Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> Chipped dried beef and SOS are two different dishes. The military is
>> famous for SOS which is ground beef, browned and then added to the
>> white gravy. Chipped (diced) dried beef is completely different
>> because it uses thinly-sliced dried beef, not ground beef. Duh.
>
> My dad was in the military, and says that they're both SOS. SOS,
> according to him, is any gloppy garbage thrown on bread or toast. Most of
> the time, he said, it was chipped beef, but sometimes it was
> as you describe.
>
> Serene


The Marines never served my Dad (who was in for 30 years) ground beef in
white gravy and called it SOS. It was always chipped beef in sauce on
toast. And I love it! Ground beef in white gravy doesn't sound at all
appealing. If you're gonna go that route, might as well make sausage gravy


Jill