Description
This set reproduces a Red Army soldier’s dry ration. The daily allowance included bread, cereals, meat, vegetables, sugar, tea, salt and other products. A dry ration was issued when hot food could not be delivered from a field kitchen. The actual contents depended on supply conditions, and individual products could be substituted or unavailable.
The set includes:
A can of stewed meat
Pea soup puree
Millet porridge
Kissel drink concentrate
Voennyy Pokhod biscuits
Tea
Chocolate
Matches
Three bags for salt, sugar and rusks
An empty papirosa or makhorka box can be added separately and filled with tobacco products independently. Such packages are sold separately in our shop.
Package inscriptions: Stewed meat: People’s Commissariat of Food Industry of the USSR, Glavkonserv, Stewed beef. Pea soup puree: Narkommyasomolprom of the USSR, Glavmyaso, Engels meat-processing plant, Pea soup puree. Millet porridge: Concentrated millet porridge, weight 200 grams. Kissel: Narkompishcheprom of the USSR, Glavmyaso, Lemon kissel. Biscuits: Narkomsnab of the RSFSR, Glavkonditer, Voennyy Pokhod, Biscuits. Tea: Georgian tea, second grade, No. 10, Glavchai. Chocolate: Chocolate bar. Matches: 52 pieces in a box, Narkomles, Glavspichprom, USSR, Krasny Oktyabr factory, Lipetskiye Kazarmy village of Chudovo District, price 3 kopecks.
Seller disclaimer.
Food products are placed in historically styled packaging. Dates printed on reproductions refer to the copied design and are not the actual expiry dates. Before consumption, the buyer must check the condition and real expiry date of each product. The set is intended primarily for displays, film productions and historical reenactment.
Historical reference.
Hot meals from field kitchens were the main form of food supply for Red Army soldiers. Dry products and food concentrates were issued when cooked food could not be delivered. Allowances and permitted substitutions depended on supply conditions, the situation at the front and product availability.
