Food
We'd been living on ration packs for about two weeks. Now the British Army ration packs are quite good, maybe not quite as cosmopolitan as the American MRE's but very edible nonetheless. Well as long as you like Baked Beans that is.
But no matter how good boil in the bag food you get it's still not quite the same as fresh. There's just something missing. I don't quite know what it is but there's something that's just not quite there.
And then they arrived.
2 eggs per man and a few slices of fresh bread.
I, for one, didn't think a boiled egg sandwich would ever rate in my top ten of culinary experiences.
fired down the range by DC at 5:08 pm
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I once found myself, for one reason or another, on a windswept range with some of Her Majesty's Finest. Come and join us for some grub they offerd. An offer that was more than readily accepted. Heaven!, a hot stew with lumps of beef, veg and several boiled potatoes and a couple of slices of bread and an apple for desert. (the tea was a bit dodgy tasting). It was absolutely magic. Turning to our hosts we complimented them on their cuisine. They all laughed and said... when you have this slop day in day out....
Brom - ah 'range stew' - at times an absolute delight - at others......
2 eggs per man and a few slices of fresh bread.
Ah, Egg Banjo's - food of the gods...
It would have been churlish to complain about the lack of chopped spring onion and a tablespoon of mayonnaise, I suppose.
Inbred - totally agreed although on that occasion we just boiled them in the BV.
Katy - yes it would have ;)
I am going to start a petition for adequate condiments and garnish during exercises. An army marches on its stomach, you know.
Boiled egg sandwiches, hmmm, I practically live on them, and now I have the added bonus of knowing they fuel our army too. What better endorsement for my choice of diet than that?
You don't also have donner kebabs and strong continental lager by any chance do you US?
Fluff - maybe I should market zeal as a new condiment?
Katy - where do I sign?
Mr Angry - unfortunately we don't - maybe you and Katy could join forces and get us donner kebabs and condiments.
You can't like the dumplings...????
I don't know if you remember the old ration packs (pre-boil in bag). There used to be a tin of spam. You could fry it in its own fat...was horrid. Not to mention the spotted rolos (due to age). The sweeties in it were definately the best though..
Lennie - yup I remember them. I think they called it Beef Burger or something.
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