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for some reason we didn't use the navy's nickname for it....

If SOS was too rude for the family table, I imagine 'creamed foreskins on toast' woulda been completely out of bounds.

aka shit on shingle.

in addition to the ham hocks and navy beans with pan fried cornbread...

This was a staple in my youth.

That and fried spam.

( also, if you haven't figured it out yet, I was a Navy brat )

Never heard the nickname for it till I was out in the working world and had a boss who'd served in Nam ...

He brought that taste into his marriage.

My parents divorced.

Just saying.

No complaints from my first wife

Back in the 70’s that was the best meal our mess hall served.

He was in the U.S. Navy (Seabees)

As bad as it was, it was better than the cold food (K rations) the Marines on Guadalcanal got,

My dad and his Navy buddies would lend their caps to the Marines so they could go into the mess tent and eat hot food.

(It was so hot on Guadalcanal, that nobody wore uniforms, only T-shirts & pants, so wearing a Naval cap was all a Marine needed to get into the mess tent)

K&R

My dad was on Guadalcanal as well!

whether made with chipped beef or hamburger, both are great.

However, your photo seemed to show only one piece of toast on the plate. That will not do.

god help me