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In Memory-of worst/best meals in the service
Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst
meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on tv today. Edrena |
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We once had an Easter dinner at a restaurant that we went to with some
frequency and always enjoyed. I order roast duckling. When it arrived it was swimming in so much fat as to be inedible. The replacement was the same. I ordered another selection, but the delay of all this ruined the overall meal. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 |
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Has to be Marine Corps messhall SOS. So thick you could stand a
sledgehammer in it. I loved it with over easy eggs and toast...well I think that was toast or some kind of carbon material. I still make it today. Yes SOS, an entire food group unto itself. |
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"The Joneses" > wrote in message ... > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > Edrena In WWII my father was in the south pacific. One of his jobs was to be stationed on small islands and atolls by himself, guarding the territory. Once he was dropped off on an island where there were native inhabitants. He used to shoot fish from a tree for them, and they gave him some eggs. The eggs gave him horrible food poisoning though. |
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The Joneses wrote: > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > Edrena After eating C-rations for a couple of months I came back to a base camp near Phu Bai and immediately joined a couple of buddies to drive to DaNang. We got there too late to find anything to eat. But the next morning we went to China Beach and had real steak and real eggs for breakfast. Then we loaded the 3/4 ton truck with a "half pallet"--i.e., 40 cases--of beer and drove back to our base. 37 years later, steak and eggs is still my favorite breakfast. -aem |
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I remember my grandfather talking about serving in Germany during WWII.
He mentioned that he saved the life of a officer in the field and when they returned to the ship going home to the U.S. the officer gave him a handful of Mess tickets. (Or something similar). After so many rations in the field he asked for and recieved a whole head of lettuce with these Mess tickets. He then proceeded to describe in vivid detail finding a spot to himself on the ship and eating the whole thing without a drop of dressing. Needless to say he ALWAYS had salad with his meals whenever I saw him eat. No wonder no one has to force me to eat my vegetables after watching him chow down. Talk about a great influence on kids! Both of my grandfathers have passed and I remember them every Memorial day. Rarely did they mention their efforts in the war, but what they did mention gave you a hint as to the great sacrifices they made. I salute all veterans. Thank you! Bart D. Hull Tempe, Arizona Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/engine.html for my Subaru Engine Conversion Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/fuselage.html for Tango II I'm building. Remove -nospam to reply via email. aem wrote: > The Joneses wrote: > >>Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst >>meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The >>turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back >>there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an >>abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. >>And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. >>And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on >>tv today. >>Edrena > > > After eating C-rations for a couple of months I came back to a base > camp near Phu Bai and immediately joined a couple of buddies to drive > to DaNang. We got there too late to find anything to eat. But the > next morning we went to China Beach and had real steak and real eggs > for breakfast. Then we loaded the 3/4 ton truck with a "half > pallet"--i.e., 40 cases--of beer and drove back to our base. 37 years > later, steak and eggs is still my favorite breakfast. -aem > |
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The Joneses wrote:
>Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst >meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The >turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back >there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an >abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. >And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. >And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on >tv today. >Edrena > > > > The Love of my life is asleep, but I'm sure she'd tell you....MRE's. A 25 year vet., she was deployed twice: the first Iraq, and Somalia. In Iraq they had little but, and in Somalia, nothing but....MRE's. To make matters worse, in Somalia water was rationed to 2 liters per day. MRE stood for "Meals that Refuse to Exit." That's why I have a rep. as a good cook....after 25 years of Army food.....anything tastes good! Bubba -- You wanna measure, or you wanna cook? |
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I also heard once that MRE stood for "Meals Refused by Ethiopians."
