On Jan 27, 8:07*pm, wrote:
> If you want to get rave reviews on any soup you make, the first
> element is to make sure your loved one first has a long, steady diet
> of military food. Here's our story:
>
> When my husband and I were first married, he was in the military and
> had lived for months off of military food. We purchased a small
> trailer, while waiting for it to be delivered and hooked up, we lived
> with another young military couple for a few weeks.
>
> All 4 of the young adults in this household had many responsibilities
> and lots going on with life, so the housekeeping end of things were
> pretty lax. One evening we all pitched in and started cleaning. There
> was a pan that had several days old, dried macaroni and cheese stuck
> all over the pan. The husband told the wife to put hot soapy water in
> it and let it soak.
>
> The following day, she and I both had the morning off, so we went to
> do laundry at the local laundromat. We came home after lunch to find a
> note from our husband's saying, "Thanks for the good soup." We looked
> at each other and asked, "What soup?" Neither of us could figure it
> out, so just figured the guys must be loosing it, and shrugged it off.
>
> When they got home that evening we asked, "What soup were you
> referring to?" With that, the husband's eyes got huge, as he
> remembered then telling his wife to fill that pan with the old, dried
> macaroni and cheese with
>
> http://www.dontplayplay.com/html/Hum...929/25522.html


Absolutely TRUE! My son was a Navy lifer! There was nothing more
heartwarming than having him come home from a 6 month deployment on an
aircraft carrier. He was appreciative of most anything I put in front
of him.

For the rest of the folks who gather at my table, I just feed 'em
enough wine and spirits. Like they say, drunk people will eat nearly
anything!

Myrl Jeffcoat