U-boat recipes

fable2omg · 11-06-13, 02:40 PM

Maybe I just failed to find a post about this with the "search" tool, but does anyone of you knows the recipes they used to have in the U-boats?
I've been reading things left and right about really interesting yet unknown recipes, but never found anything regrouping all the weird things they used to eat in U-boats?

So, anyone knows anything? I know they loved crushed ice and raspberry syrup as "breakfast bowl"..
I mean come on, who doesn't want to eat some awkward stuff while playing 8 hours straight of Silent Hunter?

Jimbuna · 11-06-13, 03:06 PM

Not sure about food recipes but here is a typical stores list carried by a Type IXC on a twelve week patrol:

http://www.uboat.net/men/foodstuffs.htm

fable2omg · 11-08-13, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not sure about food recipes but here is a typical stores list carried by a Type IXC on a twelve week patrol:

http://www.uboat.net/men/foodstuffs.htm

Wow, thanks! after all the time I spent on that website I'm flabbergasted I completely flew over that section!
I guess the tales of Hans Göbeler and his raspberry syrup were unique ones.

Jimbuna · 11-08-13, 03:54 PM

Your most welcome

11-09-13, 02:38 PM

Hans Göbeler was a proven liar.
However.
Given food stuffs? Any Soldier soon learns how to make them better.
Whole books are out there for doing cool stuff with C-Rats and MRE's.
I have no doubts they did the same in WWII.

fable2omg · 11-09-13, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Given food stuffs? Any Soldier soon learns how to make them better.
Whole books are out there for doing cool stuff with C-Rats and MRE's.
I have no doubts they did the same in WWII.

Well, they didn't have MREs in WWII which is why I think the recipes they made would've been pretty interesting, then again, if there are no "official recipes" then it was probably the cook improvising with whatever they had at hand.
I guess it's pointless now to try to dig further since I pretty much got my answer thanks to Jimbuna's link.
I'm not hardcore enough (yet) to get some diesel in a container and put it in a special locker with rotting salty meat laying on top of it lol

Svonne · 12-04-13, 04:08 PM

U-70's Interrogation Report has some info on food.

http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-70INT.htm

VII. FOOD CONDITIONS ON BOARD U-BOATS

Food conditions on board U-Boats seem on the whole to be exceedingly good. Translation of a document captured from "U 70" showing the menu for 42 days is given in Appendix I. This U-Boat had left Heligoland on 23 February and had been at sea for twelve days when she was sunk 7th March.
Survivors from "U 100," which had also come from Germany, stated that the food supplied to U-boats was of the very best. The commander, who was training for the command of a U-Boat, said that it was better than he had had in the "Scharnhorst" and ashore. Fresh fruit, oranges, lemons and apples were liberally supplied for the crew.
This boat had been at sea for nine days when she was sunk.
On the other hand a medical report on the survivors of "U 99," which had come from Lorient and had been at sea for 24 days when she was sunk, indicated that the food was not so good as in the other two U-Boats.
The medical report was as follows: "I examined today 33 other ranks. I found their state of health to be poor. General nutrition was poor. A large percentage of the men were suffering from and infected with gingivitis and an appreciable number were anemic (five out of 33 markedly so, to a clinical degree). Eight out of 33 had marked oral sepsis.
I conclude that the men have been on a very poor diet, markedly defective, especially in protein, fat and fresh fruit, vegetables and similar sources of vitamin "C."
Signed: R. SCOTT
Captain, R.A.M.C."

Here's a sample 42 day menu here in the appendix of the doc.

Breakfast: Coffee, cocoa or soup, jam or butter or honey and an egg on dam and.
Sunday
23 Feb 1 Liver, cabbage, potatoes, fruit
One kipper, liver sausage, butter, bread, coffee.
24 Feb 2 Black or liver sausage, sour cabbage, mashed potatoes, fruit
Sandwiches, butter, bread, tea.
25 Feb 3 Beef Steak, cauliflower, potatoes, fruit
Herring salad, sausage, butter, bread, tea.
26 Feb 4 Pigs' trotters (Eisbein), sauerkruat, mashed peas, potatoes, fruit
Sausage, Edamer cheese, dripping, bread, tea.
27 Feb 5 Roast beef, French beans, potatoes, fruit
Potato salad, fresh sausage, butter, bread, coffee.
Friday
28 Feb 6 Sausage, cabbage, potatoes, fruit
Fresh sausage, Camembert cheese, butter, bread, coffee.
1 March 7 Rissoles, mixed vegetables, potatoes, fruit
Tongue sausage, Emmentaler cheese, butter bread, tea.

