- Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:17 pm
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Anecdotally, as in "a bloke in a cookbook antiquariat told me", Adolf didn't consider it to be soldierly enough and certainly not a food of the people. Being something of an authoritarian, he went ahead and banned it.
Only after the war did it return to German dinner plates and, for decades, the recipe remained very rigid. Spargel with schnizel, boiled potatoes, and Hollandaise. Alternatives are smoked, cured ham or plaice. Broken bits can be made in to soup.
So yes, it is very symbolic and the official announcement of the opening season is looked forward to by just about everyone. Hence, the need for a vast, temporary army to haul the stuff out of the ground.
Jack believed in the inherent goodness of humanity, and felt a deep social responsibility to protect that. Through us all, Jack marches on.