Though the stew was tolerable, most soldiers detested it. As one soldier put it, "warmed in the tin, Maconochie was edible; cold, it was a man-killer." Others complained about how the potatoes appeared to be unidentifiable black lumps. The congelation of fat above indistinguishable chunks of meat and vegetables led one reporter to describe it as "an inferior grade of garbage". A soldier named Calcutt claimed "the Maconochie's stew ration gave the troops flatulence of a particularly offensive nature."
though we reckoned in the trenches the Maconochie tin of meat and veg was a banquet in its own way, but most of the contractors who fed us should have had their money stuffed into a couple of kit-bags round their necks and chucked into the deepest hole in no-mans land.[2]
Some product versions that contained turnips were said to possess an unpleasant smell when combined with beans. Barbara Buchan from the Fraserburgh Heritage Centre confirmed that their records contain only a single positive response to the product.[3]
^Grant, Maurice Harold; Maurice, John Frederick (1906). History of the war in South Africa, 1899-1902. Vol. 4. London Hurst and Blackett. p. 567.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^Mankowitz, Wolf (1956). My Old Man's a Dustman. Andre Deutsch. p. 19.
^"World War One: The dubious reputation of Maconochie's stew". BBC News. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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maconochie, other, uses, alexander, british, stew, sliced, turnips, carrots, potatoes, onions, haricot, beans, beef, thin, broth, named, after, aberdeen, based, company, that, produced, gained, recognition, widely, issued, military, ration, british, soldiers, . For other uses see Alexander Maconochie Maconochie was a British stew of sliced turnips carrots potatoes onions haricot beans and beef in a thin broth named after the Aberdeen based Maconochie Company that produced it It gained recognition as a widely issued military ration for British soldiers during the Boer War 1 and World War I There was also a French version called Maconoochie MaconochieA can of Maconochie issued as a military ration displayed in the Imperial War MuseumTypeStewPlace of originScotlandCreated byMaconochie CompanyMain ingredientsTurnips carrots potatoesThough the stew was tolerable most soldiers detested it As one soldier put it warmed in the tin Maconochie was edible cold it was a man killer Others complained about how the potatoes appeared to be unidentifiable black lumps The congelation of fat above indistinguishable chunks of meat and vegetables led one reporter to describe it as an inferior grade of garbage A soldier named Calcutt claimed the Maconochie s stew ration gave the troops flatulence of a particularly offensive nature though we reckoned in the trenches the Maconochie tin of meat and veg was a banquet in its own way but most of the contractors who fed us should have had their money stuffed into a couple of kit bags round their necks and chucked into the deepest hole in no mans land 2 Some product versions that contained turnips were said to possess an unpleasant smell when combined with beans Barbara Buchan from the Fraserburgh Heritage Centre confirmed that their records contain only a single positive response to the product 3 See also EditList of stews Potted meat food productNotes and references Edit Grant Maurice Harold Maurice John Frederick 1906 History of the war in South Africa 1899 1902 Vol 4 London Hurst and Blackett p 567 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint date and year link Mankowitz Wolf 1956 My Old Man s a Dustman Andre Deutsch p 19 World War One The dubious reputation of Maconochie s stew BBC News 23 April 2014 Retrieved 29 June 2021 External links EditTrench Food Glossary of Australian military jargon of World War I Replicas of World War I artifacts including cans of Maconochie This food related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maconochie amp oldid 1145076552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
