A group of senior citizen ladies were touring an Army base and
part of the tour included a meal at the chow hall.

After
Sergeant Reese showed the ladies the barracks, drill field,
exercise area, stockade, and the Colonel's and staff offices,
it was off to the mess hall.

After finishing the meal and the Sergeant telling the ladies
of the 25,000 meals served each day, the 12,000 pounds of chicken,
200 pounds of butter, 350 pounds of sugar used each day in meal
preparation and serving, it was off to the kitchen area where
the meals were prepared.

The Sergeant wanted to impress the ladies so he showed all the
stainless steel pots that held 100 pounds of mashed potatoes,
the freezers that were 75 feet long, the dishwashers that had
such hot water that it would kill any germs.

Then off to the baking area where cookies were being made.

They
were cut into shapes by an automated cookie-cutter and then put
on a conveyor belt going to the oven.

As the belt took the
morsels toward the oven, a big soldier who was shirtless would
pick up each cookie, press it to his belly-button and then put
it back on the conveyor.

One of the ladies asked why he was
doing that procedure.

To that the Sergeant said he was doing
that to make designs on the cookies.

Then the same lady said, "Isn't that awfully unsanitary?"

To that he answered "Lady, you should have been here yesterday
when we were making donuts!"