essays-1-第41章
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Dry bread。 For breakfast 0 10 ＇ At dinner 0 10 ＇ In the afternoon 0 10 ＇。。。。 2 1/2 At supper 0 10 ＇ ＇ Total 1 8 ＇ General total 2 24 13/24 0 31 1/2 which cost 5 17/48
The ammunition bread is reckoned in this estimate at two creutzers the Bavarian pound； which is about what it costs at a medium； and as the daily allowance of the soldiers is 1 1/2 Bavarian pounds of the bread； this reckoned in money amounts to three creutzers a…day； and this added to his pay at five creutzers a…day； makes eight creutzers a…day； which is the whole of his allowance from the sovereign for his subsistence。
But it appears from the foregoing account； that he expends for Food no more than 5 17/48 creutzers a…day； there is therefore a surplus amounting to 2 31/48 creutzers a…day； or very near ONE…THIRD OF HIS WHOLE ALLOWANCE； which remains； and which he can dispose of just as he thinks proper。
This surplus is commonly employed in purchasing beer； brandy； tobacco； etc。 Beer in Bavaria costs two creutzers a pint； brandy； or rather malt…spirits； from fifteen to eighteen creutzers； and tobacco is very cheap。
To enable the English reader to form； without the trouble of computation； a complete and satisfactory idea of the manner in which these Bavarian soldiers are fed； I have added the following Analysis of their fare； in which the quantity of each article is expressed in Avoirdupois weight； and its cost in English money。
Analysis。
Each person belonging to the mess received in the course of the day； Cost in English June 11th； 1795。 money。
lb。 oz。 s。 d。 Dry ammunition bread 1 8 76/100 0 0 10/11 Ammunition bread cooked in the soup 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 2 4/10 0 0 23/264 Fine wheaten （semel） bread in the dumplins 。。。 0 2 3/10 0 0 10/33 Total bread 1 13 46/100
Fine flour in the dumplins 0 1 65/100 0 0 18/33 Boiled beef 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 3 1/10 0 0 72/198 In seasoning； fine herbs； salt and pepper 。。。 。。。 0 0 13/100 0 0 2/33 … Total solids 2 2 34/100
Water prepared by cooking。 In the soup 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 14 52/209 In the dumplins 。。。 。。。 0 4 32/100 … Total prepared water 1 2 84/100 … Total solids and fluids 3 5 18/100
Total expense for each person 5 17/48 creutzers； equal to TWO PENCE sterling； very nearly。
But as the Bavarian soldiers have not the same fare every day； the expences of their tables cannot be ascertained from one single experiment。 I shall therefore return to Serjeant Wickenhof's report。
11th of June 1795。 Bill of Fare。 Bread； dumplins； and soup。 Details of expenses； etc。
For the dumplins。 lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 2 13 wheaten bread 。。。 。。。 14 0 16 butter 。。。 。。。 。。。 9 1 0 fine flour 。。。 。。。 4 1/2 0 11 eggs 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 3 0 6 salt 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 pepper 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 3 16 water 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 … … 7 30 1/2 Cost 31 1/2 creutzers。
This made into dumplins；the dumplins； after being boiled； were found to weigh eight pounds eight loths； which； divided among twelve persons； gave for each twenty…two loths。And the cost of the whole （31 1/2 creutzers）； divided by 12； gives 2 15/24 creutzers for each portion。
For the soup。 lb。 loths。 Creutzers。 1 14 1/2 ammunition bread 。。。 2 7/8 0 6 salt 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 0 1/2 0 1 sweet herbs 。。。 。。。 1 12 0 water 。。。 。。。 。。。 。。。 … … 13 21 1/2 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 wat
