"Oh, for a piece of pie," wished 16-year-old Naomi, Stuart Jr, 19, snubbed a cold potato lunch at first, but ate when he remembered there were six more days of the test, It became obvious from the marketing of Mrs, Rogers and Naomi, according to Nazi food cards, and from the reception of the first meals, that non-military Germans are through with anything resembling delicacies and dainties for the duration of war, They must eat plain, and—to the American palate—dull,' flat and tasteless provender aimed to keep them active but not happy. vegetables and canned goods against lean years ahead, Here is the first breakfast menu of each member of the family on the first day of the Nazi diet:
Slices of rye toast, 4.
Cornflakes, 1 small' dish, Potatoes, 4, Coffee substitute, 1 small cup, A thin coating of jam was on the toast and Mrs, Rogers doled out a little _skimmed—well skimmed—milk and one level teaspoonful of sugar for cereal, She used rationed mar-gonne to fry the cold onion-flavoured potatoes, Naomi and Stuart Jr, had a cup of skimmed milk instead of the roasted grain "coffee,"
Naomi and Mrs, Rogers, fairly light breakfast eaters, thought the menu "pretty good." ' But the men were sceptical, For lunch Mrs, Rogers and Naomi each had a cheese and onion sandwich "on pumpernickel bread, without butter; a lettuce and tomato salad, sharing one tomato between them, and a glass of skimmed milk, Rogers and Stuart Jr,, who took their lunches to work, each had two slices of unbuttered ' rye bread, a small piece of cheese, a boiled potato, a glass of skimmed milk and apple, The family ate dinner at home together, The allotment of food to each was as follows:
Potato salad—3 boiled potatoes, 1 onion, 2 tablespoonful of olive all, vinegar, salt and pepper, Stewed tomatoes—1% tomatoes, 1 teaspoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful of sugar, 1 teaspoonful of butter, Hitler's food distribution strategy apparently is designed to attain these three objectives (1) To feed civilians mostly on perishable foods; (2) to send most of the available meat, cream, eggs, chocolate and other energy-building foods to men at the fighting fronts; and (3) to hoard grains, dried Frankfurters—Two, medium size, Apple—i, baked.
Beer—1 pint,
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