The following conversation was recorded in one diary:
"WILD: 'Do you like doughnuts?'
"McILROY: 'Rather!'
"WILD: 'Very easily made, too. I like them cold with a little jam.'
"McILROY: 'Not bad; but how about a huge omelette?'
"WILD: 'Fine!' (with a deep sigh).
"Overhead, two of the sailors are discussing, some extraordinary
mixture of hash, apple-sauce, beer, and cheese. Marston is in his
hammock reading from his penny cookery book. Farther down, some one
eulogizes Scotch shortbread. Several of the sailors are talking of
spotted dog, sea-pie, and Lockhart's with great feeling. Some one
mentions nut-food, whereat the conversation becomes general, and we all
decide to buy one pound's worth of it as soon as we get to
civilization, and retire to a country house to eat it undisturbed. At
present we really mean it, too!"
Midwinter's day, the great Polar festival, was duly observed. A
"magnificent breakfast" of sledging ration hoosh, full strength and
well boiled to thicken it, with hot milk was served. Luncheon
consisted of a wonderful pudding, invented by Wild, made of powdered
biscuit boiled with twelve pieces of mouldy nut-food. Supper was a
very finely cut seal hoosh flavoured with sugar.
After supper they had a concert, accompanied by Hussey on his
"indispensable banjo.
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