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Hi guys,

with my last eBay trade the seller gave some bonus , amongst others a can of LEMON CAKE .

Here some photos:

On the upper lid the following information is printed:

FOR SAFETY COVER CAN WITH CLOTH WHEN OPENING
NEVER LET THE SAUCEPAN BOIL DRY.

TO MICROWAVE, REMOVE FROM CAN AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
OPEN THIS END FIRST

SRF 300G 4336 14:25
LEMON CAKE

4336 maybe is the date code and stand for December 2004
The abbreviation SRF could stand for STERLING FOODS. It seems that further instructions are inside the can.





Bottom lid of the can in comparison to a P38 can opener to appreciate the size. The weight is 375 grams
Again the printing SRF 300G 4336 LEMON CAKE is visible





Side view of the can in comparison to a P38 can opener to appreciate the size



Any idea which nation and ration that can belongs, or is it civilian? US, British? Is the word “can” a clue that the can is US?

So long mreheater72

If that were US issue I would think it would be from a UGR, the only Lemon cake I am familiar with is the Italian Lemon Cake and it is a frozen tray. It has to be stored frozen until thawed and ready to be eaten. That might possibly be from a 10 man British ration?

i have nt seen one of these before, but my money is on a british 10 man orp. lemon sponge cake with lemon sauce are common in british ration packs

Hi Hagen!

I am inclined to believe this is not British. The reason being that every group ration tin issued in British rations has a gold lacquer tone to the metal like the early World War Two ration tins. Also, when they print the contents of the tin on the lid they always (until recently?) printed the contents in large black letters around the rim of the lid.

This tin may have had a paper label. Are there any indications of glue spots on the sides where a label was removed?

I wonder if it could be Canadian? Does their group ration follow British issue?

Otherwise this could be U.S. issue and only a short contract run. Maybe a test batch?

Sorry I couldn't be of any real help.

Take care!

Thanks for sharing mreheater72!

If that is seven years old, will you be Quality Control-ing it, and sharing more pics with us all?
Please?

LogDayFreshHots wrote:I am inclined to believe this is not British. The reason being that every group ration tin issued in British rations has a gold lacquer tone to the metal like the early World War Two ration tins. Also, when they print the contents of the tin on the lid they always (until recently?) printed the contents in large black letters around the rim of the lid.

This tin may have had a paper label. Are there any indications of glue spots on the sides where a label was removed?

Geek!
(from me, that is always the highest order of compliment)

LogDayFreshHots wrote:I wonder if it could be Canadian? Does their group ration follow British issue?

Good question, however the absence of French text tends to rule against it.

Even if it is considerably older than 7 years, Canada's bilingual laws have been around for decades.

The first time I saw a bilingual label in the US, my brain had a mini core dump, trying to decipher French, when it was Spanish.

Hey TurtleNomad-

Geek!
(from me, that is always the highest order of compliment)


Oh yea!?..... Oh yea!?.... well.... just because my Phd in Origami napkin folding is taking a little longer than expected to pay off!

Just wait! I'll show you. I'll show all of you when I get my second Master's in soap cake carving. Then we'll see!

I know... I'm a dork!

So.... Neener-neener-neener!!!

LogDayFreshHots wrote:Hey TurtleNomad-

Geek!
(from me, that is always the highest order of compliment)


Oh yea!?..... Oh yea!?.... well.... just because my Phd in Origami napkin folding is taking a little longer than expected to pay off!

Just wait! I'll show you. I'll show all of you when I get my second Master's in soap cake carving. Then we'll see!

I know... I'm a dork!

So.... Neener-neener-neener!!!

Actually, your post just previous to this absolutely confirmed my diagnosis.
Only a Geek would both know that level of detail, and feel compelled to share it.

Resistance is futile,
embrace the Geek Side of The Force,
you can not imagine the power of the Geek Side!

Or, to slightly misquote Shephard Book:
I don't care what you're passionate about, just that you are passionate!

Muggles are boring.

Check out this past thread,viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3074 . Looks like the cake is out of a UK Arctic ration pack!

cavguy wrote:Check out this past thread,viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3074 . Looks like the cake is out of a UK Arctic ration pack!

cavguy, thank you for that link, that is the answer to this problem

cavguy wrote:Check out this past thread,viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3074 . Looks like the cake is out of a UK Arctic ration pack!

Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh....

I was all the time from where I know that "open other end first" printing.

From my own thread