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Convoystalker · 05-19-07, 09:27 PM

Thanks for the information friends

The image links from mookiemookie are very interesting.
Seems the facilities are similar to a caravan or trailer home but serve almost 70 people .... the cooks must have been flat out preparing & cleaning.

From memories of the early 1950s it was possible to buy a variety of tinned food so I wonder if similar was available for military purposes during the war or were these luxuries ?

Examples.
Tinned Spam, Corned Beef.
Tinned peas, beans, carrots, potato, tomato, beetroot, sauerkraut.
Tinned fruit like peaches, pears, apricots, strawberries.

I wonder if it was a case of the supply officer obtaining whatever he could in port and the cook concocting whatever was possible on a daily basis. From a mass production standpoint it's simpler to make soup or stew rather than prepare individual portions of meat & vegetables for each person.

Just doing some rough math of the requirments for a patrol. 70 persons X 3 meals a day for 30-40 days then 70 showers at how many gallons of water allocated to each person ..... with extra for Janet Leigh off course

Interesting to hear of ice cream machines !!! doesn't sound like Das Boot.
Also interesting to hear of salt water distillers .... must have solved a lot of problems.

Another issue ... smoking. Was it permitted ?

05-19-07, 09:27 PM	#8
Convoystalker Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the information friends The image links from mookiemookie are very interesting. Seems the facilities are similar to a caravan or trailer home but serve almost 70 people .... the cooks must have been flat out preparing & cleaning. From memories of the early 1950s it was possible to buy a variety of tinned food so I wonder if similar was available for military purposes during the war or were these luxuries ? Examples. Tinned Spam, Corned Beef. Tinned peas, beans, carrots, potato, tomato, beetroot, sauerkraut. Tinned fruit like peaches, pears, apricots, strawberries. I wonder if it was a case of the supply officer obtaining whatever he could in port and the cook concocting whatever was possible on a daily basis. From a mass production standpoint it's simpler to make soup or stew rather than prepare individual portions of meat & vegetables for each person. Just doing some rough math of the requirments for a patrol. 70 persons X 3 meals a day for 30-40 days then 70 showers at how many gallons of water allocated to each person ..... with extra for Janet Leigh off course Interesting to hear of ice cream machines !!! doesn't sound like Das Boot. Also interesting to hear of salt water distillers .... must have solved a lot of problems. Another issue ... smoking. Was it permitted ?