European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse French airmen in themes Hal i be me i by French Cook Ihori roast Chicken to a visiting american 5 sol Prosper h. Ziri. French airmen Hov. Heir Hor. Ftp ,00. Big Bow a inn e. Cup,." pick up Oil to Flo la rough Chow. Bloc aboard Dyl. By voice Mcoaniel staff a Andre a Kazsek director of Mut Encl services at the frenc Huir Force bits at Lahr Germany is Miles North of Freiburg on the Karls Ruhe Basel autobahn likes to contend there Are big differences Between the filling habits of French und american airmen. Brazier who is in charge of food serv ice supervisors who service sumo 8,000 airmen at the base likes to quote the Zillic aphorism the american eats to live the Frenchman lives to the word German or englishman is frequently subs Elluta. For american depending on the listener s nationality Post 12 the inference is that the average Frenchman Ikun epicure us heart and expects to be treated As such at table even it he eats off a stainless steel tray ill a military mean. And to prove it Brazier always welcomes the Opportunity to show visitors How food is pre pared and served to French no and enlisted airmen at . Thore is an american air Force detachment of about 80 airmen and their dependents at the Are permitted to eat at i he French mess Halls but must use their own Din ing fac Lilied which probably proves nothing that one Man s treat i another Man s Poison. Brazier has three mess fact Lutes one for officers one for cos and one for airmen. There is Lillet difference be tween the no and pm fare except inthe manner of service. The cos eat family Stylo it tunics for six Urvin themselves from platters placed in the Center of the table. Each table in set with two one liter carafes of red wine the lower Roders queue up in a scr ice line just like their Americus counterparts and serve themselves Cambria style. They also get wine or if Thev prefer Beer with their meal. Neither milk nor fruit juices Are Ciu lard in r Rench military menus and apparently they re not missed. The wine served to French servicemen is v1n Odin air not Vintage ". A
