"Pinstripe Sniper" > wrote in message ...
| "pavane" > wrote:
| >And the blue-tinned wonder food continues to amaze:
| >"An Army chef whose supply helicopter was shot down
| >by the Taliban devised an ingenious menu to feed frontline
| >troops for six weeks on a diet of nothing but Spam."
| >--From the Daily Telegraph:
| ><http://tinyurl.com/yzsmapy>
| >pavane
|
|
| LOL! Thanks for the lead.
|
| Now picking a nit, it seems Spam was the only meat item but other
| non-fresh items were available. (I'll eat SPAM every now and then.)
|
| Here's some links (search string => on army chef 6 weeks spam )
|
| This one has pics, recipes and comments!
|
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...SIX-WEEKS.html
|
| Article and a lovely pic of the chef in a bright aloha shirt
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-Taliban.html
|
| Article and a tongue in cheek pic/caption of a SPAM chunk.
| "Succulent" LOL!
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/fe...stan-army-chef

Excellent! I particularly appreciate the Daily Mail's inclusion of the Monty Python
skit, a distinct touch. The recipes: well, maybe some other day...

pavane