I was trying to re-collect some memories of what the menu looked like back in the early 80's. The list below looks like what we used to have.
| Day |
Breakfast |
Lunch |
Super/Dinner |
| Monday |
Bread/Tea |
Cornchaff |
Rice/Stew |
| Tuesday |
Cornchaff |
Plantain/Soup |
Garri/Okra |
| Wednesday |
Bread/Tea |
Cornchaff |
Rice/Stew |
| Thursday |
Pap/puffpuff |
Plantain/Beans |
Garri/Okra |
| Friday |
Bread/Tea |
Cornchaff |
Rice/Stew |
| Saturday |
Cornchaff |
Fufu/Jamajama |
Rice/Soup/Egg |
| Sunday |
Bread/Tea |
Rice/Beans |
Garri/Okra |
From 1981-1984, we used to have fried fish with some of the meals. Between 1984-1986, it was changed to boiled fish (for economic rather than health reasons). Rumor has it that the juice from the boiled fish rendered a tastier soup. Some of the fringe benefits that came at the discretion of our "grands" included having a banana with our rice meals. Rumor also has it that this was a regular part of our meals but the "grands" took the liberty to eat all the banana and only shared what they could not finish. I can neither confirm nor deny this.
What about the special meals for players on Saturdays? Yummy!!! What about the days when a cow is killed? How much I used to enjoy the fighting over the bone. Just wondering how much I missed those days. That was before one became a vegetarian.
Did the menu ever change with time? Do we still have beans as a daily constituent of the meals in PSS? Finally, why is that everyone was using teaspoons to eat while in the refectory but at the dorm, reverted to the regular spoon? | 
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30/04/2008 22:48 
Julius Fodje 
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