Maconochie
Maconochie was a stew of sliced turnips, carrots and potatoes in a thin broth, named for the Aberdeen Maconochie Company that produced it. It was a widely used food ration for British soldiers in the field during the Boer War[1] and in front-line trenches during World War I. There was also a French version called Maconóochie.
 Photographed in the Musée Somme 1916 of Albert (Somme), France. | |
| Type | Stew |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Scotland |
| Created by | Maconochie Company |
| Main ingredients | Turnips, carrots, potatoes |
Though the stew was tolerable, most soldiers detested it. As one soldier put it, "warmed in the tin, Maconochie was edible; cold, it was a man-killer." Others complained about how the potatoes appeared to be unidentifiable black lumps. A reporter once described the stew as "an inferior grade of garbage".
See also
Notes and references
- Maurice Harold Grant, History of the war in South Africa, 1899-1902., Vol.4. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1910. See for example the table "Summary of Supplies Sent by the Natal District for General French's Force, Garrisons, &c., Despatched from Newcastle and Volksrust for Piet Relief and from De Jager's Drift for Vryheid." pg. 567.
External links
- Trench Food
- Glossary of Australian military jargon of World War I
- Replicas of World War I artifacts, including cans of Maconochie
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