Soup to be provided for sale

[issued by] the Commissariat Relief Office, Dublin Castle.

Bibliographic Details
Contributors:	A. Thom, 87, Abbey-street, Dublin printer. Commissariat Relief Office, Dublin Castle. more
Summary:	Broadside issued on 31 December, 1846 by the Commissariat Relief Office, Dublin Castle lists ingredients recommended for the soup to be given out at soup kitchens. "It is recommended to Relief Committees to establish Soup Kitchens; and also provide ingredients for soup to be sold to persons who can prepare it according to printed directions. The Soup, No. 1 in Count Rumford's Essay on food, appears to be best adapted for general use, as not containing any green or unseasoned vegetables, and may consist only of barley, peas, salt, water, with cuttings of wheaten bread, or biscuit...".
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[Dublin Castle: A. Thom for the Commissariat Relief Office] 1846.
Subjects:	Dublin Castle (Dublin, Ireland) > History > 19th century. Broadsides > Ireland > 19th century. Soup kitchens > Ireland. Emergency mass feeding Food relief > Ireland > History. Economic & social conditions > Ireland > 19th century. Famine > Ireland > 19th Century. Disaster relief > Ireland > 19th century. Food relief > Ireland > 19th century. Ireland > Social conditions > 19th century. Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852 Ireland > History > 1837-1901. Ireland > Politics and government > 19th century Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.
Notes:	This item is held in the Department of Ephemera. Formerly at call number FAM/1840-50/17 Physical description: 1 broadside; 34.5 x 21.6 cm. more