WW2 cuisine- Shit on the Shingle

[Polishprince]

Great dish, I have it every year on my dad's birthday. WW2 chefs were tremendous cooks, but they really weren't that great at inventing appetizing names for their entrees. I'm surprised McDonald's never came out with a McShit on their menu to attract WW2 era customers.

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There are a few versions of this classic recipe, but this one is close to what I grew up with. The main ingredient, dried beef, might be hard to find in some areas. On the east coast my mom would buy it at the meat counter. Now on the west coast, I can only find

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[Concerned American]

Great dish, I have it every year on my dad's birthday. WW2 chefs were tremendous cooks, but they really weren't that great at inventing appetizing names for their entrees. I'm surprised McDonald's never came out with a McShit on their menu to attract WW2 era customers.

Shit on the Shingle | RiehlFood.com

There are a few versions of this classic recipe, but this one is close to what I grew up with. The main ingredient, dried beef, might be hard to find in some areas. On the east coast my mom would buy it at the meat counter. Now on the west coast, I can only find

riehlfood.com

I grew up on it and in this neck of the woods, the free breakfast at motels often has biscuits and gravy. Libby's makes a pretty good canned sausage gravy. Twenty minutes and you can bake some poppin' fresh biscuits and nuke a can of gravy--great hot breakfast. MMMMM Good.

 

[JGalt]

"McShit"

 

[White 6]

Great dish, I have it every year on my dad's birthday. WW2 chefs were tremendous cooks, but they really weren't that great at inventing appetizing names for their entrees. I'm surprised McDonald's never came out with a McShit on their menu to attract WW2 era customers.

Shit on the Shingle | RiehlFood.com

There are a few versions of this classic recipe, but this one is close to what I grew up with. The main ingredient, dried beef, might be hard to find in some areas. On the east coast my mom would buy it at the meat counter. Now on the west coast, I can only find

riehlfood.com

It was available in just about every messhall for breakfast, I ever walked into, especially mine. My cooks were great!

 

[0311]

It was available in just about every messhall for breakfast, I ever walked into, especially mine. My cooks were great!

The Mess Hall at Ft. Ritchie made great SOS. Only better was a Ft. Meyer. SOS with scrambled eggs every morning. Side of hashbrowns as well. Number ONE!!!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Great dish, I have it every year on my dad's birthday. WW2 chefs were tremendous cooks, but they really weren't that great at inventing appetizing names for their entrees. I'm surprised McDonald's never came out with a McShit on their menu to attract WW2 era customers.

Shit on the Shingle | RiehlFood.com

There are a few versions of this classic recipe, but this one is close to what I grew up with. The main ingredient, dried beef, might be hard to find in some areas. On the east coast my mom would buy it at the meat counter. Now on the west coast, I can only find

riehlfood.com

One of my favorite meals growing up.
Ours had peas.

 

[Grumpyolman]

I like it. It's a classic. I also like Spam, another WWII staple. Which the Germans liked, too. They were very enthusiastic about capturing a truckload of Spam.

 

[AZrailwhale]

SOS wasn’t just a WWII dish, it was still a mess hall staple in 1979.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

I grew up on it and in this neck of the woods, the free breakfast at motels often has biscuits and gravy. Libby's makes a pretty good canned sausage gravy. Twenty minutes and you can bake some poppin' fresh biscuits and nuke a can of gravy--great hot breakfast. MMMMM Good.

That's just sacrilege.....

nuking a CAN of gravy???? I bet those poppin fresh biscuits are from a can too??? Shame on you!

And while SOS and Sausage gravy with biscuits are very similar......they are both in a category of their own.




I do the burger version of SOS with toast.......sausage gravy with HOMEMADE biscuits. Really, they're not that hard to make

 

[JGalt]

That's just sacrilege.....

nuking a CAN of gravy???? I bet those poppin fresh biscuits are from a can too??? Shame on you!

And while SOS and Sausage gravy with biscuits are very similar......they are both in a category of their own.




I do the burger version of SOS with toast.......sausage gravy with HOMEMADE biscuits. Really, they're not that hard to make

I know canned gravy sounds bad, but It's actually pretty good. I can make white sausage gravy to die for, but I have have a few cans of store-bought put away with a bunch of other foods. The best thing about canned gravy is that it lasts for years.

 

[Concerned American]

That's just sacrilege.....

nuking a CAN of gravy???? I bet those poppin fresh biscuits are from a can too??? Shame on you!

And while SOS and Sausage gravy with biscuits are very similar......they are both in a category of their own.




I do the burger version of SOS with toast.......sausage gravy with HOMEMADE biscuits. Really, they're not that hard to make

Granted but you can't go from start to eating in 20 minutes. Where else would poppin' fresh biscuits come from?

 

[JustAnotherNut]

I know canned gravy sounds bad, but It's actually pretty good. I can make white sausage gravy to die for, but I have have a few cans of store-bought put away with a bunch of other foods. The best thing about canned gravy is that it lasts for years.

I hear ya and I suppose it's a good thing to have.

Or have some canned sausage, bit of flour and some milk (even canned milk) and whatever other seasonings......and voila

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Granted but you can't go from start to eating in 20 minutes. Where else would poppin' fresh biscuits come from?

Nope it might take 30 minutes doing homemade,...........dang it, now I'm going to have to make some and time it

 

[The Irish Ram]

I make it for my husband and put it over mashed potatoes...

 

[Markle]

After several months on the front lines, my Ol' Man was critically wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. His letters home to my Mom never mentioned the ongoing battles or the frigid cold. SOS was NEVER even mentioned in our house.

Returned to my Mom along with others on Jan. 9, 1946 having been mailed to him Oct. 3, 1944. They were moving so fast that the Army didn't know where he was located.

 

[0311]

The worst ever SOS I had was at the battalion mess hall in Viet Nam. One word...gastly. The Battalion Commander was so disgusted he relieved the mess officer and the NCOIC.

 

[Stryder50]

Great dish, I have it every year on my dad's birthday. WW2 chefs were tremendous cooks, but they really weren't that great at inventing appetizing names for their entrees. I'm surprised McDonald's never came out with a McShit on their menu to attract WW2 era customers.

Shit on the Shingle | RiehlFood.com

There are a few versions of this classic recipe, but this one is close to what I grew up with. The main ingredient, dried beef, might be hard to find in some areas. On the east coast my mom would buy it at the meat counter. Now on the west coast, I can only find

riehlfood.com

IIRC. the cooks didn't give the dish that name. It was the G.I.'s eating it that did. Especially after being served more often than any other breakfast.

 

[Markle]

IIRC. the cooks didn't give the dish that name. It was the G.I.'s eating it that did. Especially after being served more often than any other breakfast.

I can attest to that! My Ol' Man never allowed it in the house.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Granted but you can't go from start to eating in 20 minutes. Where else would poppin' fresh biscuits come from?

Finally got around to making biscuits & gravy. Best spent 30 minutes EVAH.