Yes, the packages of soup bones of a bygone day! They were cheap too. Lots of marrow. Slow cook them in a stockpot to make the base for a beef stew. Give the bones to the family dog, watch them reappear around the yard over the course of a couple months. I'm all for making meals from scratch. Heartier and more filling, stays with you longer. Simple starch like rice leaves you hungry in a couple of hours. Potatoes last longer but squash, especially the winter varieties seem to last the longest. Fat is necessary for warmth in the cold climates, I'm in northern new england and it gets cold and sometimes damp here. My cabin at 2000ft elevation in the appalatian mountains gets down to -35° at night often in the winter (I'm an avid snowmobiler though I haven't been out as much as I used to ride in the last few years). We'd start off with about a 4000 calorie rich breakfast before taking off for a +/-300 mile day ride. My ancestry had a few loggers from generations ago, you know they could eat! My dad used to tell me my Great Grandfather on his mother's side made it through the depression virtually living on salt pork, potatoes and onions. Not my idea of fun but survival was the goal.