Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 209
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[Page 209]
1918
Thu 20th June (cont.)
They barter for tinned meat, bread, etc. for which they obtain fabulous prices in the town. When a Russian Jew will offer 8 or 10 marks for a pound tin of "bully" it means that he can obtain 15 to 20 marks for it in Brandenburg. The usual prices are 8 to 10 potatoes for one portion of German bread – last night I bought 6 eggs for a tin of "bully". One haggles in German with these dealers. Our menu today, to celebrate the launching of our Mess, was elaborate.
Breakfast.
Eggs and Bacon
Lettuce – Hot chocolate.
Dinner. "Biled Murphies" & bully beef.
Preserved pineapple. – Cocoa.
Tea. "Grape Nuts" with Nestle's Milk.
Sardines – Biscuits – Coffee.
The above made a hole in our grub-box which would have made The Black Douglas (R.S.T.!) groan for a week.
Fri. 21st June
In Brandenburg "mit dem Wagen".
Twice daily a wagon goes to Brandenburg Post Office to bring up the prisoner's parcels to the camp.