European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday february 12, 1969 a at China House restaurant manager Charlie Iwamoto left and employees Sample tasty dishes made from a rations. Gourmets give c s the nod. Add a Little imagination plus a dab of this or that pizza Between combat assault sin the Jungle never underestimate the ingenuity of the american i. In a Muddy Clearing West of Dak  Vietnam near the cambodian Border sgt. Joseph p. Espillac Sanfrancisco. Calif., and pfc. John a Moreno Kansas City mo., worked up their favorite dish of pizza followed by cake with chocolate frosting All made from c rations. A reporter from Pacific stars & stripes took in this scene asked the two Ingeni Ous gis for their pizza recipe for the ladies Back Home and then scurried Back to the Tokyo newsroom with Brilliant idea. Why not get some top chefs to try their hand at turning those cans of is into gourmet fare the recipe for the ladies it goes like this take one can of beef with spicy sauce Ope can of White bread and one can of cheese with crackers All 0 rations. Cuttle bread into four pieces put one piece on the Bottom of a c ration can top i with spiced beef add another slice of bread and top this with cheese. Says Espillac you Bend the top Backover the can put the whole mess in the cardboard Box the c rations came Inland Burn up the Box. When the Box is burned Presto pizza  adds Moreno Only Don t do it a night. Somebody will Start shooting at  prefer skillets with a chemical coating to prevent sticking of fowl. I you Don t have that you re in trouble these Jungle chefs say. I bad a great Fry pan. Used to lookup some Fine meals Espillac says. He adds wistfully but some Lousy North vietnamese blew it up with a grenade in that last  troopers carry extra spices in their packs to add culinary delights a otherwise doll c rations. Capt. Robert Brown of Houston tex., pulls hot sauce Ketchup and grated cheese from his pack with every meal. To find out what top chefs could do tomake is win As in taste Appeal. Pacific stars and stripes reporters Bob Yama and spec $ Gary Ackerman carted a Case of the Olive drab tins around to afew gourmet palaces in Tokyo. Yamada said that most of the chef turned slightly Green at even the color of the can and Ackerman reported that he heard much muttering from the culinary experts about food and the military  but All of the chefs whipped out their mixing bowls in the interests of a proper diet for soldiers defending democracy and came up with the following recipes. I a a Soldier unloads gourmet a rations for troops at a Forward Bast