The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.
Even that was all consumed after two days, and the patients had to try to choke down fresh fish, just boiled in water, without salt, pepper or butter; mutton, beef, and potatoes without the faintest seasoning.
The only thing I won't eat is swede - I can't bear it.
I don't like tofu. I'd sooner eat a sponge.
I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.
The foods that are recommended today are as palatable as a steady diet of wet blotters.
People did not even then like to eat dirt, if they could see it.
