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by Tedster » Sat May 15, 2021 2:49 pm
Those aren't bad ideas. I can see the Nomenclature in my mind's eye. "Adult Rations, E3 and Above, Type VII, Style IV"
They go out of their way to make all kinds of specialty "humanitarian" rations, all kinds of ethnic and religious specialty meals, meals for folks who live on the left hand side of the street north of the 40th parallel, etc., how about specialty meals for normal folk who drink and smoke?
The Army used to have a daily booze ration, Lewis & Clark discussed this at length in their Journals on their expedition. A "gill" was about 4 ounces or so. Whiskey. Extra gills would be issued for especially grueling days or to revive flagging spirits, or as an individual incentive prize for winning a marksmanship contest, which were held often. Most Naval powers had a Rum ration.
I made (homemade) Chili and Cornbread today. I was reminded how the MRE version of their cornbread, while good, tastes more like a Corn Poundcake. Really sweet, ridiculously so. Maybe part of that has to do with preservative requirements, it may be an easy and inexpensive method of reducing spoilage.