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Today I got from an Ebay auction an unknown (to me) probably UK, freeze dried ration. Maybe some "arctic" or "RCW"?










Mixing instruction - but for what?!?! What will I get after mixing with 170ml of hot water?! Coffee? Stock drink? Sauce? Tea?



Note: 400g (0,88lb) of fruit cake!










Have you ever seen that UK (?) ration before?

It looks pretty new based on some of those date codes - but it is kind of odd seeing those canned items in a "new" ration.

Best before March 2010

Looks like a civilian ration unless... they have portable field microwave ovens????

Bypah wrote:they have portable field microwave ovens????

Those british... tsz... tsz... tsz...

Bypah wrote:Looks like a civilian ration unless...

All accessoirs are the same like in "normal" UK rations.

I'd love to be a knight in shining armour and have the answer.... I don't... never seen anything like that.

The canned cake is similar to the spotted dick posted in the weird foods thread, its about the same. Slighty different recipe.

Gaz

Housil,

When you purchased this, where did it ship from? UK, Germany, France.....? That might clue us in or give us some idea. I would maybe venture a guess as this might be a proto type or an early version of the Pack N Go meals that Gaz descibed on ArmyRations.UK?

Treesuit wrote:Housil,

When you purchased this, where did it ship from? UK, Germany, France.....? That might clue us in or give us some idea. I would maybe venture a guess as this might be a proto type or an early version of the Pack N Go meals that Gaz descibed on ArmyRations.UK?

Oups...

I got it from Ebay Germany this week.

First I deceided to sacrifice our first born, but then I opend that bag instead...




BBE Aug 2009 7072


No clue of manufacturer


2nd entree


Note stock drink, two different packages with different PD 2003 and 2004


New to me, "tropical" flavoured beverage from manufacturer of the hot chocolade


Instant white tea from 2004


coffee says 05/11/03 don´t know if BBE or PD, but the 6376 can´t be a date code as a year has not 376 days at all


Sun dries BBE 2009, made in 2007


The entree bags are similar to the bags of UK 10 man ambient ration packs






Entree next to a Pack´n Go pouch




Treesuite, all the different PD dates from 2003 to 2007 in a single ration, I guees you are close to it. It´s either a prototype OR a homemade...

But the entrees and the can are still new (= never seen before) to me

my gues is homemade to,since it have different pack/end dates
and the bulion pack are old style+2different wraps.

cheers norge, btw have you tryed the fruit cake in can?
if you do please post pictures!!!!

norge wrote:my gues is homemade to,since it have different pack/end dates
and the bulion pack are old style+2different wraps.

norge wrote: cheers norge, btw have you tryed the fruit cake in can?
if you do please post pictures!!!!

Not yet, If I get a 2nd, 3rd...

Anyway, the entree bags and the can´t are not homemade for sure, but unknown too.