Question on food carriers 1960's Style
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Many years back a veteran explained how he carried rice in socks during his time in the field in Vietnam. I like rice and have always been curious about a few things...was the rice cooked, how long would it stay edible, why a sock, etc...?
Turns out looks like other items...like yummy C rats... were carried in the same manner. Just curious. |
It has to be cooked and dehydrated first. You can do it yourself or use Minute Rice or Uncle Ben's.
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That's a sock (cushion sole, OG green) filled with cans from C Rations.
How else do you carry a bunch of cans without clanging and bruising yourself as they bounced around in your cargo pockets? You can carry rice inside a sock if it's in a plastic bag such as battery wrapper for the AN/PRC-25 and 77 (also famously used to cover the handset in the rain) or a "chieu hoi" plastic baggie magazine pouch. It won't tolerate immersion, but it keeps the rice reasonably stored. After all, you are only looking at about a week or so. I used to carry rice in a baby bottle, with an airtight cap. You can cook it in a canteen cup, but you need to put some kind of cover over the top during the simmering phase. |
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Also, wet socks tend to dry better when they have the maximum surface area exposed. The can stretch helped. As to rice, all I ever saw was the "minute" style, it rehydrated fast and was lighter volume wise. It came in disposable plastic bags,,, 1/2 or 1 lb?? Again it stretched the socks. :munchin |
I remember my Dad saying that he carried coffee in a sock, tied tightly with a knot. He would then simply chuck it in a pot of boiling water...
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Our only coffee was out of the C's. It was very weak and tasted funny. As most of my guys did not use the "condiment" pack I would collect them up and my morning breakfast drink was
Dumped into a full canteen cup of hot water, It was a 60t's version of Starbucks Venti or Dunkin' Donuts Turbo Shot :D My personalized mocha latte supremo stool softener and it worked :lifter |
STARBUCKS.????
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I answered a question you didn't ask, G1E. Someone on here mentioned carrying rice in a sock and placing the sock in a cargo pocket to re-hydrate it while crossing streams. That's what I thought you were asking about. |
PSM...you can answer anything you like. I never thought some of these things through. I appreciate the insights.
"How else do you carry a bunch of cans without clanging and bruising yourself as they bounced around in your cargo pockets?" I love solutions like this, born out of necessity. A pouch that stretches...took about 40 years to rediscover that with a 4 way stretch fabric like Crye uses. Wool has some amazing structure and qualities ( US Made. 50% Wool/30% Cotton/20% Nylon ). Thank you. |
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