To bake in such ovens, first heat them and then close flues and ends.
Food must be protected from flies, dust, and sun. Facilities must be provided for cleaning and scalding the mess equipment of the men. Kitchens and the ground around them must be kept scrupulously clean.
Solid refuse should be promptly burned, either in the kitchen fire or in an improvised crematory.
In temporary camps, if the soil is porous, liquid refuse from the kitchens may be strained through gunny sacking into seepage pits dug near the kitchen. Flies must not have access to these pits. Boards or poles, covered with brush or grass and a layer of earth may be used for this purpose. The strainers should also be protected from flies. Pits of this kind, dug in clayey soil, will not operate successfully. All pits should be filled with earth before marching.
As a precautionary measure against setting the camp on fire, all dry grass, underbrush, etc., in the immediate vicinity of the kitchen should be cut down.
In case of a fire in camp, underbrush, spades, shovels, blankets, etc., are used to beat it out.
Gunny sacks dipped in water are the best fire fighters.
Burning away dried grass and underbrush around exterior of camp is a great protection against fire from outside.
[1246]. Kitchen pits. Pits of convenient size should be constructed for the liquid refuse from the kitchens. Solid refuse should be burned either in the kitchen fire or at some designated place, depending upon whether the camp is of a temporary or permanent nature. Unless the camp be of a very temporary nature, the pits should be covered with boards or other material in order to exclude the flies.
All pits should be filled in with earth before breaking camp.