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Skriven 2014-08-21 20:00:02 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
  Kommentar till text 16063 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hello Nancy,

On (21 Aug 14) NANCY BACKUS wrote to RUTH HAFFLY...

 RH> Were they MREs or maybe C-rations? MREs started hitting the supply
 RH> chain in the early 80s; when Steve joined in 1983, they were the "new
 RH> thing" and he saw some C (and K) rations.

 NB> I was speaking loosely, I guess...  We bought the house in '75, so I
 NB> guess it would have to be pre-MRE's... Brown boxes...

Brown boxes were also used to hold a dozen MRE packages. The key is
whether the contents are cans or pouches. If it had cans, then it was
not an MRE.

 RH> They also experimented (don't know how long, but had some while we
 RH> were in Frankfurt) with something call T (tray) rations. It was a pan,
 RH> about 13x9, of something like eggs, cherry "pudding", etc, designed to
 RH> feed a number of troops. Once he brought home a cherry pudding--it
 RH> looked exactly like cherry pie filling so I made several pies from it
 RH> and sent them into the unit. They were well received. (G)

T rations were used to feed a group. They could be heated in hot water,
placed in an insulated carrier, and transported to the field where they
would be opened and served to a platoon. It saved the unit setting up so
many field kitchens, and the quality was at least a little more
consistent. I expect they are still being used.

 NB> I'm sure they were...  :)  Not quite your run-of-the-mill rations any
 NB> more...  :)

The rations are always being changed. Some things I liked got dropped
and some things I would not touch were added. I liked the meatballs in
BBQ sauce, but they were dropped. Chicken a la (chemicals) King was
added. I don't know who made that decision. It must have been cheaper.

 RH> They expire after a while, but the shelf life is quite long. Actually,
 RH> you could eat them after expiration but the quality will definatly be
 RH> lacking.

We kept some when we were in Savannah as part of our hurricane
evacuation kit. They had the advantage of not needing refrigeration.

Regards,

Stephen
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