The British matelot has always been famed for his sense of humour in the face of adversity, particularly at the hands of naval cooks. A whole vocabulary has built up for the often repeated dishes. Here are a few of the more repeatable ones,( and there are many which are NOT) ! Spithead Pheasant Kippers Babies Heads Tinned Steak & Kidney Pudding Chinese Wedding Cake Rice Pudding 365 (or Marines Breakfast) Egg & Bacon Arigonis Tinned Tomatoes Goffas Fizzy Drink MrsB (Beeton) Tinned 'Duff' (Sponge pudding) Mad Dog's Vomit Mixed Vegetable Salad Cow Pie Steak Pie HITS Herrings in Tomato Sauce Cackle Berries Boiled Eggs Yellow Peril Smoked Haddock Elephants Footprints Spam Fritters Seggies Grapefruit Segments Jippers Gravy I'm always glad to collect others. Do you have any special names for 'School Dinners' ? Adrian Cope elders@rmplc.co.uk WARWICK CV34 4JD U.K. Tel: +44 1926 401 720
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