army is not measured by its big guns.
aircraft and skilled generals. 1t de.
pends OH the ability of the cooks and
the prowess Of the purcha sers Of pro-
visions. Our Army and Navy are be-