CONCENTRATED FOODS

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1942, Page 5

CONCENTRATED FOODS

For Australians HASTEN NEW GUINEA ADVANCE. [Special to N.Z. Press Assn.l (Rec. 10.0.) . SYDNEY. October 7. Scores of women have responded to an urgent call by the Commonwealth Government for factory workers, who are needed to prepare special concentrated, food for the Australian front line toops in Nev/ Guineal The concentrated food is packed in parcels about eight inches square. These parcels are dropped from 'planes to the troops as they are advancing over the Owen Stanley RangesTea tablets, soup tablets, meat and

vegetable extracts, and dried fruit are included in each package and the contents mav be eaten iij their concentrated form, or they may be converted into soups, and stews by being heated with water. .- _ The delivery of rations in this form to the soldiers is reducing the supply difficulties in the mountains, and it has enabled much faster progress to be made by the Australian forces than would have been possible had 1 the normal iron rations (bully-beef and biscuits) had to be brought forward by native carriers.