SOS
Sep 8, 2021 14:29:40 #
Alafoto wrote:
My first wife would occasionally make the chipped beef version. Was like cardboard and gravy. I much prefer the ground beef variety.
The salted chipped beef is the authentic Army recipe
Sep 8, 2021 14:30:27 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
The last few months before I went back to the states we got some Italian cooks and they made pizza every Friday. That was good living.
Sep 8, 2021 14:38:26 #
original US Army recipe 1910 Manual for Army Cooks
Chipped beef, which is made from dried, salted beef that has been sliced or chipped into small pieces, entered the Army’s recipe database with publication of the 1910 revision of the Manual for Army Cooks. The earliest versions called for six quarts of beef stock and two cans of evaporated milk. After being thickened with a roux of flour browned in butter, the sauce was seasoned with chopped parsley and ground black pepper. The cook added beef just before serving to keep the dish from getting too salty.
Chipped beef, which is made from dried, salted beef that has been sliced or chipped into small pieces, entered the Army’s recipe database with publication of the 1910 revision of the Manual for Army Cooks. The earliest versions called for six quarts of beef stock and two cans of evaporated milk. After being thickened with a roux of flour browned in butter, the sauce was seasoned with chopped parsley and ground black pepper. The cook added beef just before serving to keep the dish from getting too salty.
Sep 8, 2021 15:22:43 #
rmalarz wrote:
Adventures in fine dining.
--Bob
--Bob
Bob, I don't think the New York Times food editor has reviewed SOS in Manhattan, has he? On the other hand, I think they have reviewed (long ago) The Empire State Diner on 9th Ave. near the West Side docks. They had Art Deco counter, tables and chairs from the 1930's and even the counter provided white cotton napkins 24 hours a day. It was still just a short order blue collar diner, but good at it.
Sep 8, 2021 15:26:53 #
That diner seems like a place that would be worth the trip to NY just to eat there. Thanks for the tip and if I ever travel to NY that's a must.
--Bob
--Bob
Charles 46277 wrote:
Bob, I don't think the New York Times food editor has reviewed SOS in Manhattan, has he? On the other hand, I think they have reviewed (long ago) The Empire State Diner on 9th Ave. near the West Side docks. They had Art Deco counter, tables and chairs from the 1930's and even the counter provided white cotton napkins 24 hours a day. It was still just a short order blue collar diner, but good at it.
Sep 8, 2021 15:33:41 #
rmalarz wrote:
That diner seems like a place that would be worth the trip to NY just to eat there. Thanks for the tip and if I ever travel to NY that's a must.
--Bob
--Bob
I was there 50 years ago, so...
Sep 8, 2021 15:36:15 #
Well, before I go traipsing off for a meal there, I'd do a bit of research on the web to make sure.
--Bob
--Bob
Charles 46277 wrote:
I was there 50 years ago, so...
Sep 8, 2021 15:40:25 #
TriX wrote:
For those that feel the need to relive their military days, this is the civilian equivalent. Haven’t tried it myself - 3 years was enough for me.
Thanx Trix, I'll try to find it at the store! I'm not trying to relive the past, was in 8 years, I just like SOS!
Sep 8, 2021 15:46:50 #
bodiebill wrote:
original US Army recipe 1910 Manual for Army Cook... (show quote)
Thanks for the menu, probably close to the current one!!
Sep 8, 2021 16:53:23 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
"Chipped Beef on Toast" kinda thing! Spam. Spork, Canned Corned Beef Pate! In my day we would squirt in some of that fine Veitnemise hot sauce to make it taste like real food! UGH! 
If i'm not mistaken, wasn't that referred to as a brown substance on a shingle.😝
Sep 8, 2021 18:12:17 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
rmalarz wrote:
Adventures in fine dining.
--Bob
--Bob
Indeed, and to be accompanied by the very finest boxed wine the supermarket has to offer.
Sep 8, 2021 21:00:16 #
Smudgey wrote:
If i'm not mistaken, wasn't that referred to as a brown substance on a shingle.😝
You are correct sir!!
Sep 8, 2021 21:01:54 #
Alafoto wrote:
Indeed, and to be accompanied by the very finest boxed wine the supermarket has to offer.
Yes, July was a great month for wine!!
Sep 8, 2021 21:22:58 #
Sep 9, 2021 07:38:09 #
Picture Taker wrote:
Nothing beats the military food. It kept us going. Both ways.
Amen to that!!
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