ðeɪ wˈɛlkʌm hɪz vˈɪzɪts, wˌɛn hiː, æz ɐn ˈɑːɹmi kˈʊk, ˈɔfən bɹˈɪŋz hˈɑːɹdtəfˈaɪnd fˈuːdz nˈoːɹməli ˌɔn wˈɔːɹtaɪm ɹˈæʃənɪŋ ænd ˈʌðɚ pɹˈɛzənts.
They welcome his visits, when he, as an army cook, often brings hard-to-find foods normally on wartime rationing and other presents.