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What is the recipe for SOS?

Leatherneck's World-Famous SOS Recipe:

  • 1 1/2 pounds extra lean hamburger or ground chuck
  • 2 tbsp. oleo or butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 tbsp. flour
  • 2 tsp. granulated garlic
  • 2 tbsp. soy sauce (or less to taste)
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • sliced bread

Brown the meat, then drain. Add oleo. Stir in the onions and cook until you can see through them. Add flour, stir and cook two to three minutes. Add garlic, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and mix thoroughly. Add milk and stir until it thickens. Serve over bread.

Camp Lejeune's SOS Recipe for Manly Men

  • 1 lb. lean hamburger
  • 3 tsp. beef stock powder
  • 3 tbsp. plain flour
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • ½ tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pint whole milk

Brown hamburger. Add beef stock powder, flour, salt, pepper and then cook. Add Worcestershire sauce. Add milk and stir over low heat until thickened. Serve on burnt toast.