Fallschirmjäger-Lehrkompanie
Ardennen 1945

2008 Kasino Concept and Speisekarte (Feldportionen)

Our FJ-Kasino (Mess Hall) promises to be one of the neatest living history aspects of the event. We'll utilize a Kasino within walking distance of our barracks site, and serve meals "family style" like a real German Kasino.

Just like in a German Kasino, we'll eat "family style" each meal, each squad assigned to a table. Each squad will have to provide a squad member for each meal to perform "kitchen duties". This requires nothing more than arriving at the Kasino 30 minutes before each meal, filling your unit's serving bowls/platters and bringing it to your table, replenishing the table's beverage pitcher when needed, and then at completion of the meal, cleaning your squad's serving bowls, tables, floors, etc so that the Kasino is ready for the next meal.

What to bring: - Each man should bring along an original ceramic German dinner plate, mess hall utensils (i.e., Luftwaffe fork, spoon, and knife), a soup bowl, and some sort of period drinking vessel (Stein, Krug, ceramic cup, etc). Most guys already have this stuff, but never get to use it... Until now!

If you don't have originals stuff, that's ok; a plain white ceramic dinner plate can be purchased at many stores or kitchenware outlet for $1; same goes for a plain white ceramic soup bowl. If you don't have original mess hall silverware, then a set of plain, simple flatware can be picked up at a local thrift store for under $1.

Most reenactors have some sort of period-looking drinking stein. If not, Erich Loych sells beautiful repro "Kreta" mugs, and the event is selling really nice beer glasses etched with the FJ-Badge.

Additionally, we'll need each attending unit to bring some specific mess gear. Each unit needs to bring some sort of serving platter, 2 serving bowls, 2 aluminum/stainless steel serving ladles, and some sort of plain beverage pitcher. Here are some samples:

 

Abendessen für Mittwoch, d. 23en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Breakfast for Wednesday, January 23, 2008 [In The Mess Hall])
TBD

Frühstück für Donnerstag, d. 24en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Breakfast for Thursday, January 24, 2008 [In The Mess Hall])
TBD

Mittagessen für Donnerstag, d. 24en Januar, 2008 (Eiserne Ration)
(Lunch for Friday, January 24, 2008 [Iron Rations])
TBD

Abendessen für Donnerstag, d. 24en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Breakfast for Thursday, January 24, 2008 [In The Mess Hall])
TBD

Frühstück für Freitag, d. 25en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Breakfast for Friday, January 25, 2008 [In The Mess Hall])
TBD

Mittagessen für Freitag, d. 25en Januar, 2008 (Eiserne Ration)
(Lunch for Friday, January 25, 2008 [Iron Rations])
TBD

Abendessen für Freitag, d. 25en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Dinner for Friday, January 25, 2008 [Formal Mess])
TBD

Frühstück für Sonnabend, d. 26en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Breakfast for Saturday, January 26, 2008 [In The Mess Hall])
TBD

Mittagessen für Sonnabend, d. 26en Januar, 2008 (Eiserne Ration)
(Lunch for Saturday, January 26, 2008 [Iron Rations])
TBD

Abendessen für Sonnabend, d. 26en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Dinner for Saturday, January 26, 2008 [Formal Mess])
TBD

Frühstück für Sonntag, d. 27en Januar, 2008 (in der Kantine)
(Breakfast for Sunday, January 27, 2008 [In The Mess Hall])
TBD

Guten Appetit!