The army ration biscuits were designed to be nutritious and to keep well for long periods under all sorts of conditions. They were a staple ration. As a conscript in the SA Army I came across them on numerous occasions - we called them dog biscuits. They were definitely as hard as clinker bricks. They were made for the SA Army by Anderson's bakery in Kokstad, East Griqualand. They could be dunked in coffee, crushed and crumbled into a porridge mush, or used to throw at and kill birds which provided a much tastier meal. Best wishes, John
It was a staple during WW2 at our Radar stations, sometimes cut off by floods on one occasion we made a sort of bread and butter pudding. we always had lots of raisins and dried milk. But I am interested, John, when was there conscription in South Africa. Certainly not during WW2. Pat -------------------------------------------------- From: "ctrhine via" <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:10 AM To: "Irene de Villiers via" <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Off topic-Boer POW camps in India > The army ration biscuits were designed to be nutritious and to keep > well for long periods under all sorts of conditions. They were a > staple ration. As a conscript in the SA Army I came across them on > numerous occasions - we called them dog biscuits. They were > definitely as hard as clinker bricks. They were made for the SA Army > by Anderson's bakery in Kokstad, East Griqualand. They could be > dunked in coffee, crushed and crumbled into a porridge mush, or used > to throw at and kill birds which provided a much tastier meal. > Best wishes, John > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1434 / Virus Database: 4257/8758 - Release Date: 03/09/15 >