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GWA
"Authenticity & More"
Uncle
Cron's Corn Willy
by Mickey Collins
I
have a true trench recipe for "Corn Willy" that was passed
down in my family from Great Uncle named Cronley Hanchey who was light
(horse drawn) artillery in the Great War. Take corned beef and fry
up in bacon grease in a meatcan. If you have onions add at the same
time. Brown, then add can of tomatoes and bring to simmer. If you
have a can of kernel corn, add that as well. Cook as long as you wish
then eat. HONEST, this is the real thing. It became the traditional
"first meal" in hunting camp each year. I used to watch
this guy fix it. It's pretty good over boiled rice with a little hot
sauce dropped on top.
*Note:
Uncle "Cron' was "spaded" by a German when they over
ran his battery position. Carried a long scar from right shoulder
to left waist which he used to tease us kids with. He said the worst
experience for him was "tending the damned horses in the hold
of the ship on the trip over."
Army
Goulash - aka Gooey
- 1 lbs
Hamburger*
- 1 Medium
Onion
- 2 16
oz can pork & beans
- 6 ½
oz tomato sauce
- salt
& pepper
- chili
powder
Brown
hamburger w/ onions. Mix in pork and beans, chili powder, salt &
pepper and tomato sauce. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
*During
WW1, this dish would have been made with one of three kinds of canned
beef.
1)
Bully Beef - From the British Army.
2) Canned Horse - From the American Army
3) Monkey Meat - From the French Army.
- 1 Cup
cornmeal (plain)
- 1 Cup
cold water
- 3 Cups
of boiling water
- 1 Tsp
salt
Mix
cornmeal, cold water and salt. Slowly stir mixture into the boiling
water in a saucepan. Cook and stir until thick; lower the heat. Cover
and cook 15 minutes, stirring as needed.
Put
hot cornmeal mush into a loaf pan; cool until firm. Turn mush from
pan and cut into slices.
Pum
Frits
- 8 Medium
Irish Potatoes - wedged into fourths
- 1 Small
onion
- Dash
of Garlic Salt
- Salt
and pepper
- ¼
Cup cooking oil
Heat
oil in big skillet. Brown potato wedges in hot oil. Add 1/2 cup water.
Cover and let potatoes steam cook until done or tender. Add More water
if necessary. Add chopped onions. Sprinkle with Garlic Salt. Cook
5 to 10 mins more or until onions are tender.
Mess
Sgt's Java
- 1 Gallon
cold water
- Shell
from 2 fresh eggs
- 1 1/2
Cups ground coffee
- 1/2
tsp Salt
Place
water, coffee and salt in pot. Bring to boil. Throw in eggshells.
Lower heat to low boil for 10 mins. Serve hot.
For
next pot, do not dump old grounds and eggshells out. Recycle and add
new ingredients.
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