• @Zachariah
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    64 months ago

    here’s the basic daily ration as approved by Congress on November 4, 1775:

    • One pound of bread
    • Half a pound of beef and half a pound of pork, or if no pork, a pound and a quarter of beef
    • One pint of milk, or without milk, half a cup of rice
    • One quart of good spruce or malt beer or cider
    • Half a cup of peas or beans
    • Six ounces of good butter (per week)
    • One pound of good common soap (per six men, per week)
    • Half a pint of vinegar (per week)