Fudge

[billrunnels]

It was a Saturday night and I was the only person in our hut. I had received a box of "Instant Fudge" from my sister. It was in powder form to be mixed with water and cooked in a double boiler. Looking for something to do I decided to give it a go. Using my mess gear as a double boiler, I cooked the mixture over our little pot bellied stove and placed it in the window to cool and harden over night. First thing the next morning I headed for the candy only to find a note "it sure was good". Someone returning from the Officer's Club or leave spotted it in the window. Never did find out who the culprit was.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Oh man, that'd tick me off!

 

[billrunnels]

Oh man, that'd tick me off!

It did

 

[pbehn]

Taking some of another guys fudge is criminal, but taking all of it is just plain nasty.

 

[billrunnels]

Taking some of another guys fudge is criminal, but taking all of it is just plain nasty.

you got that right

 

[rochie]

Great little story Bill

 

[pbehn]

you got that right

On the other side of the coin, I was working in France with a group of British guys, a Welshman accused me and all the rest of the group of stealing the Welsh cheddar and Primula processed cheese he put in the fridge. He just couldn't remember how much of his beautiful Welsh cheddar he ate after a night on the beer, no one steals cheddar and primula in France there is cheese everywhere!

 

[Crimea_River]

Maybe they used the cheese for fish bait.

Good story Bill.

 

[pbehn]

Maybe they used the cheese for fish bait.

Good story Bill.

No self respecting poisson would ever be caught with a Primula bait. It was a "you had to be there" moments. I love French and English cheese, but proper cheese not ffffing Primula, only a complete dolt carries Primula from Wales to France you can buy it in any Frech supermarket, they use it in cooking.

 

[pbehn]

Come to think of it Bill, what did you eat and drink on a mission? Obviously not fudge (sorry).

 

[airminded88]

It was a Saturday night and I was the only person in our hut. I had received a box of "Instant Fudge" from my sister. It was in powder form to be mixed with water and cooked in a double boiler. Looking for something to do I decided to give it a go. Using my mess gear as a double boiler, I cooked the mixture over our little pot bellied stove and placed it in the window to cool and harden over night. First thing the next morning I headed for the candy only to find a note "it sure was good". Someone returning from the Officer's Club or leave spotted it in the window. Never did find out who the culprit was.

Someone sure had guts to do what he did to you Bill.
Specially after the effort to make it.
Very interesting story about how unpredictable life could be in the 8th bomber bases.

Cheers

 

[billrunnels]

Someone sure had guts to do what he did to you Bill.
Specially after the effort to make it.
Very interesting story about how unpredictable life could be in the 8th bomber bases.

Cheers

The unpredictable enabled us to maintain some degree of a normal life style. It was not all blood and guts but a mixture of the two.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

There is only one thief in the Army. Everyone else is just trying to get their **** back...

 

[billrunnels]

There is only one thief in the Army. Everyone else is just trying to get their **** back...

There was more than one thief. I'ii confess, a little rubbed off on the officers in our hut. We maintained a respectful pantry of food confiscated from the mess hall kitchen. Peanut butter, jelly. bread etc. One guy showed up with a whole chicken one evening. We dissected that bird and used the hook on the old wire coat hangers to cook on an open fire in our little pot bellied stove. Sure tasted good.

 

[Gnomey]

That must of been annoying Bill! The chicken doesn't quite seem like a fair return.

 

[billrunnels]

That must of been annoying Bill! The chicken doesn't quite seem like a fair return.

It really wasn't