jay wrote:

> I got a letter from a friend who is spending a little time in the Federal
> slammer "Club Fed" for some "white collar" thievery...of course HE is
> innocent.

Of course he is. They all are, even the guys who pleaded guilty.

>
> He sent a copy of the menu "food preference survey" which is on a U.S.
> Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons form.
>
> It ain't bread and water.
>
> It is a columnar type of form. The prisoner can check , Like A Lot, Like,
> Do Not Know, Dislike across from the menu item. There are 58 items on
> the menu. The first 8 are general i.e "do you like the menu?" ect. The
> other 50 are the menu selections.
>
> breakfast scramble, pancakes, waffles, breakfast taco, cheese omelet,
> chicken curry, grilled hamburger, chicken enchiladas, chicken patty
> sandwich, hot link, grilled ham and cheese, meat loaf, baked chicken,
> fried fish sandwich, grilled liver & onion, oriental stir fry, roast
> turkey, pineapple chicken, beef cheese enchiladas, submarine sandwich,
> lasagna, fried fish, chicken teriyaki, chili dogs, carne gusiada, migas,
> western omelet creamed ground beef, french toast, continental breakfast,
> quesadilla, chicken a la king, tacos, baked ham, barbequed chicken,
> spaghetti w/meat sauce, roast pork, tostados, fried chicken, beef/cheese
> pizza, chicken fried steak, beef fajita, chicken mole, roast beef, arroz
> con pollo, cheeseburger, chicken fajitas, mcrib sandwich, beef & bean
> burrito, menudo.

I would prefer they just have oatmeal porridge or cold cereals for breakfast
and then use the savings to add a little pizzazz to the lunch menu.

My brother worked at the local detention centre while he was going to
university. He had to pay a nominal amount to eat the cafeteria food, but it
was the same food the inmates were fed. Those guys eat a lot more steaks and
roast beef than the rest of us do, more than most people can afford.

> AND there is a space to "fill in suggested meal."

Bread and water :-)