The K rations were not a replacement for C's. That was the MRE which evolved from LURP's (Long Range Reconisance Patrol) rations. The K's date back to WWII and were emergency energy bars. They contained chocolate and much fat. Kind of nasty but lightweight and had lots of calories. They'd keep forever and served the purpose when you couldn't get anything else. Class A rations are hot food served in a mess hall. Class B rations are hot food served in the field out of mermite cans. Clsss C rations are canned food which could be heated or eaten cold. 10 in ones are canned food in quantity 1 meal for 10 people or 10 meals for 1 person. Sure beats the beans and bacon supplied from the revolutionary war through the first world war. Now you know more about rations than you probably ever wanted to. At 08:28 PM 4/12/99 -0000, Larry Mills wrote: >When I was in Vietnam, we had some sort of K rations (the newer >version of C's) and discovered a dog in one of the villages we were >in wouldn't eat the Ham & M-F's. > >We considered his judgment superior to ours and followed his >lead. > >Larry Mills >Department of Redundancy Department > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > > Gary Pewitt N9ZSV/KT gpewitt_at_execpc.com 6120 W. Calumet Rd. Apt. 204, Milwaukee, WI 53223 414 355 8147 home 414 297 4307 work Sturgeon's Law "Ninty percent of everything is crap." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 12 1999 - 16:55:29 PDT
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