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During WW2, some british flyers went to the Soviet Union to fly for them. The first day the weather turned cold, the women brought out pots of boiling fat for t
by skookumchuck 8y ago
During WW2, some british flyers went to the Soviet Union to fly for them. The first day the weather turned cold, the women brought out pots of boiling fat for them to eat. The airmen were disgusted. But after flying at high altitude in the bitter cold, they came to relish the breakfast of fat.
- patient_zero 8y agoThat sounds like an interesting read. I couldn't find anything in my brief google search. Do you have a lead I can follow? Thanks
- skookumchuck 8y agoI wish I had a source. I learned it from talking to a WW2 pilot.
- emmelaich 8y agoMy Dad used to compete with his brothers and sisters for the lard to make a sandwich of. The lard was left over from cooking meat.