Mountain ration
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The mountain ration is a United States army ration developed by the Quartermaster's Chicago Subsistence Research Laboratory during World War II for mountain troops (especially for "Alpine Troops", the 10th Mountain Division, and the First Special Service Force) from 1942 to early 1943. In order to make the rations suitable for high-altitude climates, the rations were originally designed to be easier to cook in mountain climates, contain 4800 calories, lighter than 40 ounces, have enough roughage to be capable of slow digestion, and packaged compactly. It was also built to be used by four men in one day. However, it was eventually discontinued as it was heavy to transport across mountainous terrain and it required heating, which was difficult to manage in high altitudes.
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The mountain ration contained:
- Biscuits
- Carter's spread
- Cereal (three different variations)
- Cigarettes
- Corned beef
- Dehydrated baked beans
- Dehydrated cheese
- Dehydrated potatoes
- Dehydrated soup
- D ration bars
- Fruit bars
- Granulated sugar
- Chewing gum
- Hard candy
- Lemon-juice powder
- Pork luncheon meat
- Pork sausage meat
- Powdered milk
- Precooked rice
- Salt
- Soluble coffee
- Tea
- Toilet paper
