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I have reproduced some candy bar wrappers for use in addition with the rations. These are the Mars bar, Milky Way bar, and the 2-ounce Hershey's Tropical Chocolate bar.
Brach’s Caramel carton €2,50
With the late war “morale” K Rations one package of caramels was included in the Dinner unit. These still could be the dull brown packaging or the new colourful packaging used by Brach’s. It appears that the Army was becoming less concerned with packagings not being conspicuous but being more attractive to the GI.
Thus the old kraft paper packaging for the caramels gave way for a new one. This is the cutest carton that can be found in a ration by far!
5 pieces of caramel (here fudge) will fit the carton.
The designs are reproduced in collaboration with Frontline Rations and are exclusive to us.
Mars bar wrapper €2,50
The Mars bars were introduced in the summer of 1944 with the 10-in-1 Ration and were the confection component of the Partial Dinner Unit in menu #2 and sometimes as a snack with the suppers in other menus. This type of candy bar is generally referred to as the Caramel Nougat bar.
The words Torrid Zone refers to the fact that these bars have a higher melting point and are suitable for use in warmer climate and its use is exclusive to field rations.
This is a three-color print on semi-transparent glassine paper. One of the colors used is white, as part of the star and the words Torrid Zone. The commercial wrappers used yellow instead of white and did not have the words Torrid Zone.
The designs are reproduced in collaboration with Frontline Rations and are exclusive to us.
Milky Way bar wrapper € 2,50
The Milky Way bars were introduced in the summer of 1944 with the 10-in-1 Ration and were sometimes the snack with the suppers in some menus. As of October 1944 the Milky Way bar was included in the Dinner unit of the K Ration. This type of candy bar is generally referred to as the Caramel Nougat bar.
The words Torrid Zone refers to the fact that these bars have a higher melting point and are suitable for use in warmer climate and its use is exclusive to field rations.
This is a three-color print on semi-transparent glassine paper. One of the colors used is white, as part of the star and the words Torrid Zone. The commercial wrappers used yellow instead of white and did not have the words Torrid Zone.
The designs are reproduced in collaboration with Frontline Rations and are exclusive to us.
The size of the candy bar is roughly the same as the other confections used with the K Rations and should be about 3 1/8 to 3 1/4 inch long (approx 8 cm). The wrappers are approximately 5 by 7 inch (13 x 18 cm).
The wrapper is not sealed but placed loosely around the bar and the ends are then folded underneath.
No heat-sealing or glue required!
For Dutch customers there is a perfect candy bar available at one of the larger supermarkets.
Hershey’s Tropical Chocolate bar wrapper €1
This is the wrapper for the 2-ounce sweet chocolate bar made specifically for use in tropical climates. Although not used in any field ration, they were part of several USAAF survival ration kits. Additionally, these might have been available thru PX stores as was the 1-ounce version.
This is a two-color printing on thin white paper with a PE backing, making them perfect to carry them around in your pocket without worrying that the chocolate stains your uniform.