Favor C-ration?
Mine was the "spiced beef", but I noticed EVER piece of meat in there had a hunk of gristle on it! Like some pet food place trimmed their meat and sold the trimming to some military contractor. *G* The one thing I hated most was the dreaded "fruit cake" ...only found one guy that liked that SSG. Trickle and I don't think he hated any C ration. I personally saw him going thru the garbage looking for cans of C's and normally found alot of fruit cake!
Those were the days ...eh? *L*
Those were the days ...eh? *L*
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Beanie Weenies......yum...yum....... 0 -
I only had to eat them for a month or so, they put up mess tents and served hot meals. My least favorite C's was the Lima beans.
Being in a Motortransport company we had it alot easier then most of the troops.0 -
ham and mothers - Semper Fi 0 -
I liked the Sketti & Meat Balls, Beanie Weenies, Peaches and Pound Cake the best. The Scrambled Eggs and Ham & MF's were No.10. I have no doubt that the Fruit Cake was planted in the C-Rats by Hanoi Jane to kill us. After 42 years I still carry my P-38 on my key ring! I still use it once in a while. 0 -
Fav was Beanie weenies - Fruits etc. I can't believe someone posted that they like the ham and egg )chopped w/water-- couldn't get the
scout dog even to eat them-- Ugh! what a thought. We did have one guy that never ate C's - got a package every mail day with food from home. Don't know how he managed to do this but, I benefited because he gave me all his C's - I took what I wanted and passed the rest around. Also
who in the world would eat the John Wayne bars?? -- The village kids would call us #10, if we tried to give it to them. To each is own, I guess.0 -
I also still have my p38 and use it off an on -- 0 -
I don't remember see a hard mounted M-60 ,that didn't have a can on ham and Lima beans clamped to the side of the receiver. The only thing I ever did with the white bread was soak it in JP4, and use it to heat other meals.When I got out I'd buy C-rats at a gun show to take hunting. 0 -
OH YES: C-rats mine would be the beany weenies and the canned peaches,I would trade you a shortime girl for the peaches. Now for the others well lets talk about some of the best ammo you could get out of one those boxes lets try BOLTON BISCITS, they were deadly at say 50 meters, I threw one at my tank and I swear it stuck into the turret. I knew they were bad as my dog wouldnt eat them, then he would lick his butt trying to get the taste out of his mouth, man those things were deadly.And least I forget the fruit cake, that was possibly a organic frag, then the most deadly of all THE HERSHEY TROPICANA BAR. Man that stuff wasnt made for the young, those things would kill you just trying to eat them. GREASY....ALLONS.[xx(] 0 -
quote:GREASY ...the most deadly of all THE HERSHEY TROPICANA BAR. Man that stuff wasnt made for the young, those things would kill you just trying to eat them
...We called them "John Wayne bars"! They weren't so bad going down, but afterward you were pooping square turds for days! [:D]0 -
I learned to like the stuff no body else liked and trade meals. One spagetti would get you three han and lima beans. I never went hungry and I still like Fruit Cake.. We used to use the soda crackers (hockey pucks) and granades for fishing. 0 -
Peaches and pound cake!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beenies and weenies, spaghetti and meatballs, any b-1a meal was a winner. Worst was the breakfast, ham, chopped, water added, etc. I ate that fooey up till I read the label, couldn't touch it afterwards. 0 -
Later-on we got our hands on some LRP's, geeez, boil water, kneed the packet and eat like a king! 0 -
Loved the chicken stew. The chil was'nt bad at all,had to use more water and sit longer,the lrrp's were a little bit better than the C's
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I liked the chicken noodle soup best. And peaches and pound cake. Beans and weenies was good too. But ham and lima beens, Whew! it had way too much salt in it.
Another favorite was to take the piece of bread out of the can, slice into three layers, then spread the cheese on the slices. Put the slices back in the can, fold the lid down, place the can back in the c-ration box and set it on fire. That's what I call a grilled cheese sandwich in those days. I make a lot better one now though. It don't smell like burnt paper. [:D]0 -
I heated mine by taking the box they came in, cutting an "X" in the side and putting the C-rat can in the box and burning the box with the can in it ...it wasn't super hot, but warm enough. I always left the can lid attached and used the TP supplied with the package as a pot holder ...worked everytime! [:D] 0 -
Cookies.
I used to rove the grounds at Benning in '64/'65 (age 5), and pick up some of the C-rations that troops tossed away. I'd run home, and get my mom to open them. Pretty soon, they wouldn't get opened til AFTER supper, and I learned how to use the little gig that my dad gave me:
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Ham and MotherF*****'s with cheese. Peaches or fruit cocktail. Cigarettes were trash but I smoked them. Dinky dow too. 0 -
Ham and eggs, cold. everybody hated 'em so I had lots to eat! 0 -
I vaguely remember the B-1 and B-2 units. Liked the desserts. The one thing I remember best is the canned peaches. Man, we fought over those! 0 -
Wow, I haven't been on this site much lately. Just make a comment, and then realized I said the same thing on '07! At least I'm consistent! 0 -
My sweet wonderful Mother wasn't a terribly good cook.
As a consequence I could gut most of them. Guess I never expected to get steak. Now that I think of it I don't know if I ever got a steak at home.
OK I got way of track but Chopped Ham and Eggs sucked unless you mixed the cheese from the B 1A unit with it. Then they were all Good.0
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