Chris forgot to mention a tube of cheese as well which was quite delicious. Also there was a bag of powdered mashed potato. Sometimes a can of peas or mixed veg. Don’t recall Biltong in our rat packs but know the South Africans did. When you combined a few of the above ingredients you could make a delicious meal. The chopped ham (Spam) I would swap for Bully beef (Corned Beef) to this day I cannot face Spam. The sweets consisted of two boiled sweets and two cowboy bubblegum. We also were given two salt tablets and twelve Energen soluble vitiminvss as bd energy tablets to suck on. The horned melon you have is known in Rhodesia as Gaka. They are beautiful
There were three tubes per ration pack per day, one of butter, one of cheese, and one of strawberry jam One of the things I never understood is they had these gas cookers that were fairly large contraptions ( very low flame signature ) and you were expected to balance the US G.I. canteen cup on top of that to cook your rice and I never understood because it was very rickety It would’ve made more sense to have a small pot of perhaps a quart or maybe a quart and a half capacity The ration pack usually contained a package of potato flakes, which could be added to hot water to make a sort of thick glop with your corned beef The dog biscuits weren’t that bad The rat packs had Fray Bento franks and beans which is similar to American beanie weenies They’re available at any Walmart anywhere in America Also contained in the box was a package of dried milk, so technically you could reconstitute milk out in the bush for your tea Powdered milk is readily available at any Walmart anywhere in America Unfortunately, they only included enough water purification tablets for 3 L per person per day, which was really not enough for cooking your rice, cooking your potatoes, making your tea and having water to drink in the 100* heat Remember, this is back in the 60s and then up until the late 70s and field ration cooking in the bush was common throughout Commonwealth nations as well as many European nations
We get Bovil here in the UK, it's like marmite, you either love it or hate it, I personally love both. Best way to describe Bovil is like a beefy yeasty sock, we use it in cooking and to make a hot salty beefy drink. Love the videos you make
“Bully Beef” is the nickname British and other Empire troops gave to corned beef when it was first issued as rations in the late 19th century. Bovril, pronounced Bov - Ril is a beef extract, used to make a hot, beefy salty drink, or spread on toast, once again developed in the 19th Century.
Bovril is still in the shops over here (Bov-ril), bully beef i think was more of a world war two commonwealth type of thing everyone these days as far as i know just calls it corned beef now, but i think the Aussies still call iy bully beef, i could be wrong,
In Rhodesia tea was often colloquially known as "Tanganda", after the country's primary tea growing district and brand. Similarly orange juice was known as "Mazoe" after the primary orange producing area. You'd have a cup of tanganda, or a glass of mazoe.
Bovril's still around all over the world but good luck finding it in the US. There's a knockoff called "Bovrite" on Amazon that looks close enough for government work. And the biscuits would likely be Biscuits Brown as used to be found in British rat packs for decades, a plain wheat biscuit.
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Chris forgot to mention a tube of cheese as well which was quite delicious.
Also there was a bag of powdered mashed potato. Sometimes a can of peas or mixed veg.
Don’t recall Biltong in our rat packs but know the South Africans did.
When you combined a few of the above ingredients you could make a delicious meal. The chopped ham (Spam) I would swap for Bully beef (Corned Beef) to this day I cannot face Spam.
The sweets consisted of two boiled sweets and two cowboy bubblegum. We also were given two salt tablets and twelve Energen soluble vitiminvss as bd energy tablets to suck on. The horned melon you have is known in Rhodesia as Gaka. They are beautiful
There were three tubes per ration pack per day, one of butter, one of cheese, and one of strawberry jam
One of the things I never understood is they had these gas cookers that were fairly large contraptions ( very low flame signature ) and you were expected to balance the US G.I. canteen cup on top of that to cook your rice and I never understood because it was very rickety
It would’ve made more sense to have a small pot of perhaps a quart or maybe a quart and a half capacity
The ration pack usually contained a package of potato flakes, which could be added to hot water to make a sort of thick glop with your corned beef
The dog biscuits weren’t that bad
The rat packs had Fray Bento franks and beans which is similar to American beanie weenies
They’re available at any Walmart anywhere in America
Also contained in the box was a package of dried milk, so technically you could reconstitute milk out in the bush for your tea
Powdered milk is readily available at any Walmart anywhere in America
Unfortunately, they only included enough water purification tablets for 3 L per person per day, which was really not enough for cooking your rice, cooking your potatoes, making your tea and having water to drink in the 100* heat
Remember, this is back in the 60s and then up until the late 70s and field ration cooking in the bush was common throughout Commonwealth nations as well as many European nations
We get Bovil here in the UK, it's like marmite, you either love it or hate it, I personally love both. Best way to describe Bovil is like a beefy yeasty sock, we use it in cooking and to make a hot salty beefy drink. Love the videos you make
“Bully Beef” is the nickname British and other Empire troops gave to corned beef when it was first issued as rations in the late 19th century. Bovril, pronounced Bov - Ril is a beef extract, used to make a hot, beefy salty drink, or spread on toast, once again developed in the 19th Century.
Jip its like marmite im ex south african army liked your episode i know chris cocks personally hes a great guy your take on this ratpack was good ❤
i am still mad that kraft pimento spread is not available
Bovril is still in the shops over here (Bov-ril), bully beef i think was more of a world war two commonwealth type of thing everyone these days as far as i know just calls it corned beef now, but i think the Aussies still call iy bully beef, i could be wrong,
In Rhodesia tea was often colloquially known as "Tanganda", after the country's primary tea growing district and brand. Similarly orange juice was known as "Mazoe" after the primary orange producing area. You'd have a cup of tanganda, or a glass of mazoe.
Walmart use to have powder milk . When living on little cash I added taco sauce to rice .
Powdered milk is available at Walmart all across the country
There were separate rat packs for Africans that included ground maize leal for making their staple food - sadza.
Fasting is good for us
The best part is the surprise ending!
Bovril's still around all over the world but good luck finding it in the US. There's a knockoff called "Bovrite" on Amazon that looks close enough for government work.
And the biscuits would likely be Biscuits Brown as used to be found in British rat packs for decades, a plain wheat biscuit.
Well done .
You know him already 5 Romeo Romeo has has lots of answers to your questions
Nice
A lot of Rhodies served as mercenaries in afghanistan. It’s a tough life being a soldier for a country that doesn’t exist anymore.