Melissa |
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The Joneses > wrote:
I got to eat in the officer's mess at - holy cow, it's been so long - an airbase near Chicago, used to be the home of a ton of B-52's - it's defunct now. ANYWAY - man did they ever eat better than the peons. Not that it was gourmet, but it sure was good and filling - and all you can eat, naturally. Oh crap - anybody remember the name of the place? I don't know why they called it officer's mess, either, because it looked like the same place everyone else ate. My only experience was working with the Marines and I don't know much about the Air Force. -- The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret. At least now I have an excuse. |
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AlleyGator wrote:
> The Joneses > wrote: > > I got to eat in the officer's mess at - holy cow, it's been so long - > an airbase near Chicago, used to be the home of a ton of B-52's - it's > defunct now. ANYWAY - man did they ever eat better than the peons. > Not that it was gourmet, but it sure was good and filling - and all > you can eat, naturally. Oh crap - anybody remember the name of the > place? I don't know why they called it officer's mess, either, > because it looked like the same place everyone else ate. My only > experience was working with the Marines and I don't know much about > the Air Force. > > -- > The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret. > At least now I have an excuse. Ol'Whiskerface is from Chicago. Was it Chanute? I think Elgin AFB is still active. Or Great Lakes Naval Training Station north of Chicago? Edrena |
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On 2005-05-31, The Joneses > wrote:
> Ol'Whiskerface is from Chicago. Was it Chanute? Nah ...Chanute was almost 100 miles South of Chicago. (OBfood: pizza-pop!) nb ...57th alumni |
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The Joneses > wrote:
>Ol'Whiskerface is from Chicago. Was it Chanute? I think Elgin AFB is still >active. Or Great Lakes Naval Training Station north of Chicago? >Edrena That's it! Chanute. Great Lakes is still active and a lot of people I'd just as soon forget about . . . . never mind. -- The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret. At least now I have an excuse. |
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"AlleyGator" > wrote in message ... > The Joneses > wrote: > >>Ol'Whiskerface is from Chicago. Was it Chanute? I think Elgin AFB is still >>active. Or Great Lakes Naval Training Station north of Chicago? >>Edrena > > That's it! Chanute. Great Lakes is still active and a lot of people > I'd just as soon forget about . . . . never mind. > > -- > The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret. > At least now I have an excuse. =============== Chanute is one of the bases I was stationed at and they had great food! In fact, they had some restaurant critics that gave one of the dining halls (Chow Hall...Mess hall, etc.) a 4-star rating! I don't know that I would've rated it that high but it was pretty darn good. They served really diverse foods too. I can recall seeing everything from steak, to rabbit, to chitterlings. I was overweight the whole time I was there! Cyndi Chunk |
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On 2005-06-05, Rick & Cyndi > wrote:
> Chanute is one of the bases I was stationed at and they had great food! In > fact, they had some restaurant critics that gave one of the dining halls > (Chow Hall...Mess hall, etc.) a 4-star rating! When the heck was that?! When I was there (60's), everyone preferred to squander their limiited pay for pizza-pop, the civilian delivery trucks that provided just what the name inferred. Did they still have Marsha Ray and the Ravens? (Marsha ...airmen's club regular with sufficient drool factor (and talent) to keep the troops from rioting!  nb |
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My uncle was a mess sergeant during two of his 8 years in the Army Air
Corps. He told that he was in the mess hall at 4:00 AM with the lights out, opening eggs into a big pan. He had to do it in the dark because he didnt want to see what he was smelling as he opened them. Needless to say he never ate eggs after that. He advised me to join the U.S.A.F. rather than be drafted. He said that they and the Navy ate steak and ham, while the Army and Marines age C and K rations. I took his advice and spent 20 in the Air Force. I honestly cant remember getting a "bad meal". Now I look like it also. Dwayne "The Joneses" > wrote in message ... > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > Edrena > > |
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"Dwayne" > wrote:
>My uncle was a mess sergeant during two of his 8 years in the Army Air >Corps. He told that he was in the mess hall at 4:00 AM with the lights out, >opening eggs into a big pan. He had to do it in the dark because he didnt >want to see what he was smelling as he opened them. Needless to say he >never ate eggs after that. You mean, he actually used REAL eggs. I've never heard of that <G>. I only thought the AF cooks did a real good job making powdered eggs actually taste good. -- The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret. At least now I have an excuse. |
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My experience was that the Air Force ate better than us. I remember a special
