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Maconochie Stew was a military ration that contained tinned meat and vegetables. It was made by Archibald and James Maconoshie. The Maconoshies were from Lowestoft in Suffolk but they saw a gap in the market and moved to Aberdeenshire. They became very successful in canning fish and decided to produce different meals and preserves too. The stew was usually eaten cold. It has a reputation of tasting awful.

MLA Citation:

Brocklehurst, Steven. “World War One: The dubious reputation of Maconochie's stew.” BBC, 23 April 2014, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-27118824.

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This was one of the most common rations eaten during the first world war. Bully beef was basically just tinned corned beef. This was first introduced as a ration for British soldiers during the Boer War. Sometimes this was served in slices of bread as a sandwich, or combined with potatoes to form a hash.

MLA Citation:
Leach, J. “What Is Bully Beef? (with pictures).” Delighted Cooking, 1 February 2021, https://www.delightedcooking.com/what-is-bully-beef.htm.

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This bread had ingredients such as dried potatoes, oats, barley, and pulverized straw.  During World War One there was a shortage of flour so this was made in order to save flour. Soldiers generally did not like this bread due to its gross ingredients.

MLA Citation:
“RATIONING AND FOOD SHORTAGES DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.” IWM, https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/rationing-and-food-shortages-during-the-first-world-war#:~:text=Souvenirs%20and%20ephemera-,K%2DBrot%20Bread,liberated%20British%20prisoner%20of%20war.

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Iron Rations were made for emergency situations. For example if a soldier went out into no mans land, food could be the difference between life and death. These Rations contained an emergency supply of preserved meat, cheese, biscuit, tea, sugar and salt.

MLA Citation:
“FOOD IN THE FIELD: IRON RATIONS.” SJMC, 7 May 2018, https://sjmc.gov.au/food-field-iron-rations/.

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Nothing too special here. Split Pea Soup was a very common meal during world war one. Split peas have lots of fibre, protein, and iron so this meal was a very healthy ration for soldiers.

MLA Citation:
Carolyn. “Split pea soup.” 1940s Experiment, 12 February 2012, https://the1940sexperiment.com/2012/02/12/split-pea-soup/.

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Here are some links so you can keep learning about food during the first world war.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhyb9q/articles/z8kv34j

https://spartacus-educational.com/FWWtrenchfood.htm

https://everydaylivesinwar.herts.ac.uk/2015/04/food-and-the-first-world-war-in-germany/