Millard County Chronicle | 1945-05-10 | Page 8 | Sugar Called Mainstay of Army Combat Ration

Sugar Called Mainstay Of Army Combat Ration Sugar is the mainstay of the army ar-my combat ration and of practically practical-ly all army field rations because of its high concentration and its value val-ue as a quick energy food. A typical typi-cal "C" ration contains five lumps of sugar for one meal. In addition to the sugar furnished with a meal in a combat ration there may be five pieces of hard candy. Sugar is also essential to preserving many foods for storage in shipments o-verseas, o-verseas, including pickles, preserved preserv-ed fruit, sugared dates, and some meats.