Re: [DL] McGlothlin's War of Northern Aggression:-) Book Club

[SteveL1979@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/18/2001 6:36:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dgwyn@colba.net writes:

<< That depends on how well the supply service has been working of late.  
After
 3 weeks on short rations anything looks good!  When their supply services
 were working well in WWII, recently captured German POW, refused to eat
 American C-rations.  When it wasn't, well, they'd even gobble down ham and
 lima beans.  ;-) >>

    In WWII, my father's ship was stuck for something like 4-5 weeks with 
nothing but stringy, old mutton to eat. When they finally got re-supply, they 
dumped another 6 weeks' worth of old mutton off the side.
    To this day, my father won't even eat lamb chops. ;)

Steve Long