Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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et ' s look at the work it takes to feed almost 1400 men daily. From the storerooms, the dry provisions are sent to the issue room until needed by the galley. In the issue room the stores are checked out and the records are sent to the commissary office where they are filed and kept on record. The icebox men break the fresh provisions out of the Iceboxes and send them to their respective places to be prepared for the day ' s meal. Into the vegetable locker go the fresh vegetables where they are sprayed with disinfectant and cleaned, then made into a salad or prepared to be served at meal times. The meat is sent into the galley to be cooked. The bakeshop is divided into two watches. There is a day crew whose job is to make pastries and rolls. The night crew works mainly on baking bread. There are over 2600 loaves of bread baked in the course of a week. The galley is a hub for all the other spaces. With the items that all the other spaces provide, the knowledge that the cooks have, and the material on hand, such as coopers, oven, grills and deep frys, they prepare the meals. After the meal is inspected they serve it to you making sure that an equal portion is given to all. At night the night cooks can be found in the galley preparing hot food and coffee for the night watches. All these jobs take place under the watchful eyes of Mr. Nelson. Chief McCurdy is to see that a well balanced menu, expertly prepared hot meals and enough food is on hand at all times. K • S kx fe: v- i aMMMtMltMnit d V ' ¥