02205cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000300011724501480014726400510029530000470034633600260039333700260041933800360044550000310048150801670051252010740067953400450175365300270179865300350182585600430186042544UtSlPG20260610133955.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDKaUC1 aSoyer, Alexis,d1809-185810aSoyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War. :bWith The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-04-15  aProduced 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)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCrimean War, 1853-1856  aCooking for military personnel40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42544