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Women and War Work by Helen Fraser
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a shelf above, and a chair. Washing and bathing is done in separate
huts, and in every camp hot and cold water is laid on.

The mess room is a big hut. The girls wait on themselves and the food
is excellent. They receive in rations the same as the soldiers on
lines of communication--four-fifths of a fighting man's ration and
whatever is over is returned and credited, and the extra money is used
for luxuries, games and for entertaining visitors from other camps.

Here is a typical week's meals and it shows how well they are fed:

MONDAY.--Breakfast: Tea, bread, butter, baked mince, jam.
Dinner: Cold beef, potatoes, tomatoes, baked apples, custard.
Tea: Tea, bread, butter, jam. Supper: Welsh rarebit, bread,
butter, jam.

TUESDAY.--Breakfast: Tea, bread, butter, boiled ham,
marmalade. Dinner: brown onion stew, potatoes, baked beans,
biscuit pudding. Tea: Tea, bread, butter, jam, cheese. Supper:
Savoury rice, tea, bread.

WEDNESDAY.--Breakfast: Tea, bread, butter, veal loaf. Dinner:
Roast mutton, potatoes, marrow, bread pudding. Tea: Tea,
bread, butter, marmalade, jam. Supper: Rissoles, bread,
butter, cheese.

THURSDAY.--Breakfast: Tea, bread, butter, fried bacon. Dinner:
Meat pie, potatoes, cabbage, custard and rice. Tea: Tea,
bread, butter, jam. Supper: Soup, bread and jam.

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