Check out this still surprisingly edible WW2 K Ration Dinner! Essentially the original U.S. MRE, the K Ration was designed as an Initialassault ration an organized box of food, cigarettes, coffee, etc that a soldier could depend on when field kitchens were not available. Many troops lost between 3070 pounds during their tours due to not only the rigorous physical demands of WW2combat, but also to the undernourishing K Ration where a full day's K Ration, if fully consumed, only provided approx 2,930 calories per day for a Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper Unit.

This K Ration Dinner from early 1943 production (correction at end of video thru lot code ID on main can) was an incredible find and an exclusive rare look into a true historical time capsule of a truly pioneering era in Military Rations.


A little backstory on this video it very well could have ended up never getting released (or having serious continuity issues) had I not saved a couple of each of those K1 and K2 biscuits for a Ration Reproduction Enthusiast. The biscuit eating
scene where I turned the camera over ended up permanently corrupt on my computer, and I'd already wiped it from my chip..whoops!
I hadn't realized it until 5 days later had to reshoot (and sadly consume half of each 1 K1 and 1 K2 leaving only
1 1/2 K1's for the repro guy and 2 1/2 K2's. No big deal they have already found a good home for a fellow that is getting
perfect measurements on the fully intact biscuits and he has a perfect replica formula to make the K1's and currently working on a formula for the K2's.)
I decided to not reshoot the cigarette scene because such a fine & rare experience should not be overly indulged.
The other three are re hydrating in a humidor with a few others from previous rations.

So if anyone is wondering, there ya go!
Hope you folks enjoy the video!

Steve



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