Looks like Jamie Oliver has another culinary related mission on his hands. Reports claim that ‘Pukka’ chef Jamie Oliver has been implored by Prince Harry to try and tackle the ‘dismal’ state of the Army ration pack.
Designed to supply an active duty soldier with enough calories for an entire day, the ration pack has to be able to be eaten cold and straight from the packet, as well as being able to cope with being warmed up in the most inappropriate of conditions and often in the same water that the soldier is going to make his brew in. Whilst out in Afghanistan, HRH will have experienced the true joy of sand in his rations, and not having enough tea or coffee in his ratpack and so having to swap elements with another soldier so they both have what they want. Whilst he was speaking with the Times newspaper Harry is reported as saying:
Rations are miserable. I’ve been on rations now for, I can’t remember how long. The guys here [in Afghanistan] have been on rations even longer than I have. They’re fed-up with it
Apparently, the Prince thinks that sausage, mash and gravy in a bag would be just the ticket and ’surely no-one could mess that up’.
Well, I have no idea if media whore Jamie Oliver would be up for tackling the Army rat-pack (he’s hardly likely to turn down a touch of the old press is he…?) and maybe converting his OBE into a future knighthood, but having tasted standard rations I can safely say that I understand how it could become extremely depressing. Hamburger and beans is pretty good, and all the biscuits and sweet stuff is
pretty tolerable - but some of the other bagged bonanza leaves an awful lot to be desired!
It seems that Jamie Oliver’s principal success with his school meals campaign was twofold. Primarily it afforded him plenty of welcome publicity, and secondly it very nearly gave him a nervous breakdown! Whilst the Government seemed more than happy to pay out enough rope for Jamie to at least try and make progress, they were more than happy to tie a noose at the other end for him when it came to paying for the progress that he had made.
That was just the Education department. Can you imagine the colour of his hair if he had to deal with the MOD?
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Please Jamie Oliver - DON’T DO IT.
We like your TV shows.
We like your books.
We like you being relatively sane.
Try and take on the MOD and we’ll probably ‘lose’ you on exercise somewhere…
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