Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.: With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions

dutiful Servant, ALEXIS SOYER. PREFACE. The Author of this work begs to inform his readers that his principal object in producing his “Culinary Campaign” is to perpetuate the successful efforts made by him to improve the dieting of the Hospitals of the British army in the East, as well as the soldiers’ rations in the Camp before Sebastopol. The literary portion the Author has dished up to the best of his ability; and if any of his readers do not relish its historical contents, he trusts that the many new and valuable receipts, applicable to the Army, Navy, Military and Civil Institutions, and the public in general, will make up in succulence for any literary deficiencies that may be found in its pages. At the same time, the Author takes this opportunity of publicly returning his most grateful thanks to the late authorities at the seat of war for their universal courtesy, friendship, and great assistance, without which success would have been an impossibility. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE INTRODUCTION.--A SUPPER AT THE “ALBION,” AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 1 I. BY RAIL AND COACH TO VIRGINIA WATER 13 II. A SUMMONS TO STAFFORD HOUSE 29 III. OFF TO THE WAR 36 IV. DELIGHTS OF TRAVEL 49 V. COMFORT ON SHORE AND PENANCE AT SEA 57 VI. THE LAND OF THE MOSLEM 70 VII. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF CONSTANTINOPLE FROM PERA 83 VIII. FIRST VIEW OF THE SCENE OF ACTION 91 IX. COMMENCEMENT OF THE CULINARY CAMPAIGN 101 X. A TOUR ROUND THE KITCHENS 111 XI. FIRST OPERATIONS 124 XII. THE SCUTARI MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 134 XIII. DEPARTURE FOR THE CRIMEA 147 XIV. COMMENCEMENT OF MY CAMPAIGN IN THE CRIMEA 160 XV. THE ENGLISH AND TURKISH COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF 180 XVI. A NEW ENEMY 191 XVII. RECEPTION AT ENGLISH AND FRENCH HEAD-QUARTERS 200 XVIII. A UNIVERSAL CALAMITY 213 XIX. HAPS AND MISHAPS IN CAMP 227 XX. EXPEDITIONS ON HORSE AND ON FOOT 239 XXI. MATTERS GRAVE AND GAY 250 XXII. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER TRIP 266 XXIII. OUR STEAM VOYAGE IN THE “LONDON” 289 XXIV. THREE WEEKS AT SCUTARI 297 XXV. FESTIVITIES AT SCUTARI AND VISITS TO FRENCH