Originally Posted by Carol's Quilts

I always thought SOS (military slang - I won't translate the anagram!) was Creamed (dried) Chipped Beef. It was made with a white cream sauce and served over toast. Armor Meats still makes it - it is packaged in an 8-oz. glass with a metal lid. In fact, Stouffer's makes frozen creamed beef just like what I grew up on. I still love it. Never knew it was SOS until my ex-army husband told me - years and years ago!

My kids got hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes in school in the 70's, and I like that, too, but it's not what we called SOS.

Maybe it depends on what area you're from.