event we had at the Officer's Club on Fort Bliss. They were serving steak and chicken and the only wine available was rose'. The only wine. The NCO club had better booze. Edrena Dwayne wrote: > My uncle was a mess sergeant during two of his 8 years in the Army Air > Corps. He told that he was in the mess hall at 4:00 AM with the lights out, > opening eggs into a big pan. He had to do it in the dark because he didnt > want to see what he was smelling as he opened them. Needless to say he > never ate eggs after that. > > He advised me to join the U.S.A.F. rather than be drafted. He said that > they and the Navy ate steak and ham, while the Army and Marines age C and K > rations. I took his advice and spent 20 in the Air Force. I honestly cant > remember getting a "bad meal". Now I look like it also. > > Dwayne > > "The Joneses" > wrote in message > ... > > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > > tv today. > > Edrena > > > > |
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In article >, The Joneses
> wrote: >They were serving steak and chicken and the only wine available was >rose'. The only wine. The NCO club had better booze. Your point is? -Barb, with fond memories of Lancer's. (*^;^*) -- -Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05. "Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, The Joneses > > wrote: > > >They were serving steak and chicken and the only wine available was > >rose'. The only wine. The NCO club had better booze. > > Your point is? > -Barb, with fond memories of Lancer's. (*^;^*) Lancer makes wine? I like the dark dry reds. I think it has vitamins in it. Edrena, duckin' and runnin' |
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In article >, The Joneses
> wrote: > Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > In article >, The Joneses > > > wrote: > > > > >They were serving steak and chicken and the only wine available was > > >rose'. The only wine. The NCO club had better booze. > > > > Your point is? > > -Barb, with fond memories of Lancer's. (*^;^*) > > Lancer makes wine? Hey, hey, hey! I haven't seen that bottle in years! De rigeur for sticking a candle into 40 years ago or so. I like the dark dry reds. I think it has vitamins in > it. Antioxidantal grapes, likely. > Edrena, duckin' and runnin' 'Sokay; I don't get made; I get even. '-) -- -Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05. "Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton |
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the marine cooks put all the egg in the huge blender bowl - shells and all -
and beat the snot out of them - and every now and then, a carton if they dropped it in (no kidding) - but more than one carton and they made the guy take it out (cause any more probably affected the "flavor"?) "Dwayne" > wrote in message ... > My uncle was a mess sergeant during two of his 8 years in the Army Air > Corps. He told that he was in the mess hall at 4:00 AM with the lights out, > opening eggs into a big pan. He had to do it in the dark because he didnt > want to see what he was smelling as he opened them. Needless to say he > never ate eggs after that. > > He advised me to join the U.S.A.F. rather than be drafted. He said that > they and the Navy ate steak and ham, while the Army and Marines age C and K > rations. I took his advice and spent 20 in the Air Force. I honestly cant > remember getting a "bad meal". Now I look like it also. > > Dwayne > > > "The Joneses" > wrote in message > ... > > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > > tv today. > > Edrena > > > > > > |
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Yeah, you don't want to mess with the Mess Sergeant.
Edrena -- wrote: > the marine cooks put all the egg in the huge blender bowl - shells and all - > and beat the snot out of them - > and every now and then, a carton if they dropped it in (no kidding) - but > more than one carton and they made the guy take it out (cause any more > probably affected the "flavor"?) > > "Dwayne" > wrote in message > ... > > My uncle was a mess sergeant during two of his 8 years in the Army Air > > Corps. He told that he was in the mess hall at 4:00 AM with the lights > out, > > opening eggs into a big pan. He had to do it in the dark because he didnt > > want to see what he was smelling as he opened them. Needless to say he > > never ate eggs after that. > > > > He advised me to join the U.S.A.F. rather than be drafted. He said that > > they and the Navy ate steak and ham, while the Army and Marines age C and > K > > rations. I took his advice and spent 20 in the Air Force. I honestly > cant > > remember getting a "bad meal". Now I look like it also. > > > > Dwayne > > > > > > "The Joneses" > wrote in message > > ... > > > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > > > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > > > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > > > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > > > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > > > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > > > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > > > tv today. > > > Edrena |
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The Joneses wrote:
> Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > I was in the reserves and never in the regular armed forces. I remember going away on exercises for two weeks and eating in a field kitchen. It was cafeteria style and along with the selection of bacon, eggs, sausage, oatmeal etc. was a big pan of baked beans. They didn't seem to bee too popular, and each day I went back for breakfast there was the same pan full of baked beans, getting drier and drier looking each day with large craters developing on the surface. My father was in the airforce during WW II and served in England from 1940 until 1944. He never told us much about the food there, except that it was mutton and brussels sprouts most of the time, or chips and eggs. My father in law talked a lot more about his eating experiences while he was in the American army in France in 1918. He and his friends used do a lot of scrounging for food and pooled their resources to make up some interesting stews. His most memorable meal was when they collected some money, fresh meat and other ingredients and found a French housewife who would cook a meal for them in her house. They were all set to leave when a messenger came to say that there was a big push on that night. He told the messenger to say he had not found them and they went ahead for this home cooked meal. The most memorable story is the one I heard from a man who lived two doors down from us who had been among those captured by the Japanese in Hong Kong and spend 4 years in a Japanese POW camp where he witnessed horrible atrocities, was forced to work in labour camps and almost starved to death. They used to receive Red Cross parcels. Their favourite was the sweetened condense milk that they would eat with a spoon, and when the tins were almost empty they would use their fingers to mop up the residue and like their fingers, savouring every last drop of the stuff. He would go through the motions of wiping up the can and licking his finger and you could see him enjoying the memory of the only positive memory of 4 years of mistreatment. |
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On Tue, 31 May 2005 09:33:01 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: >I was in the reserves and never in the regular armed forces. I remember >going away on exercises for two weeks and eating in a field kitchen. It >was cafeteria style and along with the selection of bacon, eggs, sausage, >oatmeal etc. was a big pan of baked beans. They didn't seem to bee too >popular, and each day I went back for breakfast there was the same pan >full of baked beans, getting drier and drier looking each day with large >craters developing on the surface. There is no shame in being part of the guard or reserve. You were part of the military, be proud of that never down play it. The guard and reserve have a long and proud history in peace and war. I had several reserves in my unit on both of my combat tours. |
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In article >, The Joneses
> wrote: > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > Edrena Rob was in graduate school in the early 60's when Uncle activated his AF Reserve unit during the Berlin thang and sent him to Etain AFB in France. He speaks fondly of SOS on the midnight shift; says they'd cadge chits for it from thems that weren't going to use them. He says it was good at mignight - hot and filling. "Not the best meal I ate in the Air Force, but it was good." (He's standing over my shoulder now reminiscing: "Studying to be an Aero engineer, are you? Here's a wrench - we'll work on it." He was a crewchief.) -- -Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05. "Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton |
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The Joneses wrote: > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > Edrena Fried rabbit on Adak 1975-76. We went through a period of about 3 months where it seemed like 2 or three times a week we would be having fried rabbit. while on Adak in 1975-76. Best meal - 4th of July 1976 -Bicentennial. The Patrol Squadron flew in Big Macs from McDonald's in Anchorage! Sandi |
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Sandi wrote:
> The Joneses wrote: >> Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst >> meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The >> turkey was *not* all the way done. >> Edrena > > Best meal - 4th of July 1976 -Bicentennial. The Patrol Squadron flew > in Big Macs from McDonald's in Anchorage! > > Sandi LOL now that's the "American Way"  Jill |
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"Sandi" > wrote in
oups.com: > > > The Joneses wrote: >> Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst >> meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The >> turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back >> there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an >> abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. >> And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. >> And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on >> tv today. >> Edrena > > Fried rabbit on Adak 1975-76. We went through a period of about 3 > months where it seemed like 2 or three times a week we would be having > fried rabbit. while on Adak in 1975-76. > > Best meal - 4th of July 1976 -Bicentennial. The Patrol Squadron flew in > Big Macs from McDonald's in Anchorage! > > Sandi > Best Luncheon at work, White Castles in '03. Oh, we lots of snacks too <g>. Michael |
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Sandi wrote:
> > > Fried rabbit on Adak 1975-76. We went through a period of about 3 > months where it seemed like 2 or three times a week we would be having > fried rabbit. while on Adak in 1975-76. > > Best meal - 4th of July 1976 -Bicentennial. The Patrol Squadron flew in > Big Macs from McDonald's in Anchorage! OMG, the food must have been horrible there is Big Macs were the best meal. My sympathies to you. |
