SOLDIERS’ DIET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19959, 17 November 1934, Page 6

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:—6.oo9,ooo cigarettes 2.000.000, apples and oranges, 1,250.000 ice Creams,T ,000,000 cakes and pastries 500.000 bars of chocolate. 37,000 gallons of lemonade and ginger beer. 132 tons slab cakes, 67 tons bacon, 50 tons margarine. 34 tons of jam and 20 tons of cheese. The favourite dishes were sausage and mashed, liver and bacon, steak and kidney pie. with potatoes, served in every possible way.