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08-04-2018, 10:14 PM | #1 | |||
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August 5th, 2018: Packaging makeover of “K-Rations
In the latter part of World War II they spiffied up the packages as a moral booster.
They added color as a claimed moral booster, but with the shit getting heavy at that point made it easier to grab the right meal for the enemy's circadian rhythm. Quote:
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08-05-2018, 07:34 AM | #2 |
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Canned chopped ham and eggs. Yuk. I bet the cardboard box tasted better than the meal.
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08-05-2018, 09:10 AM | #3 |
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While not esthetically pleasing, it wasn't too bad after it was spiced up. Have some fruit cake:
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08-05-2018, 09:37 AM | #4 |
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I have eaten the fruitcake. It was decent, but I was younger on a 3 week bike camping trip. I refer to motorcycles as bikes. Freeze dried food leaves a lot to be desired.
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08-05-2018, 10:03 AM | #5 |
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Commercial freeze dried foods aren't that good; but, one of the makers produces them for the US Special Forces to SF specifications and those are a whole different ball game. They're called LRP or LRRP (pronounced lurp) and are the longest continually issued field ration in the US military. The Long Range Patrol/Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol rations weren't available through commercial channels until just a few years ago when the producer got permission from the FDA to apply civilian nutritional labeling to their military contract overruns and sell them to a commercial outlet. The supply is limited and they're expensive. Ten dollars for a single entrée (add shipping to that); but, they're far better than anything else in the category. They come only as entrées which give you three squares a day.
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08-05-2018, 02:08 PM | #6 |
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I remember a discussion a couple years back about those high end LRPs, with a supplier link and pictures. It was likely here in the Cellar.
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