Here is US Navy Cookbook from 1945 too.

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/cookbook1945/index.htm#toc

Jimbuna · 12-04-13, 04:48 PM

More good info

fable2omg · 12-06-13, 01:22 PM

Thanks a lot Svonne!

11-06-13, 02:40 PM	#1
fable2omg Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 14 Downloads: 199 Uploads: 0	U-boat recipes Maybe I just failed to find a post about this with the "search" tool, but does anyone of you knows the recipes they used to have in the U-boats? I've been reading things left and right about really interesting yet unknown recipes, but never found anything regrouping all the weird things they used to eat in U-boats? So, anyone knows anything? I know they loved crushed ice and raspberry syrup as "breakfast bowl".. I mean come on, who doesn't want to eat some awkward stuff while playing 8 hours straight of Silent Hunter? __________________ Alternate story of Johannes Franz commander of the U-27, this tumblr is my Silent Hunter 5 journal Stealing the name of a real commander because I can't come up with a cool enough one http://johannesfranzuboat.tumblr.com/ Last edited by fable2omg; 11-06-13 at 02:58 PM.

11-06-13, 03:06 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not sure about food recipes but here is a typical stores list carried by a Type IXC on a twelve week patrol: http://www.uboat.net/men/foodstuffs.htm __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-08-13, 03:54 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your most welcome __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-04-13, 04:48 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	More good info __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-06-13, 01:22 PM	#9
fable2omg Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 14 Downloads: 199 Uploads: 0	Thanks a lot Svonne! __________________ Alternate story of Johannes Franz commander of the U-27, this tumblr is my Silent Hunter 5 journal Stealing the name of a real commander because I can't come up with a cool enough one http://johannesfranzuboat.tumblr.com/

11-09-13, 02:38 PM	#5
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hans Göbeler was a proven liar. However. Given food stuffs? Any Soldier soon learns how to make them better. Whole books are out there for doing cool stuff with C-Rats and MRE's. I have no doubts they did the same in WWII.

12-04-13, 04:08 PM	#7
Svonne Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 47 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	U-70's Interrogation Report has some info on food. http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-70INT.htm VII. FOOD CONDITIONS ON BOARD U-BOATS Food conditions on board U-Boats seem on the whole to be exceedingly good. Translation of a document captured from "U 70" showing the menu for 42 days is given in Appendix I. This U-Boat had left Heligoland on 23 February and had been at sea for twelve days when she was sunk 7th March. Survivors from "U 100," which had also come from Germany, stated that the food supplied to U-boats was of the very best. The commander, who was training for the command of a U-Boat, said that it was better than he had had in the "Scharnhorst" and ashore. Fresh fruit, oranges, lemons and apples were liberally supplied for the crew. This boat had been at sea for nine days when she was sunk. On the other hand a medical report on the survivors of "U 99," which had come from Lorient and had been at sea for 24 days when she was sunk, indicated that the food was not so good as in the other two U-Boats. The medical report was as follows: "I examined today 33 other ranks. I found their state of health to be poor. General nutrition was poor. A large percentage of the men were suffering from and infected with gingivitis and an appreciable number were anemic (five out of 33 markedly so, to a clinical degree). Eight out of 33 had marked oral sepsis. I conclude that the men have been on a very poor diet, markedly defective, especially in protein, fat and fresh fruit, vegetables and similar sources of vitamin "C." Signed: R. SCOTT Captain, R.A.M.C." Here's a sample 42 day menu here in the appendix of the doc. Breakfast: Coffee, cocoa or soup, jam or butter or honey and an egg on dam and. Sunday 23 Feb 1 Liver, cabbage, potatoes, fruit One kipper, liver sausage, butter, bread, coffee. 24 Feb 2 Black or liver sausage, sour cabbage, mashed potatoes, fruit Sandwiches, butter, bread, tea. 25 Feb 3 Beef Steak, cauliflower, potatoes, fruit Herring salad, sausage, butter, bread, tea. 26 Feb 4 Pigs' trotters (Eisbein), sauerkruat, mashed peas, potatoes, fruit Sausage, Edamer cheese, dripping, bread, tea. 27 Feb 5 Roast beef, French beans, potatoes, fruit Potato salad, fresh sausage, butter, bread, coffee. Friday 28 Feb 6 Sausage, cabbage, potatoes, fruit Fresh sausage, Camembert cheese, butter, bread, coffee. 1 March 7 Rissoles, mixed vegetables, potatoes, fruit Tongue sausage, Emmentaler cheese, butter bread, tea. Here is US Navy Cookbook from 1945 too. http://www.hnsa.org/doc/cookbook1945/index.htm#toc