第 37 节
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朝令夕改 更新:2021-02-21 11:23 字数:9322
Cost 4 3/8 creutzers。
This soup; when cooked; weighed 11 lb; 26 loths; which; divided among the twelve persons belonging to the mess; gave for each 31 1/2 loths; and the cost (4 3/8 creutzers); divided by twelve; gives nearly THREE…NINTHS of a creutzer for each portion。
For bread。
Four pieces of ammunition bread; weighing each ten loths; for each person;namely; one piece for breakfastone at dinnerone in the afternoon;and one at supper; in all; 40 loths; or one pound and a quarter; costs two creutzers and a half。
Details of expenses; etc。 for each person。
lb。 loths。 Creutzers For 1 8 dry bread 。。。 。。。 2 1/2 For 0 22 bread dumplins 。。。 2 15/24 For 0 31 1/2 bread soup 。。。 。。。 0 3/8 … … 2 30 1/2 of Food Cost 5 1/2 creutzers。
The same details expressed in Avoirdupois weight; and English money:
For each person lb。 oz。 Pence 1 8 76/100 dry ammunition bread 0 10/11 0 13 6/10 bread dumplins 。。。 0 693/792 1 3 1/2 bread soup 。。。 。。。 0 36/264 … 3 9 86/100 of Food Cost 2 pence。
June 20th; 1795。 Serjeant Kein's mess; second regiment of grenadiers。
Bill of Fare。
Boiled beefbread soupand liver dumplins。 Details of expenses; etc。 For the boiled beef and soup。
lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 2 0 beef 。。。 。。。 。。。 15 0 6 1/2 salt 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 pepper 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 0 2 sweet herbs 。。。 0 1/2 2 24 ammunition bread 3 1/4 17 0 water。。。 。。。 。。。 … 22 1 Cost 19 1/2 creutzers。
These ingredients were all boiled together two hours and five minutes; after which the beef was taken out of the soup and weighed; and was found to weigh 1 lb。 22 loths; the soup weighed 15 lb。; and these divided equally among the twelve persons belonging to the mess; gave for each portion; 4 1/2 loths of beef; and 1 lb。 8 loths of soup; and the cost of the whole (19 3/4 creutzers); divided by 18; gives 1 31/48 creutzers for the cost of each portion。
Details of expenses; etc。 for the liver dumplins。
lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 2 28 of fine semel bread 15 1 0 of beef liver 。。。 。。。 。。。 5 0 18 of fine flour 。。。 。。。 。。。 2 1/2 0 6 of salt 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 2 24 of water 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 … Total 7 12 Cost 23 creutzers。
These ingredients being made into dumplins; the dumplins after being properly boiled were found to weigh 8 lb。This gave for each portion 21 1/3 loths; and the amount of the cost (23 creutzers); divided by 12; the number of the portions; gives for each 1 11/12 creutzers。
The quantity of dry ammunition bread furnished to each person was 1 lb。 8 loths; and this; at two creutzers a pound; amounts to 2 1/2 creutzers。
Recapitulation。
For each person lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 0 4 1/2 of boiled beef; and ' 。。。 1 31/48 1 8 of bread soup ' 0 21 1/4 of liver dumplins 。。。 。。。 1 11/12 1 8 of dry bread 。。。 。。。 。。。 2 1/2 … 3 9 5/6 of Food Cost 6 3/48 creutzers。
In Avoirdupois weight; and English money; it is;for each person:
lb。 oz。 0 2。78 of boiled beef; and ' 。。。 0 948/1584 1 8。91 of bread soup ' 0 13。19 of liver dumplins 。。。 。。。 0 276/306 1 8。76 of dry bread 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 10/11 … … 4 1。54 of Food Cost 2 1/5 pence。
June 21st; 1795。 Bill of Fare。 Boiled beef; and bread soup; with bread dumplins。 Details of expenses; etc。 for the boiled beef and bread soup。 The same as yesterday; For the dumplins。
lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 2 30 semel bread 。。。 。。。 。。。 15 1/2 0 18 fine flour 。。。 。。。 。。。 3 0 6 salt 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 3 0 water 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 … … 6 22 Cost 19 creutzers。
These dumplins being boiled; were found to weigh 7 lb。 which gave for each person 18 2/3 loths; and each portion cost 1 7/12 creutzers。
Dry ammunition bread furnished to each person 1 lb。 8 loths; which cost 2 1/2 creutzers。
Recapitulation。
Each person belonging to the mess received this day:
lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 0 4 1/2 of boiled beef; and ' 。。。 1 31/48 1 8 of bread soup ' 0 18 2/3 of bread dumplins 。。。 。。。 1 7/12 1 8 of dry bread 。。。 。。。 。。。 2 1/2 … … 3 7 1/6 of Food Cost 5 35/42 creutzers
In Avoirdupois weight; and English money; it is;
lb。 oz。 0 2。78 of boiled beef; and ' 。。。 0 948/1584 1 8。76 of bread soup ' 0 11。54 of bread dumplins 。。。 。。。 0 228/396 1 8。76 of dry bread 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 10/11 … 4 0 of Food Cost 2 1/12 pence。
June 22d; 1795。 Bill of Fare。 Bread soup and meat dumplins。 Details of expenses; etc。
lb。 loths。 2 0 of beef 。。。 。。。 。。。 15 2 30 of semel bread 。。。 15 1/2 0 18 of fine flour 。。。 。。。 3 0 1 of pepper 。。。 。。。 1 0 12 of salt 。。。 。。。 。。。 1 0 2 of sweet herbs 。。。 0 1/2 2 24 of ammunition bread 3 1/4 2 16 of water to the dumplins Cost 39 1/4 creutzers。
The meat being cut fine; or minced; was mixed with the semel or wheaten bread; and these with the flour; and a due proportion of salt; were made into dumplins; and boiled in the soup。These dumplins when boiled; weighed 10 lb。 which; divided into 12 equal portions; gave 20 2/3 loths for each。
The soup weighed 15 lb。 which gave 1 lb。 8 loths for each portion。 Of dry ammunition bread; each person received 1 lb。 8 loths; which cost 2 1/2 creutzers。
Recapitulation。
Each person received this day
lb。 loths。 Creutzers 0 20 2/3 of meat dumplins; and ' 。。。 3 13/48 1 8 of bread soup ' 1 8 of ammunition bread 2 1/2 … … 3 4 2/3 of Food Cost 5 37/48 creutzers。
In Avoirdupois weight; and English money; it is;
lb。 oz。 Pence。 0 12。77 of meat dumplins; and ' 。。。 1 300/1584 1 8。76 of bread soup ' 1 8。76 of ammunition bread 。。。 。。。 0 10/11 3 14。29 of Food Cost 2 1/10 pence。
The results of all these experiments; (and of many more which I could add;) show that the Bavarian soldier can live;and the fact is that he actually does live;upon a little more than TWO THIRDS of his allowance。Of the five creutzers a…day which he receives in money; he seldom puts more than two creutzers and a half; and never more than three creutzers into the mess; so that at least TWO…FIFTHS of his pay remains; after he has defrayed all the expenses of his subsistence; and as he is furnished with every article of his clothing by the sovereign; and no stoppage is ever permitted to be made of any part of his pay; on any pretence whatever; THERE IS NO SOLDIER IN EUROPE WHOSE SITUATION IS MORE COMFORTABLE。
Though the ammunition bread with which he is furnished is rather coarse and brown; being made of rye…meal; with only a small quantity of the coarser part of the bran separated from it; yet it is not only wholesome; but very nourishing; and for making soup it is even more palatable than wheaten bread。 Most of the soldiers; however; in the Elector's service; and particularly those belonging to the Bavarian regiments; make a practice of selling a great part of their allowance of ammunition bread; and with the money they get for it; buy the best wheaten bread that is to be had; and many of them never taste brown bread but in their soup。
The ammunition bread is delivered to the soldiers every fourth day; in loaves; each loaf being equal to two rations; and it is a rule generally established in the messes; for each soldier to furnish one loaf for the use of the mess every twelfth day; so that he has five…sixths of his allowance of bread; which remains at his disposal。
The foregoing account of the manner in which the Bavarian soldiers are fed; will; I think; show most clearly the great importance of making soldiers live together in messes。It may likewise furnish some useful hints to those who may be engaged in feeding the Poor; or in providing Food for ships's companies; or other bodies of men who are fed in common。
With regard to the expense of fuel in these experiments; as the victuals were cooked in earthen pots; over an open fire; the consumption of fire…wood was very great。
On the 10th of June; when 9 lb。 30 1/2 loths of soup; 1 lb。 28 loths of meat; and 5 lb。 24 loths of bread dumplins; in all 17 lb。 18 1/2 of Food were prepared; and the process of cooking; from the time the fire was light