Subdeacon Joe Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Mmmmmm....good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Then and now, no difference. What the pictures show and what you actually get on your tray table are two different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdeacon Joe Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 This one isn't military, but I found it while looking for more like have been posted. Sounds good enough that I typed it up and saved the recipe. Seems like a good base for lots of things. Northwoods Beans Ingredients: 6 Large Onions 2 1lb Cans Baked Beans 3 TBS Fat or Salad Oil 1 Cup Ketchup 1/2 Green Pepper, sliced 2 TBS Worchestershire Sauce Directions: Cook onions 20 minutes or until tender; drain. Place onions in baking dish. Remove centers from each; chop centers; cook with peppers in fat until slightly browned. Add ketchup and Worchestershire Sauce. Place beans in centers and around onions. Add Sauce. Bake in hot oven, 400 F for 25 minutes or combine in deep skillet. Heat and serve. 6 Servings. 1952 Ann Page Brand recipe Northwoods Beans.docx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 spam , its whats for dinner ...and breakfast and lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Mmmmmm....good stuff. 6 hours ago, Alpo said: Lyin’ bass-turds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I had a lot of these I never did believe label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I was reading the ad that Joe posted. One of the items listed is evaporated prunes. Isn't that a redundancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 20 minutes ago, Alpo said: I was reading the ad that Joe posted. One of the items listed is evaporated prunes. Isn't that a redundancy? Yes and no. Prune does usually refer to dried plums of any type but it is also used to refer to the freestone plum that is grown for drying. Here in Sonoma County it is common to see fresh prunes in stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Even if it wasn't as advertised, it was probably still better then the bully beef, hard biscuits and soya link sausages that the British troops got. You know British rations are bad when they consider K rations a significant improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 "C"s were such an upgrade over "K"s that the troops thought they had died and gone to culinary heaven. I will admit that some of the "C"s were so bad we were sure they had been made so as a training exercise to prove to us we could eat anything if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 16 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: This one isn't military, but I found it while looking for more like have been posted. Sounds good enough that I typed it up and saved the recipe. Seems like a good base for lots of things. The "11¢ per serving" is a nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Don't forget the pouches full of larvae-infested cooked rice the Japanese carried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I sold a box of unopened WWII K rations for $110 on E bay a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 16 hours ago, watab kid said: spam , its whats for dinner ...and breakfast and lunch When my Dad came back from WWII he told my mother if she ever served Spam, it would be instant divorce! They were married 67 years when Dad passed at 98. We never had Spam! OTOH, I only remember having SOS once in AFROTC summer camp! Stay well and safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Cold Spam sandwiches were what I took for school lunches each day in elementary school for several years. When my father got a raise, that changed and I swore off Spam forever. My wife and I were grocery shopping this summer and she threw a couple of cans in the basket for hurricane season and I didn’t care. One evening, my wife heated up the Spam and I was surprised how good it tasted hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: When my Dad came back from WWII he told my mother if she ever served Spam, it would be instant divorce! They were married 67 years when Dad passed at 98. We never had Spam! OTOH, I only remember having SOS once in AFROTC summer camp! Stay well and safe! Yeah. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 14 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: I had a lot of these I never did believe label What is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 i never had to eat spam at home - my father said similar after his time in the pacific , but we kids often took it camping - not sure whos folks provided it , not mine , but there was a time or two when it actually was good ....i generally caught fish and cooked that but there was a time or two when they were not biting , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: What is that? Dehydrated pork pattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 LRRP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Alpo said: LRRP? LRPs were the best! As long as you had potable water, and as compared to C rats or Mr. E's, anyway. Still have 4 or 5 packages, just for grins. Of course, the last one I opened about 15 years ago was fuzzy on the inside, and emitted a whitish-blue dust... (Long Range Patrol ration.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Of course, Top Ramen tended to be the primary nutrition source during field training excercises, with bits and pieces of the issued food packs added for variety. (C ration canned pork patties = Spam with no flavor.