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)