Army S.O.S.

[bill ace 350]

Not sure where to put this...

Had a bad craving for S.O S., so I made some, using a scaled down official U.S Army recipe.

I like it thicker, so i used more flour, less milk.

Spooned over well done everything bagles.

Was good....

Brought back so many Army memories....

 

[Brokenhandle]

Wow! When you say you like it thick you're not lying! Looks good though! I made goulash that thick...it was perfect! Wife called it slump lol!

Ryan

 

[bill ace 350]

Wow! When you say you like it thick you're not lying! Looks good though! I made goulash that thick...it was perfect! Wife called it slump lol!

Ryan

I like it the consistency of Sloppy Joe.

Can always add milk, harder to take it away.

Bringing some to work tomorrow for breakfast.

Work with lots of active duty Army and retirees.

They'll know exactly what it is!

 

[chopsaw]

My Mom used to make it , Dad was 8th Army . I love the stuff . We ate it on toast for supper .
Thanks for posting .

 

[negolien]

hahah looks great but you forgot the most important part of the meal...

 

[TNJAKE]

Appreciate the nostalgia. It's a taste you can't forget for sure. In the mess hall it was ok, hot over some biscuits.......in the field it was always cold and gross lol. I might need to revisit it now that I have control over the outcome lol

 

[Steve H]

Now, where's my mess kit!! Looks good. A tad thick. But still tasty looking. I always enjoyed it when they actually made it with dried beef. Though that was a extreme rarity.
It did stick to the ribs while in the field.

 

[mr_whipple]

Navy made it a bit different with tomatoes and called it "Stewed Beef". I grew up on the standard SOS which mom called chipped beef. Good stuff.

Edit: My memory is bad... went and looked up the recipe and realized my error. Navy called it minced beef.

 

[bill ace 350]

For S.O.S., google "No. L 052 00"

For other military recipes google

"MCO P10110.42B"

 

[crazymoon]

BA350, Looking at your SOS pic brought back some memories ! :)

 

[bill ace 350]

BA350, Looking at your SOS pic brought back some memories ! :)

Mama, mama can't you see, what the Army's done to me?

Mama mama can't you see...

 

[TNJAKE]

Never liked it much because of the crappy gravy they made, but the runny and green scrambled "eggs" or Spam on toast was my go-to meal, and would trade it for Spam becaue I'd never had it until being in the Army. Where's the obligatory cheap bottle of hot sauce to wash it down with though????

Yummy...... powdered eggs!

 

[Bearcarver]

I hated Army SOS, because it was made with Ground Beef.
I love it when made the Pennsylvania Dutch way, but we call that "Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast", and it's made with Dried Beef. Too expensive to make it that way in the Army.

Bear

 

[bill ace 350]

I hated Army SOS, because it was made with Ground Beef.
I love it when made the Pennsylvania Dutch way, but we call that "Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast", and it's made with Dried Beef. Too expensive to make it that way in the Army.

Bear

Never had the dried beef version in the Army either. Had no idea it was a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe!

 

[Bearcarver]

Never had the dried beef version in the Army either. Had no idea it was a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe!

Just Found This:
Creamed chipped beef, known as “SOS” by many who served in the military, is a staple in many areas of Pennsylvania. In some households, it is known as “Dried Beef Gravy” or “Frizzled Beef”.
It is often found in diners as a regular menu item in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Coal Region, and in Philadelphia…and my Dad loved it!
Believe it or not, the dish started out as a Depression Era inexpensive meal. Today, dried beef could not be described as “inexpensive”. Oh, how times have changed.
I grew up on creamed chipped beef. Mom used to make it all the time using chipped dried beef freshly sliced from the deli counter of a local Mom and Pop store. In Schuylkill County, it was very easy to find that way.


BTW: In my area, which is right near Lancaster, and a Big Time Pennsylvania Dutch area, all of the restaurants serve "Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast" at any time of day.

Bear

 

[bill ace 350]

Just Found This:
Creamed chipped beef, known as “SOS” by many who served in the military, is a staple in many areas of Pennsylvania. In some households, it is known as “Dried Beef Gravy” or “Frizzled Beef”.
It is often found in diners as a regular menu item in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Coal Region, and in Philadelphia…and my Dad loved it!
Believe it or not, the dish started out as a Depression Era inexpensive meal. Today, dried beef could not be described as “inexpensive”. Oh, how times have changed.
I grew up on creamed chipped beef. Mom used to make it all the time using chipped dried beef freshly sliced from the deli counter of a local Mom and Pop store. In Schuylkill County, it was very easy to find that way.


BTW: In my area, which is right near Lancaster, and a Big Time Pennsylvania Dutch area, all of the restaurants serve "Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast" at any time of day.

Bear

Cool. Not questioning you, but I have seen many references to it as an Army recipe, as far back as 1910.

 

[mgaaramos]

Not sure where to put this...

Had a bad craving for S.O S., so I made some, using a scaled down official U.S Army recipe.

I like it thicker, so i used more flour, less milk.

Spooned over well done everything bagles.

Was good....

Brought back so many Army memories....View attachment 637400

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Oh, I remember these portions, I would like to go back in time.

 

[JC in GB]

My Mom used to make it , Dad was 8th Army . I love the stuff . We ate it on toast for supper .
Thanks for posting .

I was 8th ID in Germany. Never had SOS in the mess that looked like that.

 

[bill ace 350]

Oh, I remember these portions, I would like to go back in time.

Yup. About time for some more.

Oh, I remember these portions, I would like to go back in time.

 

[jcam222]

I love SOS,it’s something I grew up on along with chipped beef gravy. I do a keto version and can eat it daily for a week.