The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-03-28
Just Eats!

A Waikiki man has lately received
a copy of a letter from his nephew,
now in the army of occupation in Ger
many, written to his mother. II is
typically a boys letter and IL you
have even a slight interest in boys
o will enjoy it. It follows:
Dear Mother:
I'll tell you what arrived for Christ
mas. First hat little box from Gin
balls, that l told you about. Then
came So franks and a beautiful Kah
silk handkerchief from Aunt Chariot
tie and Uncle bud. And five dollars
from Grand Ma. And on Christmas
day the biggest and best bunch of let
tiers from everybody, that I've had
since l left the u. S. A. Also | got
paid 1875 franks and likewise also we
had a big feed hat included apple
pie, the first since | left Quantico.
And commissary issued stick candy,
my first taste. So you see 1t was a
day to remember outside of the fact
our Christmas in Germany.
l told you that all we needed was
snow. We had that too, Christmas
eve it showed just enough to make
the whole country white and on the
26th it was all melted away.
And speaking of apple pie, may be
you don't know il, but one of the chief
topics of conversation in this hungry
crowd is the chow that they'll have
when they get home. / can talk all
day about things to eat, but when |
come to put it on paper it's a much
harder job.
But I'm going to try to give you an
idea of what the army chow is lack
ing in, so that you'll have something
to go by when | get back and can't
think of anything good just because /
a have it. We don't have break
fast foods, like oat meal, cream of
wheat, pulled wheat, etc, and how l
long form! Once or twice we had
oat meal that is sweetened, but ma
turally there is no milk to go with 1t.
Milk, sugar, butter. Never have any
of m, that is, the free use of m. They
some times put milk or sugar or even
both, in the coffee but that's as much
as we ever see of them. AS for but
ter, / have had some of it since l ar
rived overseas, but most Of the time,
that is, twice or three times a week
it's cleo, which is much better than
nothing but far from delicious.
Baking powder biscuits you know
how to make them and serve them,
Oat with honey and butter. Eggs.
Bought a few in France but I've never
seer them in the galley. Fry them,
boil or scramble them any way, if
they're eggs.
Bacon. We have as much of it as
you could reasonably wish for, but
the slices are Il or more of an inch
thick and are sorrowfully under done.
Liver goes with bacon once in a
while.
Ham. Fried, this is just a sweet
dream. But. do still know how to boil
a ham and roast it with cloves stuck
all over and brown sugar sprinkled
Please don't forget that little trick
till l have been back a while.
Fruit. Every thing from apples to
watermelons. The word fruit isn't
on the ration list and we crave it al
ways.
Pancakes and waffles. I've had
just enough Of them by the natives to
appreciate what I used to get at
home. Bocoo please, with plenty Of
butter and syrup. Mullins and pop
overs 'nough said.'
Vegetables. l didn't like them much
till l couldn't get them. Beets, spin
ach, onion, asparagus, turnips, carrots
and creamy mashed potatoes-m-m
m-m-m-m. You know-lots Of
milk and butter and also bake them,
and have creamed spuds occasionally
and roasted with the meat, etc. Pickl-
ed beets and water melon pickles,
and picked peaches and crab apples
and
Fish. Any kind and every kind
from whale steak to gold fish, and
cooked as you will, except canned sal
mon. BY no means serve that!
: Mutton or lamb roast. Oh, FOR one
OF your kind! With your kind of
I mint sauce to go with. And roast
veal and round roast, and chops and
steaks!
Deserts. We never have m. Had
pie Christmas and they say We'll
have it again tomorrow. Some time
they serve prunes, ration them out,