Butter and Jam

Stigroadie · Post by **Stigroadie** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:02 pm

Did the Germans use/issue tinned butter and tinned jam? The Brits did, along with tinned cheese.

les hearn · Post by **les hearn** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:09 pm

oh come on stig there ya go again getting us to do the leg work again

Post by **Feldjager** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:30 pm

I've seen an original 3kg tin of marmalade if that helps!

Stigroadie · Post by **Stigroadie** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:41 pm

I've had a look about and not found more than hints at tinned jam. Mostly in films, you know the score, jam tins for air vents.
Just wondered if there was any harder evidence. I've found some butter and jam in tins and wondered if a swift re-label would be in order, make a nice breakfast for the troops. If not I'll save it for my Brit impression.
I've got a copy of the Ostfront ration document but I lent it out and I'm not at home anyway. I dont want to fill the bus with a case of tinned jam if there is no job for it.
Scho-Ka-Kola has gone up €1.75 a tin now.

pzrwest · Post by **pzrwest** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:43 pm

Yes the germans used tinned butter. My Uboot friend edgar told me a story about the tinned butter. It is a sad story but true. Edgar said that one of his shipmates took a tin of the butter from the stock that was being sent to the garbage and put it in his sea sack to take home on leave for his mutte well from what he said the lad was stopped at as check point and the feldpolitzei found it and they brought the lad back to tha barracks parade square then they formed up the the u-boot crew read out the charges and they shot the lad just for taking a tin of butter. Edgar said that really did alot for moral.

les hearn · Post by **les hearn** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:44 pm

blimey stig sounds like your over in germany ?

Stigroadie · Post by **Stigroadie** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:54 pm

For the next week. Been out looking for bits, those old style lighters and the cheap Kat brand pocket knives and found nowt.
Another day off on Monday so I'll try again in Magdeburg.

FJR6 · Post by **FJR6** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:41 am

Hi,
why didn't you tell me what you were looking for?
I can get the lighters and Mercato knives in almost limitless quantities. Saves you the trouble of searching for the stuff.

best regards,
Volker

Stigroadie · Post by **Stigroadie** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:41 pm

Cheers Volker but it's part of the fun hunting around the shops, keeps me out of the pub.

FJR6 · Post by **FJR6** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:09 pm

Hi Sean,
in that case I'm not going to be a spoilsport. Happy hunting.

best regards,
Volker

Gott Mit Uns · Post by **Gott Mit Uns** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:52 am

Stigroadie wrote:For the next week. Been out looking for bits, those old style lighters and the cheap Kat brand pocket knives and found nowt.
Another day off on Monday so I'll try again in Magdeburg.

Stig, try Apfel kraut....or something like this. Mark had some at the weekend and its not bad once youve mixed it in with some tinned cream. I'm off this afternoon to have my arteries swapped though....damn stuff is a heartattack in a tin.

Stigroadie · Post by **Stigroadie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:17 am

Not back in Germany for a couple of weeks, Ljubljana today, might be some treats here. Got a day off in Vienna though, anything I should check out? Done the Opera and the palace and the big wheel in the park.

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