Zenon Lis, who was a child at the time, has said the food at Kratzau was "poor and varied at different times: black coffee, dry bread, rutabaga soup, a potato on rare occasions, and a piece of liverwurst on exceptional ones".
According to Zenon Lis, who was a child during that time, the meals served at Kratzau were inconsistent. They included black coffee, stale bread, rutabaga soup, potatoes occasionally, and liverwurst on rare occasions.