Originally Posted by
Lufthomie
One of the biggest in MRE's or C-rats (as we used to call them) is no cans.
The 1st 2 years of my tour we had the canned C-rats. You only got so many can openers (john waynes) per carton but after a few meals everybody had them.
C Ration Can Opener: P-38 ("John Wayne"'s new too me.
It's been a long time, but not long enough, to recall the look, feel and taste of C Ration "Pork & Eggs".
Really old guys, Cub/Boy Scouts in the years after WWII, will recall the lemonade Powder from the old "K Rations" (or the "Old Gold" cigarets in C Rats which started many Boy Scouts smoking).
When I see Energy Drinks and Energy bars, I wish more of those who buy them had ever known the original K Ration's example of an Energy Bar.
My Uncle claims that the WWII German Army Black Bread was a bit heavy, but better than most deli-bakeries can turn out.