Typed paper titled “Thanksgiving Dinner” with food menu items listed in black text

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Menu cover with colored image of Santa and reindeer flying over a thatched hut and palm trees, …

Inside of a menu titled “Christmas Dinner USS Growler (SSG 577)” with printed menu items and me…

Printed Spice Chart with suggested recipes

Top segment of Spice Chart from Commissaryman "B" School, NTC, San Diego, Calif.

Printed Spice Chart segment for Allspice, Anise Seed, and Basil

Printed Spice Chart segment for Bay Leaves, Bouquet Garni, and Caraway Seed

Printed Spice Chart segment for Cardamon Seed, Cassia Buds, and Celery Salt

Printed Spice Chart segment for Celery Seed, Chervil, and Chili Powder

Printed Spice Chart segment for Cinnamon, Cloves, and Coriander Seed

Printed Spice Chart segment for Cumin Seed, Curry Powder, and Dill Seed

Printed Spice Chart segment for Fennel Seed, Fenugreek Seed, and Fresh Herbs

Printed Spice Chart segment for Garlic Powder, Garlic Salt, and Ginger

Printed Spice Chart segment for Mace, Marjoram, and Mint

Printed Spice Chart segment for Mix Pickling Spice, Mustard, and Nutmeg

Printed Spice Chart segment for Onion Powder, Onion Salt, and Oregano

Printed Spice Chart segment for Paprika, Parsley Dried, and Pepper Black

Printed Spice Chart segment for Pepper Cayenne, Pepper Red, and Pepper White

Printed Spice Chart segment for Poppy Seed, Poultry Seasoning, and Pumpkin Pie Mix

Printed Spice Chart segment for Rosemary, Saffron, and Sage

Printed Spice Chart segment for Sausage Seasoning, Savory, and Sesame Seed

Printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess of the U.S.S. N.A.S. Memphis, Tennessee dated Novembe…

Printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess of the U.S.S. N.A.S. Memphis, Tennessee dated Decembe…

Back of printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess of the U.S.S. N.A.S. Memphis, Tennessee dated…

Printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess of the U.S.S. NAS. Memphis Tenn dated December 24, 19…

Back of printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess of the U.S.S. NAS. Memphis Tenn dated Decembe…

Printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess of the U.S.S. NAS. Memphis, Tennessee dated January 1…

Printed blank Statement of Issues to General Mess and Cost of Ration Daily

Printed Bill of Fare for the General Mess for the U.S.S. Valdor (SS490) dated January 8, 1957

Printed booklet titled Planning Navy Meals dated November 1958 with drawings of various types o…

Booklet with black printed text titled “Navy Food Service; The Frequency Chart” dated November …

Hardcover book titled "Meat Handbook of the United States Navy"

Inside front cover of hardcover book with inscription that reads "Property of William Donald Ir…

Hardcover black book titled "The Cook Book of the United States Navy"

Interior page of The Cook Book of the United States Navy

Interior page of The Cook Book of the United States Navy with recipe for Devil's Food Cake

William "Ma" Irvin Papers

Object NameCookbook Menu Manual Card, Recipe

Historic Owner William "Ma" D. Irvin

Association USS Growler (SSG-577)

Date1944–1962

PeriodWorld War II; Cold War

Mediumpaper, ink

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of William "Ma" Irvin CS1 (SS). A2018.04

Object numberA2018.04

DescriptionExtent: 1 folder, 2 books (1 cased volume)

William D. Irvin, nicknamed “Ma,” served on board the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577) as a commissaryman from November 11, 1961 to June 18, 1963. The William "Ma" Irvin Papers contain menus, a spice chart, manuals, cookbooks and other Naval commissary related materials from his service aboard Growler. The collection also includes menus from the submarine USS Volador and the Naval Air Station in Memphis, Tennessee.

Menus (3):
- Thanksgiving, n.d.
- Christmas Dinner, December 25,1962, USS Growler (SSG 577) (2). One menu had a black and white photograph of a woman in it, which has been removed and cataloged as P2018.04.03

Spice Chart, n.d., Commissary "B" School, NTC, San Diego, Calif.
- Tiered alphabetical spice chart that describes the origin of each spice and reccomends the best use.

Menu; 7 Bills of Fare for the General Mess, November 12, 1951–January 8, 1957
- 6 from N.A.S. Memphis, Tennessee, November 12, 1951–January 14, 1952
- 1 from USS Volador, January 8, 1957 (oversize)

Manual; Planning Navy Meals, November 1958
- "Charles Irwin Whittington" handwritten in blue ink on the top of the menu
- Stamp on the cover says "U.S.S. Growler (SSG 577)," dated April 20, 1959

Newsletter; Navy Food Service // U.S. Navy Subsistence Office, February 1959 // Washington 25, D.C., Prepared October 1958

Cookbooks:
The Cook Book of the United States Navy, 1944 (Cased Volume 36)
- Handwritten note with food measurements found between pages 114-115

Meat Handbook of the United States Navy, 1945
- Front cover has "Property of // William Donald Irvin // CSI (SS) U.S.N. 556-83-93" handwritten in black ink.

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