ANCIENT HEN FRUIT.
During a spell in hospital in France in the early months of 1918 I was given a boiled egg for breakfast. On it was written the name and address of a lady in Wales and a 'request"’for a letter. The egg to be faulty. Nevertheless, I dropped her a line expressing gratitude for the repast, pointing out that it was particularly delicious after the rough fare I had been having'with my unit. ’ . • I duly received her reply in which she congratulated me on my cultivated taste. The last time she had donated any aggs was in. 1916. ♦ ♦ ♦
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War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 8, 1 September 1941, Page 16
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100ANCIENT HEN FRUIT. War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 8, 1 September 1941, Page 16
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