solcarlus Posted September 21, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 21, 2017 Bonjour. Found on a WWI area of the Air Service this bottle. With a comrade, we emptied a hole/bin. Solcarlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Garandomatic Posted September 21, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 21, 2017 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted September 21, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 21, 2017 awesome - hot sauce for your eggs McIlhenny company has been making this since 1868 1868 on Avery Island, Louisiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsmith Posted September 21, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 21, 2017 That's pretty cool. I'm from Louisiana and have been to the Tabasco factory a couple of times. I knew Tabasco had been a part of military cuisine for a while but I didn't realize it was shipped over there in WWI. They have a little museum area at the factory but I can't remember if they had anything specific to the military or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted September 21, 2017 Share #7 Posted September 21, 2017 My dad took part in the Louisiana army maneuvers in 1940/1941. He visited Avery island and got to meet the McIlhenny family. He always had a bottle of Tabasco sauce at the dinner table and would frequently pick it up and ask us "Did I ever tell you about the time I met Mr McIlhenny?". Thank you for the memories. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted September 21, 2017 Share #8 Posted September 21, 2017 Very nice find Solcarlus! Have you been able to ID any of the other glass bottles from the "hole/bin"? Because the manual/book states that Tabasco Sauce was authorized "for the Philippines only", I wonder if it arrived in France via the QTMC or if it was sent to an individual Doughboy by loved ones back home? Also, what is the title of the book/manual with the page listing WW I era food items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted September 21, 2017 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2017 It's issued with certain MRE's, I guess it's still is...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M422A1 Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10 Posted September 21, 2017 I do believe one of the McIlhenny's served in the Marines during WWII... And I remember the little bottles of Tabasco Sauce in some of the MRE's when I was in the Marines in the 80's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solcarlus Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted September 22, 2017 Bonjour. Most vials are not marked. The bottles are either bottle of champagne or bottles of local beer. The list is derived from the Manual for the Quartermaster Cops 1916 page 123. I think these kinds of articles were provided by the QMC. Sol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlewilly Posted September 25, 2017 Share #12 Posted September 25, 2017 Interesting information. I would think the 1916 QMC manual would have been revised for the AEF in 1917-18 and surely this product made it to France. I believe I have seen a few in groups of battlefield digger finds on eBay. MHJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solcarlus Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted September 25, 2017 Most certainly. But already find a manual dated 1916 is not obvious, especially at my country. Sol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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