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Growing up, my Mom made candied spam( done in a syrup made with brown sugar and cloves). She also made SOS for me and her usually on a Sunday evening when Dad was working. She did a pretty good job with both, I really didn't seem to mind at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 8:59 AM, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said: The "11¢ per serving" is a nice touch Depending on how and where you shop it would likely be between 50 cents and 90 cents a serving now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 i cant bring anything like this into my home these days , my wife - a navy brat , was raised on rations and will not allow it , i think i can shoot a squill in the backyard if i cook it tho , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 SOS is frequently on our menu. Make with burger and put it on biscuits. SPAM is in the pantry but does not come out too often, I was spoiled by my army experience.We were a heavy artillery unit and our cooks were highly competitive with other branch cooks. When the 3rd Inf down the street were eating beany weenies we had T Bones and baked potatoes. We could never find out what the cooks were trading to keep a battalion supplied with good eats. The scroungers were good. I was S-2 and when all our officers went to VN I became S1, S2, Battalion Exec, S3 and for a while Hqs Battery Commander. S-4 came to my office and asked if I would mind if he got something in trade that we were not supposed to have but would be nice to have around. He had found an unfired and had like 5 hours on the diesel, 8" self propelled howitzer. It had been brought to Germany for a demonstration and forgotten. The Colonel would not let us have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 When i was in the Corps in the early 70's had sea rations form the early 50's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 4:45 PM, Subdeacon Joe said: This one isn't military, but I found it while looking for more like have been posted. Sounds good enough that I typed it up and saved the recipe. Seems like a good base for lots of things. Northwoods Beans Ingredients: 6 Large Onions 2 1lb Cans Baked Beans 3 TBS Fat or Salad Oil 1 Cup Ketchup 1/2 Green Pepper, sliced 2 TBS Worchestershire Sauce Directions: Cook onions 20 minutes or until tender; drain. Place onions in baking dish. Remove centers from each; chop centers; cook with peppers in fat until slightly browned. Add ketchup and Worchestershire Sauce. Place beans in centers and around onions. Add Sauce. Bake in hot oven, 400 F for 25 minutes or combine in deep skillet. Heat and serve. 6 Servings. 1952 Ann Page Brand recipe Northwoods Beans.docx 12.12 kB · 1 download Eat outdoors, in a mild wind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: Eat outdoors, in a mild wind? Away from the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 6:06 AM, Noz said: "C"s were such an upgrade over "K"s that the troops thought they had died and gone to culinary heaven. I will admit that some of the "C"s were so bad we were sure they had been made so as a training exercise to prove to us we could eat anything if necessary. It has been 50 years since I have eaten C rations. All I remember is most of them were barely edible cold. LeRP rations were a lot better. Knowing that I'd be eating them for 7 days during the 1971 Reforger exercise I smuggled a single burner camp stove & fuel in Co equipment to heat C-rats during the week of war games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, J.D. Daily said: It has been 50 years since I have eaten C rations. All I remember is most of them were barely edible cold. LERP rations were a lot better. Knowing that I'd be eating them for 7 days during the 1971 Reforger exercise I smuggled a single burner camp stove & fuel in Co equipment to heat C-rats during the week of war games. I didn't see much to recommend them either, during operation wintershield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Noz said: SOS is frequently on our menu. Make with burger and put it on biscuits. SPAM is in the pantry but does not come out too often, I was spoiled by my army experience.We were a heavy artillery unit and our cooks were highly competitive with other branch cooks. When the 3rd Inf down the street were eating beany weenies we had T Bones and baked potatoes. We could never find out what the cooks were trading to keep a battalion supplied with good eats. The scroungers were good. I was S-2 and when all our officers went to VN I became S1, S2, Battalion Exec, S3 and for a while Hqs Battery Commander. S-4 came to my office and asked if I would mind if he got something in trade that we were not supposed to have but would be nice to have around. He had found an unfired and had like 5 hours on the diesel, 8" self propelled howitzer. It had been brought to Germany for a demonstration and forgotten. The Colonel would not let us have it. I think I only tried SOS once. I first had to get beyond its' appearance, looks like the solid stuff in a newborn's dirty diaper. The taste had nothing to write home about. The mistake is as a gravy to cover biscuits its' lack of spicy taste makes for bland (meals on wheels) culinary experience. My mothers creamed chipped beef on toast was much better. I didn't like the saltiness of chipped beef. For about half my time in VN I had a special assignment. I was the broadcast engineer for the 25th ID'd pirate radio station in Dau Tieng. The radio station & MARS radio station were in the same location & platoon. The E6 platoon leader traded not having to wait in the MARS station hooch's waiting room for hours to get a chance for a conversation with loved ones at home to the base S-4 senior NCO for steaks, chicken, spam & LRP rations. The base mess served only pot roast & spam. The chicken & steaks went to the guys on top of Nui Ba Dinh & the the S-4 NCO & friends. I gained a lot of weight at the time & had to work out before meeting the misses in HI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 That's why I've never understood this nationwide love of sausage and gravy biscuits. It's SOS. And people that would not touch SOS with a 10-ft fork will sit down and scarf up a mess of "sausage and gravy biscuits". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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