I was watching TV today during a half hour program about foods served in the United States Navy. It brought back memories and even some surprises. 1963 navy bootcamp mess hall food and drink. One staple was a greenish like Kool Aid which recruits labeled “Bug Juice”. I never drank it; I either had milk or water. I found out today that “Bug Juice” was served from World War 2 through Vietnam. I remembered it in Vietnam.
The next familiar dish served in navy galleys around the world was chipped beef in gravy poured onto a slice of bread. Sailors ate it, despite the fact that the common phrase for the dish was; “Shit on a Single”.
The one thing that was always popular was called a “Slider” which was a hamburger. On the USS Kitty HAWK there were 2 galleys. One had meals like you would have at home. The other had hamburgers, hot dogs and French Fries. That was my favorite place on day shift, 7am to 7pm. I, unfortunately, worked the night shift 7pm to 7am and had no hamburgers. I usually ate in the midnight hours, called “Midrats” midnight rations. The food wasn’t the best, but when I was hungry I ate what was available. The beauty of Midrats was there were no lines to go through.
On my daily trips to the Aldi’s grocery store, I’ve usually walked sidewalks and then on the highly trafficked road to the store.
There is an open field across the street from my apartment to the Aldi’s store. I found that walking over open ground is better for walking than on sidewalks and streets. The open ground exercises leg muscles that are not exercised on pavement. Going over rough terrain has strengthened my legs well.
