Send, CARE Food Packages Abroad… $10. (Oct, 1948)
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1948
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It’s MORE FOOD for LESS MONEY
Send, CARE Food Packages Abroad… $10.
INSURED • GUARANTEED • DELIVERY
DUTY FREE • RATION FREE
NON-PROFIT • GOVERNMET APPROVEDCONTENTS:
1 lb. Braised Beef
2-8 oz. tins of Liver Pate
2-8 oz. tins of Corned Beef loaf
2 lb. Shortening
1 lb. Chocolate
2-8 oz tins of Cocoa
2 lb. Whole Milk Powder 8 oz. Egg Powder
1 lb. Apricots
1 lb. Raisins
7 lb. Flour
2 Ib. Sugar
1 Ib. Coffee (For Britain: 1/2 lb. tea) 2-3 oz. Bars of Soap 1/4 oz. Yeost
CARE – Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, Inc., 50 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.CARE Food Packages may be sent to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Eire (Ireland), Finland, France, Germany (American, British and French Zones and all of Berlin), Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland
A RECEIPT, SIGNED BY THE BENEFICIARY YOU NAME, WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU
According to an online inflation calculator, $10 in 1948 money is worth $87.22 in 2006 dollars.
Comment by Dave F. — March 30, 2007 @ 1:05 pm
It would be interesting to add up what all those items would cost today. I’ll bet it would be much less than $87. Though shipping 21+ lbs to eastern Europe might cost a bit.
Comment by Charlie — March 30, 2007 @ 1:15 pm
A lot of Germanscivilians survived after the war because of these CARE packages. My grandma said that it was like birthday, christmas and eastern at once when they got a package. Even if she said that the US coffee tasted weird
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Comment by Christoph — March 12, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
THAT’s what was missing from the package- there’s no Spam! Thanks for reminding us!
Comment by nlpnt — June 10, 2009 @ 12:47 am