A Memorial Day memory for my fellow vets...

giant_robot

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Sun May-29-05 12:20 PM
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A Memorial Day memory for my fellow vets...

Edited on Sun May-29-05 12:23 PM by giant_robot

Chili Mac. I made it last night. Every veteran who's ever eaten in a mess hall has either had it or seen it. It has a funny way of growing on you. As I sit here eating lunch, those spicy noodles are taking me back to another time! :patriot:

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Wickerman

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Sun May-29-05 12:22 PM
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1. with canned pears and green beans

and all the stale bread you could eat, mmmm! Thanks for the memories!

Happy Memorial day!

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giant_robot

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Sun May-29-05 12:28 PM
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2. Of course! You had to have lots of bread and butter with the chili mac...

...and those steam tables sure did strange things to the veggies. Green beans are *not* supposed to be soggy or that unnatural shade of green.

And happy Memorial Day right back atcha! Thanks for your service!

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nytemare

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Sun May-29-05 12:30 PM
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3. Complete with saltpeter!

Although, I have read that is an urban legend. And, if it was in the food, it wouldn't have affected me except to give me a migraine.

:)

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giant_robot

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Sun May-29-05 12:38 PM
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4. Really? I heard it was in the coffee, and I didn't believe it...

...not that I would have given up coffee even if there was strychnine in it.

Thanks for your service! :patriot:

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nytemare

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Sun May-29-05 12:42 PM
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5. We heard it was in the food, and in the coffee

I believed it, then. I think I read it in snopes that it was an urban legend.

:)

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