In article >, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>"Phred" > wrote in message
...
>> In article 1>, "Michael
>> \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>>>"angel" >
groups.com:
>>>
>>>> 2 slices of white bread toast
>>>> one cup of creamed chip beef
>>
>> This term "creamed chip beef' is new to me, so I did a bit of
>> googling. Is this something like what you are referring to:
>>
>> <http://beef.allrecipes.com/az/CrmdChippdBfnTst.asp> ?
>
>According to my father, this dish was the driving force behind our Naval
>victories in the Pacific during WWII. Guys on his ship were prepared to do
>ANYTHING, if it meant ending the war sooner, so they never had to eat the
>stuff again.

Maybe it would have been more acceptable if they had allowed cold beer
on US naval ships. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

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