2nd February in wartime Northern Ireland

On 2nd February 1942, members of a recently arrived U.S. Army signals battalion met with cooks from a British Army regiment at Sunnylands Camp, Co. Antrim.

British and American Army cooks discuss the art of soup making in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942
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An American Army butcher shows British cooks how they cut joints of meat in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942
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American Army cooks are impressed by British cooks' ability to make coffee in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942
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American Army cooks are impressed by British cooks' ability to make coffee in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942
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American Army cooks are impressed by British cooks' ability to make coffee in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942
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A Quartermaster Sergeant gives a demonstration to cooks from the British Army and the U.S. Army in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942
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