Ah C-rations - I bought a couple of boxes on e-bay recently to show my kids what we ate every day in Vietnam 50 years ago and I was disappointed to find that the main meal in each had burst. Unfortunately, most of the existing supply of C- rations have outlived their useful span.
At least I could let the kids see what John Wayne crackers and “s**t discs” (Tropical chocolate) taste like.. Yeesh!
I recall as a kid in the late 50s (my dad was active duty USMC) eating K rations. We thought they were great / cool.
Beats the heck out of starving. I’m betting the poor bastards in Venezuela right now would kill for some K or C rations.
My last hitch in the Army when we went on FTX’s, we were offered C’s or LRP’s. Most of us took the C-Rats, better tasting, didn’t have to fool around trying to soak up the LRP’s, etc.
BTW, when in Vietnam, we ate C’s dating to the 40’s. Never thought anything of it.
I’d love it if someone would start making them again. But considering it’s just canned food, we could essentially put our own packages together as individual meals.