Picked up some Austrian Army A Rations awhile back on ebay Germany. Finally got them last week. The Austrian rations are packed in a silver foil bag. It has a sticker on the outside of the bag that tells what ration # it is. Also on that sticker is another sticker that tells what the expiration dat...

i really like the second picture with the spoon next to the can.... :D http://jeep.cfasp.de/upload/254716.jpg OK "Hawkeye" :o It´s good to know to be under professional here... :lol: This is not an ordernary spoon. This is one of my genuine US-Army cutlery collection. See this: http://jeep.cfasp.de...

dirtbag wrote:0262 could also mean febuary 1962... the use of the 'year + julian date ' wasn't used until fairly recently.
HTH

What means "HTH"?!

I don´t have a couple of hundret Individual Rations only, I also love (and collect) all other typs of (group) field kitchen rations, T-18 rations a.s.o. http://jeep.cfasp.de/upload/252532.jpg Today I got a new "treasure": http://jeep.cfasp.de/upload/252538.jpg A hugh can to make 13 servings, just ad...

Check this:

http://nsc.natick.army.mil/media/fact/food/FSR.PDF

about FSR

or even here:

http://www.olive-drab.com/od_rations_firststrike.php


see this:

Stef wrote:incredible! Next time, someone will find the way to make some water powder!

I confirm for the German EPA's margarine, I had some and it's was quite good.

Dehydrated water,

Instructions:
just add water....

The german army (Bundeswehr) had some margarine in it´s rations (EPA´s) during the 1970-80 in a tooth-paste-similar tube. But they also replaced it. I can remember to it. We had the margarine on the crackers and some jam on it (continetal breakfast :D ). We also opend the tin food containers before ...

I had a 1990 Chicken a la King today.
Only the Tabasco had turned to brown color, everything else was in still good condition. The chicken had a light yellow color, but I guess that was the almost normal color.
The crackers and the peanut butter were also still delicious...