Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital: Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the Surgeon General, with essays on "taking food," and "what food."

Name: Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital: Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the Surgeon General, with essays on "taking food," and "what food."
Author: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale · 1910

PREPARED FOR THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SURGEON GENERAL: Put 12 gallons water into a suitable vessel (or divide if necessary), on the fire; when boiling, add 3 lbs. ground coffee, mix well with a spoon; leave on the fire a few minutes longer; take it off, and pour in ½ a gallon cold water; let it stand till the dregs subside, say from 5 to 10 minutes; then pour off and add 6 lbs. sugar. If milk is used, put in 12 pints, and diminish the water by that amount.…

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