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FROM CRAONNE TO HULL IN SEVEN MONTHS BEING MY DIARY AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY 1918 by Henry Wilkinson The story of the capture and imprisonment of Captain Henry Wilkinson, then of 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry Diary
Appendix A
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Specimen Week’s Diet Sheet Speisezettel
Food list
Fur [für] die Ziet [zeit] von 29.7.20 18 bis einschl 4.8
For the period from 29.7.20 18 up to and including 4.8
Kaserne II bis VI Kl. Dänholm
Barracks II to VI class Dänholm
3500gr. Kartoffeln
150 gr. Fleisch
100gr. Marmelade
150gr. Zucker
Morgenkost
Mittagkost
Abendkost
Montag, den 29.7
Dörrgemusesuppe
Graupensuppe
Kakao, Zucker
Königsberger Klospe
Marmelade
Kartoffeln, mit
3500 grams potatoes
150 grams meat
100 grams marmalade
150 grams sugar
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Monday 29.7
Dehydrated vegetable soup
Barley soup
Cocoa, sugar
Meatballs
Marmalade
Potatoes with
Mohrrüben
Carrots
Salzgurke
Cucumber
Dienstag, den 30.7
Tuesday 30.7
Kaffee, Zucker
Graupensuppe
Kartoffelsuppe
Marmelade
Klippfisch mit
M/ Gemüse
Coffee, sugar
Barley soup
Potato soup
Marmalade
Clipfish [dried fish] with
with vegetables
Meerettich tunke 500gr. Kartoffeln
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Horseradish sauce 500 grams potatoes
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Morgenkost
Mittagkost
Abendkost
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Mittwoch, den 31.7
Graupensuppe mit
Graupensuppe
Wednesday 31.7
Barley soup with
Barley soup
Kaffee, Zucker
Bohnenmehl
Coffee, sugar
bean flour
Marmelade
Pickelsteiner
Marmalade
Meat [and] vegetable stew
[Pichelsteiner]- Gemüse
French beans
Schnittbohnen
300 grams potatoes
300gr. Kartoffeln
Kohlrabi and carrots
Kohlrabi u. Mohrrüben
Cucumber
Salzgurke
Donnerstag, den 1.8
Thursday 1.8
Kaffee, Zucker
Gemüsesuppe
Marmelade
Lungwurst
Gemüsesuppe
Freitag, den 2.8
Coffee, sugar
Vegetable soup
Marmalade
Smoked sausage
Vegetable soup
Friday 2.8
Kakao, Zucker
Dörrgemusesuppe mit
Marmelade
Mischmehl, Pickelsteiner-Gemüse
Graupensuppe
Cocoa, sugar
Dehydrated vegetable soup with mixing flour
Marmalade
Meat [and] vegetable stew
Schnittbohnen
French beans
300gr. Kartoffeln
300 grams potatoes
Mohrrüben mit
Carrots with
Kohlrabi, Salzgurke
Kohlrabi, cucumber
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Barley soup
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Morgenkost
Mittagkost
Abendkost
Sonnabend, den 3.8
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Saturday 3.8
Kaffee, Zucker
Graupensuppe
Kartoffelsuppe
Coffee, sugar
Barley soup
Potato soup
Marmelade
Zer Flunder mit
m/ Wurzkäse
Marmalade
Flounder with
with ? cheese [Wurzkäse]
Meerettich tunke
Horseradish sauce
300gr. Kartoffeln
300 grams potatoes
Sonntag, den 4.8
Sunday 4.8
Kaffee, Zucker
Gemüsesuppe
Marmelade
50gr. Deutches Beefsteak
Graupensuppe
Coffee, sugar
vegetable soup
Marmalade
50 grams German
500gr. Kartoffeln
beefsteak
M/ Gemüse, Salat
500 grams potatoes With vegetables, lettuce
Comments on this carbo-hydrate diet would almost seem superfluous, but most of the food was of the worst quality and highly unprepossessing in appearance, besides beg barely calculated to keep body and soul together. “Marmelade” is given for every breakfast, but there was actually only 100 grammes for the week! The cocoa & coffee were, of course, substitutes of poor quality.
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Barley soup