Gonna save all I can with em. It was $1650 total. Oops! Coulda been worse. I'll be setting stuff aside... not sure where. My garage... man it stinks. Got my deadlifts in there... gotta clean this stuff up. Might decorate the back porch with old bio slop. Could scare off anyone lookin to solicit. May...

At least the smokes look great.

Now the 5 in 1

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These old rations need to be opened... so they don't end up like these bad boys here. What a shame, and it wasn't cheap. Lessons learned and here's the finishing product... rust rot and regret.

Shame about your losses, Robin. I've lost a 1944 British Special Ration Type B and a 1914 broad arrow marked survival ration of some kind. Lost a case of British ORPs from 2015 as well. All were from UK. Stay away from global ship. Not sure of the "how".. or "why" of it all. Just to do your best to ...

A delaminating mess - but I was able to successfully peel it open without officially opening and wrecking this rare retort of rot. It's a twisted interpretation of chicken parm, with noodles and a lot of liquid sauce. It smells like rancid glue or something. Saving it for display. Thanks to cortexme...

The old confections and drink mixes are largely what make old ration reviewing a more viable hobby in terms of consistent and enjoyable testing.

Here's a side view of the case.

Better photos are coming out shortly.

Looks like around 750,000 of them were produced in 1944 at $2.70 per ration. Name changed from Combat Lunch to AAF Flight Lunch. Original one had butter, c square biscuits, dehydrated beef and egg powder... ooof think of how rough that must've been to wash down with some lemonade. A recommendation f...