SOLDIERS’ DIET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22422, 17 November 1934, Page 23

SOLDIERS’ DIET

TEA PREFERRED TO BEER The British soldier of to-day is not a beer drinker, but he is very particular about his tea. He likes it freshly brewed and well prepared. According to an official statement issued recently by the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, over 3,000,000 cups of tea at a penny per cup were supplied during the recent army manoeuvres. The troops also consumed no fewer than 1.200,000 sausages in “Naafi” canteens alone. Two hundred and forty-eight different camps were provided with institutes. These, it is pointed out, were nearly always required at short notice and the establishment of them meant the handling of over 5000 tons of equipment. The following figures give some indication of the enormous amount of goods supplied:—Cigarettes, (1,000,000; apples and oranges, 2,000,000; ice creams, 1,250,000; cakes and pastries, 1,000,000; chocolate, 500,000 bars; lemonade and ginger beer, 37,000 gallons; slab cake, 132 tons; bacon, 67 tons; margarine, 50 tons; jam* 34 tons; and cheese, 20 tons. The favourite dishes were sausage and mashed, liver and bacon, steak and kidney pie, with potatoes served in every possible way.