On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:56:36 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ...
>
>On 4/18/2020 7:12 AM, Gary wrote:
>> " wrote:
>>> On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:24:23 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> Â Tonight's dinner was based on the leftover beef roast I cooked in the
>>>> slow cooker a couple of nights ago . Slices of the meat warmed in gravy
>>>> made from the drippings , laid on a slice of homemade bread . Mashed
>>>> potatoes and green beans as sides . Damtasty and filling , my belly is
>>>> happy . So is my wife ... I think she likes my cooking !
>>>>
>>> Sounds dang good to me!
>> Sounds like the old traditional, "Shit on shingles"
>> meal. Good stuff.
>
> Not really ... SOS is usually either chipped beef or ground beef in a
>white sauce/gravy , served over toast made from stale bread . Shoot , by
>your definition Bisquits and gravy would be SOS ... There's a truck stop
>restaurant (well , useta be , dunno now) that was called the Cross X
>Cafe , one mile east and one mile south of Tremonton Utah . One of the
>favorites was hot ham/beef/pork open faced sandwich . Sliced meat on
>white bread , with a nugget of sage dressing under the meat . A pile of
>mashed potatoes at one end , salad at the other . Meat and taters
>covered with brown gravy , and it was cheap . My first job was pearl
>diving in that place , it's where I met my wife , lots of memories there .
>
> Snag
>
>=====
>
> Great memories eh?)))))))

SOS, chipped beef in cream sauce on toast is the most expensive meal
the US Navy serves... chipped beef is quite pricey... why they often
use ground beef.