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A garrison ration is a type of military ration that, depending on its use and context, could refer to rations issued to personnel at a camp, installation, or other garrison; allowance allotted to personnel to purchase goods or rations sold in a garrison (or the rations purchased with allowance); a type of ration; or a combined system with distinctions and differences depending on situational ...
In 1795 allowances for bread and necessities were consolidated to 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 d per day and was later increased in the year by 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 d per day to reflect increased prices of bread and meat. From 1815 to 1854 the daily ration for a British soldier in the United Kingdom was 1 pound of bread (453 g) and 3 ⁄ 4 of a pound of meat (340 g).
The meat ration was usually boiled together with other ingredients to make a thick soup. [3] [12] Bread was baked by civilian bakers and the bread ration issued every fourth day as a six-pound loaf. Fresh bread could be replaced by hardtack, made by civilian bakeries and kept in storage.
It originally consisted of 12 ounces of fresh bacon or one pound of canned meat known as the Meat Ration, usually corned beef. Additionally, two 8-ounce cans of hard bread or hardtack biscuits, a packet of 1.16 ounces of pre-ground coffee, a packet of 2.4 ounces of granulated sugar, and a packet of 0.16 ounces of salt were issued.
1 pound 6 ounces of soft bread or flour; or 1 pound 4 ounces of cornmeal; or 1 pound of hard bread (hardtack). These were supplemented per 100 rations with: [1] 15 pounds of beans or peas; 10 pounds of rice or hominy; 10 pounds of green coffee; or 8 pounds of roasted (or roasted and ground) coffee beans; or 1 pound 8 ounces of tea; 15 pounds of ...
The 9,986,245 pounds of recalled ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were produced between June 19 and Oct. 8, 2024. The packages will have “51205” or “P-51205” inside the USDA mark of ...
On Oct. 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a widespread recall of nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products produced by ...
TOKYO — A popular brand of sliced white bread is being recalled in Japan after some loaves were found to inadvertently contain rat parts.. Pasco Shikishima Corp., a major food supplier based in ...