noooo! It's not a cake, it's a pudding - they are meant to be like that.

(cakes are baked - puddings are steamed. Puddings are thick and gooey, it's a British thing!)

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The British rations are faaaaaar from authentic

ooh, I wouldn't mnd trying some of those!

Am not convinced that is a WWII tin of spam - the design looks to 1950s to me.

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Wow!



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Has anyone seen this site;

http://olive-drab.com/od_rations.php

A good introduction to US rations from WWII to the present.

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Nope, and I just realised I managed to post it in entirely the wrong section!

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Seen on the US Militaria forum;

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ ... ke-ration/

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ ... c-rations/


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Hi all,

I stumbled accross this website on the Berlin Brigade and they have a nice page on rations;

http://www.berlin-brigade.de/ration/ration.html

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I had a friend who was in the USAF based at RAF Lakenheath (UK) back in the 1980s. I often got MREs from him when we met up ( a real treat for an 11 year old!). Those freeze dried strawberries were just the coolest thing and tasted great!

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