SHIT ON A SHINGLE/POORMANS FISH
SANDWICH
 
1 (4 oz.) can of tuna
1/2 stick of butter
1 can peas, drain liquid
1/4 c. flour
2 c. milk
Salt and pepper
Bread

In medium saucepan melt butter. Mix flour with 3 tbsp. of the milk stir until lumps are gone. Add to the melted butter; stirring constantly. Over medium heat gradually add the remainder of the milk. Cook until thickened to a gravy like consistency. Add drained tuna and peas; cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Season to taste. Serve on toast. For variety canned salmon, chicken or ham; or ground hamburger or beef can substitute for the tuna.

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Shit on a Shingle/Poormans Fish Sandwich
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 T. Davis (California) says:
I can't believe people still call it SOS. My dad told stories about this when he was in the Navy around WWII. My mom made it right before the lunch meat would spoil so we didn't waste food. I learned to make it in high school Home Ec. Class over popovers. My dad preferred it that way, on toast brought back too many memories.
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 Wendy (Massachusetts) says:
shit on a shingle is cream chipped beef on toast
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 Carol (Texas) says:
Love the tuna sos. I add any kind of cooked pasta to that recipe and call it Tuna casserole. It's soo good. The SOS is great. My husband eats nearly all of it.
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 Scarlett (Kentucky) says:
It's can be made with tuna or chipped beef or hamburger, same recipe! My mom always made it with all three. Also guess it's where your from too....
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 Karen (Pennsylvania) says:
OMG, my friend's mother used to make this for us when I was growing up. I could never remember how to make it. Thanks so much for this recipe 41 years later, lol...
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 Jules (Maine) says:
Mmm . . . comfort food. In my neck of the woods, creamed tuna and peas was called Tuna Fish Wiggle, and was served on oven-toasted saltine crackers. Peas must be of the canned variety. SOS was strictly creamed chipped beef on toast.
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 Sandy Wishard (Delaware) says:
We had in the cafeteria at high school in my high school days.. Sometimes they would put it on mashed potatoes.. Really filled you up..That was in the 50's...
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 Kathy McGinnis (Idaho) says:
I grew up eating SOS but was always made with ground beef and served on toasted bread. When pregnant with my son, I craved the gravy, but not the toast, so I tweaked the recipe, coming up with SOAP (shit on a potato)! It is delicious and became a family favorite. Any cooked potato is good, we prefer whipped or mashed. Enjoy!!! :o)
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 D (Wisconsin) says:
Chipped beef is what my dear mum used.
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 Gigi (Mississippi) says:
My mother used to make this with creamed chip beef on toast. It was delicious and we called it sos.
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 Pam W (North Carolina) says:
Hi. My father-law told this recipe to my other-law back in the 50's while in the Navy. They used sliced or cut up ham with the cream sauce on toast of course. My husband grew up loving this and now my children do to. We still call it sos... How funny this recipe is around everywhere.
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 Kevin S. (United States) says:
All you people need to settle down, thinking you know this and that! I've had spaghetti cooked 27 different ways, but its still spaghetti! Great recipe! Easy too!
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 No spring chicken (Oklahoma) says:
Our Poormans SOS was 1 can tuna drained mixed and heated with 1 can cream chicken or mushroom soup served over hot toast and the adults like onions and peppers throwed on top of that.
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 T. (Massachusetts) says:
Good grief! This is repulsive and way beneath the usual standards of this web site. Even in the military, we just called it SOS.
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 Heather (Ohio) says:
Thank You!! Good to know there's different kind of sh$t to use ;) I haven't tried tuna, am making this on Friday!

 

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