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justan

"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 8/24/2017 11:12 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 22:07:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:50:57 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

What do they use to make bug juice?

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Bug Juice is any powdered drink like Kool-Aid.

The CG fed us better ;-)

Navy shore commands and the larger ships usually had good food. The
smaller ships like the destroyer escorts I was on didn't have the
storage capacity for a lot of fresh food for longer cruises. We ate
well for the first few days but then it got pretty bad. Most of us
stocked up our lockers with canned food and other treats that didn't
need refrigeration.

The evaporators could never keep up with the demand for fresh water so
we were always on water hour rationing while underway. Taking a real
shower became a once in a great while deal.

The Coasties didn't have those problems. They always had locker
rooms and grocery stores nearby.
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