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Dave Smith wrote: > Sandi wrote: > > > > > > > Fried rabbit on Adak 1975-76. We went through a period of about 3 > > months where it seemed like 2 or three times a week we would be having > > fried rabbit. while on Adak in 1975-76. > > > > Best meal - 4th of July 1976 -Bicentennial. The Patrol Squadron flew in > > Big Macs from McDonald's in Anchorage! > > OMG, the food must have been horrible there is Big Macs were the best meal. > My sympathies to you. It's bad when even the bald eagles, notorius dumspter divers would boycott the chow hall dumpsters. We had an "eagle" rating system for food. If they were diving the dumspters from the early mealline trash, it was ok (the meal was the same for early meals and normal meals). If there was a moderate amount activity, it was so-so...and if they just sat on the roof of the chow hall.....you took your chances on what was being slopped on the plate - probably inedible if scavengers wouldn't eat it! Sandi |
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My wife worked as manager of the BX Service Station at Goose Bay, Labrador,
and met some customers who were English Vulcan pilots. They were nice enough to bring us back "Twinkies" from Omaha. We only had vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice-cream. On rare occasions we got Neapolitan and about once every 3 months there was coffee flavored ice cream. Guess which flavor she buys now, right; vanilla. At Eielson AFB near Fairbanks, we used to catch and send salmon to Omaha in trade for fresh eggs. Dwayne "Sandi" > wrote in message oups.com... > > > The Joneses wrote: >> Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst >> meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The >> turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back >> there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an >> abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. >> And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. >> And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on >> tv today. >> Edrena > > Fried rabbit on Adak 1975-76. We went through a period of about 3 > months where it seemed like 2 or three times a week we would be having > fried rabbit. while on Adak in 1975-76. > > Best meal - 4th of July 1976 -Bicentennial. The Patrol Squadron flew in > Big Macs from McDonald's in Anchorage! > > Sandi > |
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On Tue, 31 May 2005 03:06:44 GMT, The Joneses >
wrote: >Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst >meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The >turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back >there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an >abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. >And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. >And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on >tv today. >Edrena > Fort Dix NJ..day I went into Army..arrived there at about midnite after a long day, served a cold hot dog and a cold boiled potato and a cup of horrible coffee. Fortunately, all the rst of army time I had very good chow. |
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1) deep fried duck - USMC - Camp Pendleton mess hall
2) it just beat out the chewy medium-rare "beef/pork/whatever-creature-gave-his-life-for-the-culinary-creation" fried liver served at the same mess hall.(deliberately m-r, apparently - growled "that's the way its supposed to be") 3) and the corn salad, made with canned corn and leftover ground deep-fried "weinerschnitzl" (only) the deviled eggs weren't too bad, until when I was on my week of mess duty, I saw the mess gunny wiping the end of the egg squeeze bag every so often (to keep it clean) by putting it in his mouth and pulling it out across his lips. To make it worse, although not his fault exactly, was that he had a fair amount of burn scar tissue on his face. I deferred on deviled eggs for my duration. (now the marines have civilians doing their cooking, apparently) "The Joneses" > wrote in message ... > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > Edrena > > |
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>2) it just beat out the chewy medium-rare >"beef/pork/whatever-creature-gave-his-life-for-the-culinary-creation" fried >liver served at the same mess hall.(deliberately m-r, apparently - growled >"that's the way its supposed to be") I guess if it was at least half-cooked, that's the best you could hope for. I actually ordered chicken livers one time at a real "eatery" that I seriously knew better than to go to, and when I cut into one of the chicken livers, my plate filled with blood. Trying to be discreet, I quietly went to speak to one of the waitresses, and instead of appreciating my discreteness she screamed out "So what - you want a f****** refund or something?" Avoiding the overwhelming desire to cover her with liver blood, I dropped some money on the table and quietly left. Probably a serious mistake, but I figured I had met my match. -- The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret. At least now I have an excuse. |
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best meal on base - scallops at the Long Beach naval hospital when I was
able to get down to the mess- -offbase - a lot of good ones- two guys in my unit were "assistant?" chefs at the Waldorf and another restaurant in NYC before joining, and they took me out with them to eat every payday in San Diego - Caesar done perfectly, steaks and meats of all types and preparations - it was a culinary schooling, for sure. "The Joneses" > wrote in message ... > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. > Edrena > > |
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Edrena wrote:
> Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn. > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two. > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on > tv today. Ugh. Reminds me of...well, I have several contributions in mind, but I do *not* want to rehash them. Speaking of hash, that's some more bad Navy memories. Bob |
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