Menu for Hank's Parents' Anniversary Dinner
This file appears in: Letter from a Father
Hank translated this menu as follows:
MENU
of the celebration dinner
for the occasion of the
12.5 year anniversary
of
Daddy and Mama van Driel
Soup
Potatoes
Braised Belgium Endives
Green Beans
Braised Rabbit
Festive Pudding
Fruit Sauce
Mixed Fruits
Hank's father was able to obtain the necessary food for one special anniversary dinner prior to the liberation in 1945. March and April were the worst months of the long Hongerwinter, because during that time, food truly ran out.
Hank noted in 2020 that during the war people raised rabbits for meat. "I remember we having a rabbit cage in the back yard and having to go search for grass and greens to feed them."
This file appears in: Letter from a Father
Letter from a Father
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