Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1917 — Here’s How Unde Sam Takes Care of His Boys [ARTICLE]

Here’s How Unde Sam Takes Care of His Boys

That the boys of Uncle Sam are well provided for in the way of foods, may be ascertained from the following menu submitted by Wade Jarrette, son of B. J. Jarrette, who is a member of the crew of the U. S. Steamship New Jersey. Here is all Wade and his companions had to eat on Thanksgiving day: oysters en creme, celery,oysterettes, olives, roast turkey a la New Jersey, giblet gravy, oyster dressing, cranberry sauce, prime roast beef au jus, creamed whipped potatoes, creamed cauliflower, mince pie, fruit cake, harlequin ice cream, assorted fruit, muscatels, mixed nuts, coffee, cigars. Now Wade and the rest of the Navy boys are looking forward to the holiday feasts and one cannot blame them. '