This edition had all images removed.
Title:
Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.
With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions
Note: Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
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produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War" by Alexis Soyer is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book documents Soyer's experiences as a chef who took on the challenge of improving army food during the Crimean War, focusing on his time in military hospitals and kitchens. At the start of the narrative, Soyer recounts a rather amusing but tedious evening that began with a supper invitation at a restaurant. In a chance encounter with friends, he expressed reluctance to join them but ended up participating, leading to an epiphany from an article about the poor quality of food in military hospitals. Inspired, he wrote a letter to the Times offering his services to enhance the cooking standards for soldiers, marking the beginning of his culinary mission in the East. This opening sets a light-hearted yet meaningful tone, illustrating Soyer's character and paving the way for significant engagements that would define his role during a critical time in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Soyer, Alexis, 1809-1858
EBook No.: 42544
Published: Apr 15, 2013
Downloads: 153
Language: English
Subject: Crimean War, 1853-1856
Subject: Cooking for military personnel
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland
LoCC: Military science: Maintenance and transportation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.
With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions
Note: Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War" by Alexis Soyer is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book documents Soyer's experiences as a chef who took on the challenge of improving army food during the Crimean War, focusing on his time in military hospitals and kitchens. At the start of the narrative, Soyer recounts a rather amusing but tedious evening that began with a supper invitation at a restaurant. In a chance encounter with friends, he expressed reluctance to join them but ended up participating, leading to an epiphany from an article about the poor quality of food in military hospitals. Inspired, he wrote a letter to the Times offering his services to enhance the cooking standards for soldiers, marking the beginning of his culinary mission in the East. This opening sets a light-hearted yet meaningful tone, illustrating Soyer's character and paving the way for significant engagements that would define his role during a critical time in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Soyer, Alexis, 1809-1858
EBook No.: 42544
Published: Apr 15, 2013
Downloads: 153
Language: English
Subject: Crimean War, 1853-1856
Subject: Cooking for military personnel
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland
LoCC: Military science: Maintenance and transportation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.