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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