Project Gutenberg 2015-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 130 Nightingale, Florence 1820 1910 62056659 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." Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital" by Florence Nightingale is a practical manual focused on military cooking and nutrition published during the early 1860s, amidst the backdrop of the American Civil War. This book is best described as a scientific publication, offering guidance on food preparation suited for both soldiers in the field and patients in medical facilities. Nightingale, a pioneering nurse and social reformer, addresses the critical need for proper nourishment in challenging conditions, emphasizing the importance of food preparation in maintaining health and morale. The content of the book includes detailed recipes and methods for cooking large quantities of food, along with insights on the nutritional needs of soldiers and patients alike. Nightingale provides specific directions for preparing dishes such as soups, stews, and beverages suitable for 100 men, considering both the logistics of camp life and the dietary requirements of the sick. Additionally, she includes essays on topics like the timing of meals and the importance of maintaining a nutritious diet, highlighting common misconceptions about food and nutrition. Overall, Nightingale’s work serves as a crucial resource for understanding the interplay between food, health, and military care during a time of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooking for the sick Quantity cooking Cooking for military personnel RM Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - American 81859 2024-09-20T16:17:46.948450 2023-09-21T12:36:35.798373 text/html text/html 79466 2015-08-30T20:47:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 155161 2015-08-30T20:47:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 173181 2024-09-20T16:17:49.591457 application/epub+zip 171208 2024-09-20T16:17:47.519449 application/epub+zip 92855 2024-09-20T16:17:47.218449 application/epub+zip 212064 2024-09-20T16:17:51.345415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198443 2024-09-20T16:17:49.291464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120691 2022-09-22T14:25:35.591514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67237 67037 2024-09-20T16:17:46.740486 2023-09-21T12:36:35.560322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67649 2015-08-30T20:47:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 26235 2015-08-30T20:47:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19066 2024-09-20T16:17:51.470426 application/rdf+xml 15547 2024-09-20T16:17:47.306432 image/jpeg 2505 2024-09-20T16:17:47.258433 image/jpeg 155504 2024-09-20T16:17:46.958491 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia