Hi,
Thanks to Tom Crean, I have now read a great article from
Popular Flying of 1938, entitled "Loewenhardt's Seventh" by Canadian pilot B.B. Perry, a Bristol pilot in 22 Squadron. He was shot down by Loewenhardt of Jasta 10 on 18 October 1917, and he and his observer Bartlett were entertained by Jasta 10, eating dinner with the German pilots. He said that Loewenhardt apologized that they could not give the British pilots as good food as they were accustomed to, as their rations were limited (due to the blockade). Nonetheless the Germans tried to do their best for their 'guests'. They would have fresh eggs, as every officer in the Staffel owned a hen and there was competition amongst them to produce the most eggs!
The meal included fried eggs, "what I took to be wienerwurst", a helping of mashed potatoes, some dark bread, a small dish of applesauce and a cup of coffee. There was beer and wine also. Perry was given to understand that the meal was a little better than the ordinary meal Staffel 10 pilots were served.
In his book
Wings of War,
Rudolf Stark also relates a good deal about the Jasta 35b mess - for awhile they even had a female cook.
Greg