Who has the original recipe for S.O.S.( Sh_ t on a shingle)??

Question

I was a big fan of this in the military, haven't had it as good since then.

Answer 1

See this link - http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/aces/publications/pubs/recipes/cover.pdf

You'll have to scale down the recipe - all are for 100 servings.

Look for either "Creamed Ground Beef" or "Creamed Chip Beef", depending on which you mean.

I'm with you on this - I love that stuff.

Answer 2

I don't know about the original, but I like to get a few tablespoons, 2-4, of butter/margarine, melt it in a pan, stir in 2-4 tablespoons of flour, then let that cook for a minute or so to cook the flour- then add 2 cups of milk. WARM the milk, don't boil it. While the milk warms, chop up a jar (yes, a jar, not a can, you can find it in the grocery store next to the tuna & Spam) of dried beef. I actually use kitchen shears and chop it that way. Also get some toast (6-8 slices) going in the toaster. After the milk is warmed well, throw in the beef chunks, give it a minute or two, and pour over the toast. Serves 1-2. Enjoy~

Answer 3

INGREDIENTS

2 lb / 900 g margarine
1 lb / 450 g flour
4 cups soy cream or soy milk
4 gallons / 18 L vegetable stock
7 lb / 3.2 kg seitan, chopped
2 bunches parsley, chipped fine
1/2 oz / 15 g black pepper
130 slices of bread, toasted

METHOD
Melt the margarine in a large pot and add the flour. Cook for a few minutes to brown the flour. Add the soy cream/ soymilk and the stock, stirring constantly to prevent lumping. Add the seitan and cook 5 minutes. Add the parsley and the pepper and serve on hot toast.

NOTES
During the last week of Elvis' stint in the US Army, he served at Fort Dix in New Jersey where he had the most notorious dish of US military life - Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast - which is more commonly known as: **** on a Shingle.

Answer 4

Our recipe was pretty simple for this when I was growing up! But man, we loved this stuff!

1 (2 ounce) package dried beef
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper

1. Cut beef into ribbons or pieces.
2. Melt butter in pan on medium heat.
3. Mix in flour and pepper with a whisk or fork.
4. SLOWLY add milk, mixing constantly.
5. Bring to simmer and add beef.
6. Simmer for five minutes.
7. Serve over toast.

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

Impossible to answer for sure
I'll bet it just predates the cities and Jails.
boiling any swill left from the table added with some flour in the pot the meat was cooked for the family, mixed Into a white or brown sauce
This gravy poured over stale bread from the families breakfast.
But MY mom hard boiled eggs,, made a white sauce from / in dads bacon, sausage, steak & eggs fry pan.
seperated the yoaks and chop the whites into the sauce poured over toast or french bread,, sprinkle the grated yoaks with a dash of paprika for color or parmasan
Still sounds like biscuits a gravy.

Answer 6

Toasted buttered bread, milk gravy (milk+hamburger juice from pan), hamburger and pepper.

Answer 7

Here are a couple from US Navy cook books:

http://www.seabeecook.com/cookery/recipes/minceb1940.htm

http://www.seabeecook.com/cookery/recipes/minceb1962.htm

Answer 8

make beef stroganoff without the noodles

serve over toasted bread