CARE Packages

What was in the first CARE Packages?

one pound of beef in broth
one pound of steak and kidneys
8 ounces of liver loaf
8 ounces of corned beef
12 ounces of luncheon loaf (like Spam®)
8 ounces of bacon
2 pounds of margarine
one pound of lard
one pound of fruit preserves
one pound of honey
one pound of raisins
one pound of chocolate
2 pounds of sugar
8 ounces of egg powder
2 pounds of whole-milk powder
2 pounds of coffee

Later CARE Packages included food for different cultural diets and non-food items such as carpentry tools, blankets, school supplies and medicine.