However, the dish was unpopular, and was abandoned as soon as the meat rations were lifted.
The typical steak in these restaurants provides the meat ration for a week.
To eke out the small meat ration, people formed pig clubs which is what you were talking about.
In addition, beef cattle had to be secured for the meat ration.
The meat ration during my time there, however, was only one kilogram of ham per person per month.
The meat ration in late 1916 was only 31% of peacetime, and it fell to 12% in late 1918.
Conrad blamed the suppliers and Army Headquarters ordered an increase in the meat ration.
The meat ration, for example, was 500g per week per person.
He discovered that the prisoners were being cheated of their legal daily meat ration, and he encouraged them to refuse the food.
In 1925, the meat ration was replaced with canned pork and beans.