Early-Mid War Fully Edible WWII Reproduction K Rations

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EAT EXACTLY WHAT WWII SOLDIERS ATE!
Reenactors, historians, educators and fellow WWII fanatics, I am beyond thrilled to (finally) offer early/mid WWII versions of the legendary K Ration. Just like the morale late war type I’ve been offering for a year or so now, I finally sourced all the materials (and time) to reproduce authentic, museum grade, edible and reusable K Rations that US troops would have been issued during the earlier parts of WWII (1943-1944).
**Let me know what meal choice or choices you want during checkout or shoot me a message**
I wanted to offer this mid-war type ration since the contents still show a lot of early war K ration designs but with some new changes and accessories that I think really amplify their usage and display power. These are perfect for your Anzio, D-Day, Normandy experiences as troops gradually switched over to the morale/color packaging design in late 1944 and through the end of the war.
Just like the morale units, these come in Breakfast, Dinner and Supper. I offer all three! You won't find another WWII K ration set like these!
The breakfast unit comes with the cardboard fully printed outer box with front panel, side panels, malaria warning and contents on the back. The inner box is also printed and fully waxed to be waterproof just like the originals. Inside you’ll find correct 3” diameter metal entrée cans stamped with period correct stamping (cans contain ham/pork for breakfast and supper and chicken for dinner). These cans are a HUGE upgrade from the larger cans used in the past that are incorrect. Also inside you’ll find an early war graphic stick of gum, and just like the early war rations, aluminum was being conserved at home so the gum sticks are wrapped in a wax or tan paper which was correct for this period, the later rations reverting back to foil. I have the single-color Wrigley's Spearmint and Walla-Walla. Also an early war pack of four cigarettes (does not contain any tobacco). Fleetwood and Chesterfield packs were the most common so I’ve included one or the other in these units. You’ll also find a fully stocked accessory pack with two different sets of biscuits (K-2 Graham and K-4). I have these biscuits made to the EXACT Department of Defense specifications using the original recipes and 3-D printed molds to mirror the size, shape and design of the original biscuits. Biscuits are cellophane wrapped like the originals. Four sugar cubes are also included. From originals from this period of the war, the breakfast unit typically contained 3-4 Domino sugar cubes, paper wrapped in an off-white or white wrapper). No one else is producing the correct rectangular style sugar cubes - they are nearly impossible to find. Just like the originals my sugar cube wrappers have the notched tab opening design. A pack of Nescafe soluble coffee in correct foil laminate pouch or cream Nescafe over foil laminate envelope is also included. Lastly a cellophane wrapped dromedary fruit bar. The Fruit bar is made close to the original recipe. I've done a few earlier type fruit bars with the longer design in the Richardson's packaging, but it limits the sugar cubes to three vs four in the packaging so I am going to discontinue the Richardson's for now for just the early war Type I K Rations that I hope to offer by next year.
The dinner unit contains all the same features as the breakfast unit above, but the entrée can is for processed cheese, the beverage is lemon juice powder in reusable sachet, confection is a pack of Choclettos caramels in correct color graphic tray design and instead of cubed sugar the dinner units include a box of Domino or Patten granulated sugar. The dinner unit also includes a pack of matches with the malaria warning design. They matches and striker are fully functional.
The supper units contains all the same features as the breakfast and supper units above, but the entrée can is pork loaf, the beverage is bouillon powder, confection is a fully edible 2 oz sweet chocolate bar or 2 oz D Ration bar made to the exact specifications of the D Bar (cocoa powder, oat flour, cocoa fat, skim milk powder, sugar), plus a pack of Waldorf toilet paper.
I hope you snag one or all three of these K Rations up for your next event or display. They are fairly complex and difficult to produce so I will be making small quantities of about 4-6 each at a time so keep checking back for quantity updates.
**There is no tobacco included - you can fill the included Chesterfield or Fleetwood cigarette packs if whatever you'd like**