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Mom used to make creamed chicken and vegetables with dumplings. I can make a pretty good copy of it. Wife's not too fond of it, though.  _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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I grew up on SOS and also hamburger or sausage gravy over homemade biscuits. I still love it all to this day. Many times I heat up the Stoffer's SOS and put it over a large baked potato. A meal in itself. | |||
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In the navy, they would always serve SOS on the first day of being underway. Pretty soon afterwards, people would be on the stern barking chum into the waters. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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SOS was one of the few things for which Dad was the designated chef. Mom let him do it because she said his was better than hers. It was tasty. Other than grilling which he always did, the only other thing I recall him making was a hobo meal with hamburger, onions and potatoes wrapped in foil and cooked on embers when we were camping in Scouts. The “POLICE" Their job Is To Save Your Ass, Not Kiss It The muzzle end of a .45 pretty much says "go away" in any language - Clint Smith | |||
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Seems like that could have been intentional... Serve the cheap crappy food on the first day, knowing it was going to be upchucked by a portion of the crew. Then save the better stuff for once folks have developed their sea legs. | |||
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Here's the US Army official recipe card from the early 2000's. They must have updated it to add onions and Worcestershire sauce as they were not in the one I used in the 1990's TM 10-412, everything is formulated to make 100 servings so doubling or tripling is easy:  | |||
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^^^^ Not enough pepper.  Oh, and don't forget that extra ONE teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce (1/3 tbsp).  I had a bit of this back in the day.... I enjoyed eating breakfast in the mess hall; for enlisted it was something like $0.85. Officers had to pay an additional ~$2 surcharge at the time, unless you were "on duty", which usually meant you were just finishing up being the staff duty officer the night before. It tasted even better out in the field.This message has been edited. Last edited by: 229DAK, _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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When mine hasn't enough pepper, I reach for the bottle of hot sauce. | |||
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As a kid, my mother would make it with a can of drained tuna instead of beef, served over toast. It was always a special lunch. Can't do it anymore since I developed a dairy allergy. | |||
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I remember dad making this when I was a kid. He'd serve up the whole family breakfast and this was on the weekend rotation of meals. I think it was a thing for him in the military. I can't say I've had it since, but it brings back good memories. Thank you for that. Cheers~ | |||
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Tho is an absolute wonderful thread. Chipped beef, SOS, you name it. Reminds me too of early meals at home, and later meals in the military chow hall. Good lord life was so much simpler back then. "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP! | |||
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Dad apparently liked SOS from when he was in the Army National Guard, and was called up to active duty. I remember Dad being really excited that Mom was making it for dinner. It was the 80s so cholesterol was the new thing and Dad's was high so Mom'd dinners were switched to 80s definition of healthy. As a result, Mom made a "healthier" version and Dad ate it but not enthusiastically. I didn't like the healthier version of it and if my memory is correct it was the only time in my life eating it. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Always have a box of the Stouffers chipped beef in the freezer. Hamburger gravy was my Mom's go to meal long before I had it in the Army. Always served on mashed potatoes in our Nebraska farm home. | |||
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Are you my cousin? I think my Aunt Ruth served me hamburger gravy each time I visited her Benkelman, NE ranch! Per the great advice given above, I've tasked Mrs. A. with sourcing some Buddig's chipped beef for my own home-made version of Subject. The Stouffers can lounge in the freezer this week. | |||
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