My mom made this on Fridays during Lent but used tuna fish, called it cream tuna fish on toast, was soooo good, no meat on Lent Friday’s but we could eat fish!!

First time ever to make this!

My first stepfather made it with left over turkey. He made it with leftover Thanksgiving Turkey. Adding green peas and carrots improves it a lot. I've always found Chipped beef in jars above the Spam cans. at the store. I've worked at grocery For years.You might also adding a little hot sauce. Plus serve it over rice too Elbert

The time was early 1960s, location, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, MOS, infantry. Winter weather: cold; VERY, VERY, COLD! We spent a lot of time outdoors on field operations. To replenish the thousands of calories we burned up daily, our cooks supplied a steady diet of lovely, creamy, shit on a shingle which, when seen in a mess hall steam tray, floated beneath an upper layer of yellow-colored oil, or perhaps butter. To avoid the oil we had to plunge the ladle below the surface of the creamed beef, and slowly bring it up so the oil on top would drain off. It was DELICIOUS! Though we wolfed it down with great enthusiasm back then, I shudder to think of eating it now. If I did, I'd have 30 seconds of fond memories, followed immediately by a heart attack!

My grandmother used to make a version of this as a kid growing up in Charleston, SC. Instead of using the milk though, she would saute the butter in chicken broth first. Then a small amount of cream or milk would be added in. It was so much better! And the beef from the jar would be placed in water first to reduce so much of the salt taste. Obviously fresh chipped beef was preferred if you could find it.