Basic Training Notes [for] Bakery School -- Baking at Camp Lee in 1943

Camp Lee, Virginia: Supply Training Section, 1943. Good. Toned with chipping, loss to edges due to brittle paper. Dust soiled with some staining.. Typewritten and mimeographed booklet of "Basic Training Notes" for Bakery School produced by the Quartermaster Replacement Training Center at Fort Lee in Virginia, complete with charming cartoon of two young recruits scratching their heads in front of an oven. Divided into eight sections, the document covers the following subjects: nutrition and uses of different grains and flours; additional dough ingredients; the process of making bread; possible faults and causes; recipes (referred to as "formulas"); bakery machinery and equipment; and bakery sanitation and safety. Includes illustrations and diagrams in-text. 36 leaves, 72 pp., measuring 13" by 8", secured at head with metal fastening. (Inventory #: 22003891)