when boiling potatoes it is best to leave the skin on while cooking the potato will retain more nutrients and flavor skins can be removed as soon as the potato is cool enough to hold potatoes should be scrubbed before boiling rather than soaked soaking potatoes in water can sap nutrients and flavor
By 1776 a typical infantry regiment had a regimental staff and eight companies. Along with three field officers and six staff officers, the regimental staff included four staff NCOs: a sergeant major, a quartermaster sergeant, and two lead musicians (a drum major and a fife major). 2 people found this useful.
The size of a regiment varies markedly, depending on the country and the arm of service. Originally the term regiment simply denoted a large body of men under a single leader. Historically, in the 17th century, a full-strength regiment was hypothetically a thousand men commanded by a colonel. Today, there is no set size for a unit calling itself a regiment, which may be: 1  Less than a battalion-equivalent, e.g.