Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"A Pound Of Meat” is a famous soldier ration during the Revolutionary War. What happened when there wasn’t enough to go around? What all did the soldiers get to eat? How did they stretch their rations? Find the answers to those questions and more!
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