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salt. About half ati hour before the beans are done add one 

 slice of bacon. 



BOT BREADS. 



Flapjacks. — Take 6 spoonfuls of flour and one-third spoon- 

 ful of baking powder and mix thoroughly (or dry mix in a 

 large pan before issue, at the rate of 25 pounds of flour and 3 

 half cans of baking powder for 100 men). Add sufficient cold 

 water to make a batter that will drip freely from the spoon, 

 adding a pinch of salt. Pour into the meat can. which should 

 contain the gi'ease from fried bacon or a spoonful of butter or 

 fat, and place over medium hot coals sufficient to bake, so that 

 in from 5 to 7 minutes the flapjack may be turned by a quick 

 toss of the pan. Fry from 5 to 7 minutes longer, or until by 

 examination it is found to be done. 



Hoecake. — Hoecake is made exactly the same as flapjacks 

 by substituting corn meal for flour. 



Emergency rations. — Detailed instructions as to the manner 

 of preparing the emergency ration are found on the label of 

 each can. Remember that even a very limited amount of 

 bacon or hard bread, or both, consumed with the emergency 

 ration makes it far more palatable, and generally extends the 

 period during which it can be consumed with relish. For 

 this reason it would be better to husband the supply of hard 

 bread and bacon for use with the emergency ration when it 

 becomes evident that the latter must be consumed rather than 

 to retain the emergency ration to the last extremity and force 

 its exclusive use for a longer period than two or three days. 



Section 3. The forage ration. 



" 1077, Army Regulations. — The forage ration for a horse is 

 14 pounds of hay and 12 pounds of oats, corn, or barley, and 3^ 

 pounds of straw (or hay) for bedding; for a Field Artillery 

 horse of the heavy-draft type, weighing 1,300 pounds or over, 

 17 pounds of hay and 14 pounds of oats, corn, or barley, and 3| 

 pounds of straw (or hay) for bedding; for a mule, 14 pounds 

 of hay and 9 pounds of oats, corn, or barley, and 3^ pounds of 

 straw (or hay) for bedding. To each animal 3 pounds of bran 

 may be issued in lieu of that quantity of grain. 



