As it was written

The Amount of food cooked each day, has been

40 Bushels of Potatos

1300 to 1500 Pounds of Beef

240 Pounds of Pork

1500 Loaves of Bread

280 Gallons of Coffee

240 Pounds of Suger

110 Pounds of Butter

One Barrel Dried Apples & c.

May 12th 1861 edition of the Pioneer and Democrat

  Referring to the daily rations being used at Fort

  Snelling to sustain a 1,000 men.