Army Estimates a Shock to Housewives The issue of the new Army dietary in which the War Office shows how the soldier can be well fed on 1s 10d. a day has provoked the curiosity and envy of a great many house wives.
The following are typical meals taken from the Army diet sheets:
Breakfast.—Porridge and golden syrup, bacon, bread, tea. Alternatively: Fried steak and gravy, bread, tea, Dinner.—Roast meat, baked potatoes, cabbage, macaroni pudding. Alternatively: Stewed steak, boiled potatoes, Rangoon beans, jam roll.
Tea.—Tea, - bread, cold boiled ham or bacon. Alternatively Tea, bread, margarine, oatmeal scones.
Supper.—Bread, vegetable and pea soup. Altenatively: Tinned salmon, bread, margarine Tt is pointed out by the War Office that the pre-war cost of the full ration was 1s. 6jd, a day. The same tation to-day would cost, 2s. 7d., but owing to the modifications ration actually issued costs only which have been introduced the
1s. 10d, Improved methods in feeding and the prevention of waste are held to be responsible in a great degree for this economical result
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