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WW2 “Chocolate” Bars [1]
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Date: 2023-05-29
The Chocolate Bars of WWII
The most famous chocolate from the military is the Ration D bar. This chocolate bar was given out to soldiers during WWII, not as a treat but as a means of survival. The specified requirements were:
The bars needed to be about four ounces.
They needed to resist melting at high temperatures.
The chocolate had to be calorie dense.
It couldn’t taste too good.
The last requirement may seem a bit bizarre, but the military had good reason for the request. They didn’t want soldiers to gobble down the chocolate for a treat. They meant it to be a survival food that provided calories when they were needed most.
The Ration D bar was meant to be eaten slowly.
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