Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast

[Jazzy1]

Also known as “S.O.S.” in less polite company, this dish was a staple in many households. Grandma would whisk together milk, flour, butter, and those thin slices of dried beef until it thickened into a gravy-like mixture. Nutritionists today would probably wince at the salt content alone. But kids loved it because the creamy sauce soaked into the toast and tasted like pure comfort. It was warm, filling, and incredibly budget-friendly. Grandma considered it a complete breakfast, lunch, or dinner depending on the day.

The toast underneath always got slightly soggy, but that was part of the charm.

Did you eat this as a child?

 

[Aunt Bea]

I still eat it!

In our family it was always served over baked or boiled potatoes.

Also, creamed codfish.

 

[Oldeagle66]

This was my favorite in the Army. I've tried and can't make it nearly as good.

 

[hearlady]

I used to make it when I cooked at the NCO club and Holiday Inn in the seventies.
Need to make.........

 

[hawkdon]

YESSSSS....

 

[Bella]

My father loved it and would occasionally make it for Sunday morning breakfast. Of course, chipped beef is traditional, but other kinds of beef can also be used. He didn't make it with dried chipped beef; he browned ground beef, drained it, seasoned it with salt and pepper, then added it to the béchamel sauce.

I liked it, but it wasn't my favorite for breakfast.

 

[jujube]

Oh, yes, dried beef gravy on a hot biscuit! Yum! And, as an added benefit, the little glass jars the chipped beef slices came in made good juice glasses.

 

[Lewkat]

While many in the military disparaged this dish, I loved it. Still do.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

I've had that over biscuits, but prefer this instead.

 

[Oldeagle66]

I've had that over biscuits, but prefer this instead.

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I forgot about that one! Haven't seen that in awhile. Now I gotta go find it Thanks for that one.

 

[MarkD]

Also known as “S.O.S.” in less polite company, this dish was a staple in many households. Grandma would whisk together milk, flour, butter, and those thin slices of dried beef until it thickened into a gravy-like mixture. Nutritionists today would probably wince at the salt content alone. But kids loved it because the creamy sauce soaked into the toast and tasted like pure comfort. It was warm, filling, and incredibly budget-friendly. Grandma considered it a complete breakfast, lunch, or dinner depending on the day.

The toast underneath always got slightly soggy, but that was part of the charm.

Did you eat this as a child?

I have fond memories of having this for dinner. Haven’t had it since but I’d order it if it was on a menu.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Campbell’s cream of bacon is another nice choice as a starting point for an easy meal.

 

[CallMeKate]

I forgot about that one! Haven't seen that in awhile. Now I gotta go find it Thanks for that one.

WalMart has the Libby's for $1.78 but their own Great Value brand for $1.00.

 

[MarkD]

Also known as “S.O.S.” in less polite company,

I also remember the thin strips of meat referred to as foreskins. Now that is even more risqué.

 

[Georgiagranny]

Always keep at least one in the freezer for when nobody's cooking around here. I add thawed frozen English peas. Not a big eater, so one of the Stouffer's is enough for two meals. I pretend that it's not sodium overload .

 

[Pink Biz]

Never ate this either as a child or adult!

 

[IrishEyes]

I like it better with sausage also, chipped beef taste too salty to me.

 

[Murrmurr]

My dad hated that stuff. He said he ate "a sh*t-ton of it for America's sake" while he was in the Navy, but it made him sick just to look at it after the war.

 

[MarciKS]

I still eat it!

In our family it was always served over baked or boiled potatoes.
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Also, creamed codfish.

I still eat it too. Matter of fact I just had some yesterday afternoon. LOL!
I eat mine over toast but yesterday I put it over a lightly toasted bagle. It's better over toast.

 

[Nathan]

Also known as “S.O.S.” in less polite company, this dish was a staple in many households.

The toast underneath always got slightly soggy, but that was part of the charm.
Did you eat this as a child?

I was still a child(17) went I went in the Army, so yes- I ate it as a child.

Maybe not grandma, but a hellava cook:

 

[BJintheUK]

Never heard of chipped beef. We have corned beef in the UK, is that similar?

 

[MarciKS]

@BJintheUK
Chipped beef is thinly sliced, salted, and dried beef that is often sold in jars or packets. It has a salty and slightly chewy texture and is a key ingredient in classic comfort foods like "cream chipped beef," where it is chopped and simmered in a creamy white gravy, often served over toast

 

[C50]

Years ago I would make creamed chipped beef over garlic bread or buttery biscuits, man was that good.

Now when I see a plate of something like that I get a bit queasy because of how bad it is nutritionally, I would not want to eat it.

 

[Jules]

I have never even seen chipped beef in a store. As a kid we had creamed peas or creamed corn on toast sometimes. I made it a few times for old times sake - it wasn’t the same.