IPeeFreely01 OP t1_iz4ry3o wrote on December 6, 2022 at 2:02 PM Reply to TIL of Portable Soup, also known as pocket soup or veal glue. A precursor of meat extract, bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food, it is essentially a partially dehydrated broth and a solid counterpart of meat glaze. by IPeeFreely01 >The jelly was variously described by Plat as a meat broth boiled down to a thick and dry paste which he called "gelly”: "Victual for Warr", "Dry gelly carried to the sea", and “A food for soldiers on the march.” Permalink 12
IPeeFreely01 OP t1_iz4ry3o wrote
Reply to TIL of Portable Soup, also known as pocket soup or veal glue. A precursor of meat extract, bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food, it is essentially a partially dehydrated broth and a solid counterpart of meat glaze. by IPeeFreely01
>The jelly was variously described by Plat as a meat broth boiled down to a thick and dry paste which he called "gelly”: "Victual for Warr", "Dry gelly carried to the sea", and “A food for soldiers on the march.”