Don Kleist wrote:
> Dee.Dee wrote:
>> What are you-ALL eating/cooking today?
>>
>> We had been discussing SOS sometime back. I made it late this a.m.
>> before noon, so thought I'd post the pics of what mine usually looks
>> like.
>>
>> I most always add peas to mine, though. Leave out the peas for
>> authentic SOS, I guess.
>>
>>
>> Here is the brand I've always bought:
>> http://i1.tinypic.com/7w7bi2p.jpg
>>
>> phew! nitrates - ugh! but only have it once in a while -- it still
>> counts, though.
>>
>>
>
>> Here's what it looks like all rolled up inside the jar. Take it
>> out, cut into whatever sized pieces you like. I put it in water to
>> soak, but never rinse it. Just dip it out of the water into the
>> skillet. It is not salty at all that way.
>>
>> http://i2.tinypic.com/6z54evo.jpg
>>
>>
>> Home-made bread toasted (not quite the white bread that one usually
>> associates with SOS.)
>> I like toasted better than mushy untoasted white.
>> http://i5.tinypic.com/6suo2fo.jpg
>>
>>
>> The final proof is in the eating. It was good.
>>
>> http://i9.tinypic.com/8fyreqa.jpg
>>
>>
>
>> Dee Dee
>
> This is my mom's version of SOS. It is quite good. I generally use
> fresh mushrooms sautéed in a bit of butter. For the beef I use the
> thin-sliced lunch meat that comes in 4 ounce pkgs.
>
> Curried Chipped Beef and Mushrooms
>
Hate to burst your bubble, Don, but creamed chipped beef isn't made from
lunch meat and it certainly isn't curried. Maybe the military is stepping
it up a notch these days? Ever been in the military? Didn't think so. Are
you a military dependent who was served this as a child? Maybe... but your
if your mother added curry powder and mushroooms she either didn't know how
to cook it or couldn't stand it. I never actually developed a taste for
it until I was in my 20's.

Jill