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Several years back I ran across a mention of a british wartime cookbook which was meant for ration book ingredients, and contained a recipe literally titled som

Several years back I ran across a mention of a british wartime cookbook which was meant for ration book ingredients, and contained a recipe literally titled something like "life sustaining glop". Anyone know which this might have been?

tartoran 2y ago
Though I've never heard of the term it's likely a nutrient-rich substance that contains what is needed to "life sustain". Maybe it was a powder that when mixed with water would turn into something that could be consumed. It definitely doesn't sound delicious but hey, when life is on the line, it should not matter much.
- beezlebroxxxxxx 2y ago
  If only they had the marketing prowess of Soylent.
  - kibwen 2y ago
    Not joking, "Life Sustaining Glop" would be a better name than Soylent.
DFHippie 2y ago
I went to a Quaker summer camp in the mountains of Maryland in my youth. Once a week everyone went out on various overnight camping trips. Dinner was always "glop". It was just a mass of nutritious stuff that could be cooked in a pot over a campfire -- tuna, noodles, cheese, dried whatever, water which would be sterile after boiling. If you'd been hiking all day, it was delicious.
- chiph 2y ago
  Perhaps it's an acronym, like gorp is? (Good Old Raisins and Peanuts - commonly called "Trail Mix" these days)
  - 082349872349872 2y ago
    hmm... I'd guess "glop" arises more from onomatopoeia; the sound it makes when shovelled onto a plate? (and speaking of trail food: couscous with as much squeeze margarine as it can absorb makes for a quick high calorie life sustaining glop; I was wondering more about the entire cookbook than this particular recipe) EDIT: in non-trail food, I find it tough to beat rice & corn/hominy & beans for cheap and cheerful.
- doom2 2y ago
  Shiloh alum here (my sister went to Catoctin)! My memory of camp food is pretty poor, but one dish I do remember is couscous with gato gato sauce. Canoeing or rock climbing trips had better food because you could carry more gear.
  - DFHippie 2y ago
    Yeah, I went to Catoctin, as I'm sure you inferred.

tartoran 2y ago

Though I've never heard of the term it's likely a nutrient-rich substance that contains what is needed to "life sustain". Maybe it was a powder that when mixed with water would turn into something that could be consumed. It definitely doesn't sound delicious but hey, when life is on the line, it should not matter much.

beezlebroxxxxxx 2y ago
If only they had the marketing prowess of Soylent.
- kibwen 2y ago
  Not joking, "Life Sustaining Glop" would be a better name than Soylent.

DFHippie 2y ago

I went to a Quaker summer camp in the mountains of Maryland in my youth. Once a week everyone went out on various overnight camping trips. Dinner was always "glop". It was just a mass of nutritious stuff that could be cooked in a pot over a campfire -- tuna, noodles, cheese, dried whatever, water which would be sterile after boiling. If you'd been hiking all day, it was delicious.

chiph 2y ago
Perhaps it's an acronym, like gorp is? (Good Old Raisins and Peanuts - commonly called "Trail Mix" these days)
- 082349872349872 2y ago
  hmm... I'd guess "glop" arises more from onomatopoeia; the sound it makes when shovelled onto a plate? (and speaking of trail food: couscous with as much squeeze margarine as it can absorb makes for a quick high calorie life sustaining glop; I was wondering more about the entire cookbook than this particular recipe) EDIT: in non-trail food, I find it tough to beat rice & corn/hominy & beans for cheap and cheerful.
doom2 2y ago
Shiloh alum here (my sister went to Catoctin)! My memory of camp food is pretty poor, but one dish I do remember is couscous with gato gato sauce. Canoeing or rock climbing trips had better food because you could carry more gear.
- DFHippie 2y ago
  Yeah, I went to Catoctin, as I'm sure you inferred.