Meal, Quick Serve 6 Man
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:19 am
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Super rare ration here. Too bad the price is astronomical! This is what Natick has to say about it; check out the bottom part I bolded too;
DESIGNED:
To contribute to maximum mobility by providing a simplified means of supplying hot meals to dispersed troops over extended periods, without refrigeration, special food preparation, or trained food service personnel. It was required to be suitable as a sole diet for over 120 days, with any three meals comprising a complete ration and as well as for interchangeability with other packaged meals to provide a complete ration as the tactical logistical conditions permit. Throughout its developmental history the Quick-Serve Meal was designed in several module sizes; initial requirements for 25- and 5-man modules were revised to call for 25- and 6-man configurations. After highly successful service testing of the latter two, the Army revised its module size requirement to call for a 6-man configuration only. As four 6-man modules were packed in each shipping case, this assembly was considered capable of meeting a wide variety of contingencies. Two-man and one-man modules, without food service components,
were designed for the Air Force for use.in high altitude simulator studies at Brooks Air Force Base.
The ration was intended for use in both the support 'section and in combat areas when the tactical situation precludes the preparation and serving of kitchen prepared meals. It also offered potential for use in early days of emergencies, when a balanced B Ration cannot be made available.
NUMBER OF MENUS: 21 (seven each for breakfast, dinner, and supper)
PRESENT STATUS:
Although this ration was highly acceptable in field tests, it was never adopted because of a higher echelon decision that it was not required.
RATION/MEAL CONSISTS OF:
Types of components: Primarily precooked and freeze-dried foods. Intermediate moisture canned cakes and canned bread were also included in the meals.· The meals included expendable food service equipment (can openers, paper cups, plastic scoops, spoons and knives, paper plates, paddles), cigarettes, matches, toilet paper, wet paper cleansing towels, and instruction sheets. Unit packages of freeze-dried food served also as rehydration and serving vessels. Components such as apple sauce, instant soups and juices, which expanded upon rehydration, were packaged in bellows type reconstitution cartons. An aluminum insert placed inside the fiberboard carton to serve as an intermediate container for each meal module functioned as a water heating vessel.
PREPARED BY:
No trained food service personnel required to prepare the meal.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PREP ARA TION:
Water: Hot and cold water were required. Normal supply of drinking water must be available.
Equipment: No equipment other than a water heating device was needed for preparation and consumption. All necessary mess gear was expendable and packaged with the meals; simple directions for preparation were included.
ADVANTAGES:
Meals were nutritionally balanced, and three meals constituted a complete ration and could be used interchangeably with other packaged meals. · All components for the meal and its preparation, except water and a water-heating device, were included in the meal package. High a9ceptability of dehydrated components was demonstrated, even on repeated consumption. Other advantages include: ease of preparation, resistance to damage from rough handling and air drop, long shelf life, light weight, and resistance to insect and rodent penetration.
DISADVANTAGES:
No commercial base for hermetically sealed aluminum insert.
COMMENTS:
Capable of airdrop delivery with 75% recovery and all means of transportation including
animal pack and man-carry.
An accessory packet containing cigarettes, matches, toilet paper, chewing gum, and weapons
cleaning patches was included with each meal.
This ration (particularly the 2-Man module) was the immediate forerunner of the Food Packet, Long Range Patrol. The Quick-Serve Meal, however, was developed when freeze-drying of foods was in its infancy. Meat components, pasta, legume, or vegetable components and sauce components were all produced separately. While this resulted in economies in space and production, it put limitations on rehydration, requiring hot water and a soak of 20 minutes. Meat items were freeze-dried and other items were air-dried. Today the complete Long Range Patrol entrees, such as spaghetti with meat sauce, are processed as one item.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1961-Qu ... Swjc5Z35Er
Super rare ration here. Too bad the price is astronomical! This is what Natick has to say about it; check out the bottom part I bolded too;
DESIGNED:
To contribute to maximum mobility by providing a simplified means of supplying hot meals to dispersed troops over extended periods, without refrigeration, special food preparation, or trained food service personnel. It was required to be suitable as a sole diet for over 120 days, with any three meals comprising a complete ration and as well as for interchangeability with other packaged meals to provide a complete ration as the tactical logistical conditions permit. Throughout its developmental history the Quick-Serve Meal was designed in several module sizes; initial requirements for 25- and 5-man modules were revised to call for 25- and 6-man configurations. After highly successful service testing of the latter two, the Army revised its module size requirement to call for a 6-man configuration only. As four 6-man modules were packed in each shipping case, this assembly was considered capable of meeting a wide variety of contingencies. Two-man and one-man modules, without food service components,
were designed for the Air Force for use.in high altitude simulator studies at Brooks Air Force Base.
The ration was intended for use in both the support 'section and in combat areas when the tactical situation precludes the preparation and serving of kitchen prepared meals. It also offered potential for use in early days of emergencies, when a balanced B Ration cannot be made available.
NUMBER OF MENUS: 21 (seven each for breakfast, dinner, and supper)
PRESENT STATUS:
Although this ration was highly acceptable in field tests, it was never adopted because of a higher echelon decision that it was not required.
RATION/MEAL CONSISTS OF:
Types of components: Primarily precooked and freeze-dried foods. Intermediate moisture canned cakes and canned bread were also included in the meals.· The meals included expendable food service equipment (can openers, paper cups, plastic scoops, spoons and knives, paper plates, paddles), cigarettes, matches, toilet paper, wet paper cleansing towels, and instruction sheets. Unit packages of freeze-dried food served also as rehydration and serving vessels. Components such as apple sauce, instant soups and juices, which expanded upon rehydration, were packaged in bellows type reconstitution cartons. An aluminum insert placed inside the fiberboard carton to serve as an intermediate container for each meal module functioned as a water heating vessel.
PREPARED BY:
No trained food service personnel required to prepare the meal.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PREP ARA TION:
Water: Hot and cold water were required. Normal supply of drinking water must be available.
Equipment: No equipment other than a water heating device was needed for preparation and consumption. All necessary mess gear was expendable and packaged with the meals; simple directions for preparation were included.
ADVANTAGES:
Meals were nutritionally balanced, and three meals constituted a complete ration and could be used interchangeably with other packaged meals. · All components for the meal and its preparation, except water and a water-heating device, were included in the meal package. High a9ceptability of dehydrated components was demonstrated, even on repeated consumption. Other advantages include: ease of preparation, resistance to damage from rough handling and air drop, long shelf life, light weight, and resistance to insect and rodent penetration.
DISADVANTAGES:
No commercial base for hermetically sealed aluminum insert.
COMMENTS:
Capable of airdrop delivery with 75% recovery and all means of transportation including
animal pack and man-carry.
An accessory packet containing cigarettes, matches, toilet paper, chewing gum, and weapons
cleaning patches was included with each meal.
This ration (particularly the 2-Man module) was the immediate forerunner of the Food Packet, Long Range Patrol. The Quick-Serve Meal, however, was developed when freeze-drying of foods was in its infancy. Meat components, pasta, legume, or vegetable components and sauce components were all produced separately. While this resulted in economies in space and production, it put limitations on rehydration, requiring hot water and a soak of 20 minutes. Meat items were freeze-dried and other items were air-dried. Today the complete Long Range Patrol entrees, such as spaghetti with meat sauce, are processed as one item.