"Their First Real Yankee Pie in 18 Months./Three happy doughboys just off a transport from France, whose first "official" act after disembarking is to purchase three man-size pies, and proceed to "go to it". Pies are a rarity over there, and oh, boy, how one can appreciate this toothsome bit of pastry after eighteen months of "pieless" existence." Soldiers were fed "chow" two times a day from the company kitchen.