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

personal superintendence and advice, as you propose. We shall all have great pleasure in seeing you here again, and availing ourselves of your valuable suggestions and services. The winter has fairly set in, after two months of beautiful weather. Cold, damp, and discomfort prevail to a certain extent, and we move about in a sea of mud; but, as a set-off, we have abundance of supplies of all kinds, including fuel--the men are well clothed, and the erection of the huts is well advanced, notwithstanding their late arrival and the difficulty in transporting them to the front. I remain, dear Monsieur Soyer, Yours very faithfully, GEO. MACLEAN. Monsieur Soyer, &c., Scutari. P. S.--I have written for a six months’ supply of Chorlet’s compressed vegetables as a reserve, and to guard against unforeseen contingencies. We have fresh vegetables, potatoes, and onions, more regularly; but cannot always expect this will continue. The quantity sent for will be about 10,000,000 of rations.--G. M. CAMP, _May 11th, 1856_. SIR,--One of your cooking-stoves was tried by me yesterday and to-day. It answers to perfection; I never tasted better soup than was this day made by a soldier out of _the regular rations_. The quantity of fuel saved by this stove is enormous. I trust that your information is correct--viz., that Government have made arrangements to supply the army with these cooking-stoves. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ALEXANDER MAXWELL, Lieut.-Col., _Commanding 46th Regiment_. Monsieur Alexis Soyer. CAMP, SEVASTOPOL, _May 21st, 1856_. MY DEAR MONSIEUR SOYER,--I can have no hesitation in saying that your stove is the best I have seen, and the men of my regiment are very much pleased with it. I think you told me that ovens could be fitted to them also; if so, they will be a boon conferred on the British soldier, which he will, I am sure, highly appreciate. Yours very faithfully, B. DAUBENEY, _Commanding 55th Regiment_. CAMP, NEAR SEBASTOPOL, _May 23rd, 1856_. SIR,--I have the honour to report that the result of the experimental cooking by Monsieur Soyer’s stove and boiler has been most