Editing C-ration (section)

===Accessory pack===
The inclusion of additional accessories and condiments led to the development of an accessory package.<ref>Koehler, Franz A., Special Rations for the Armed Forces: Army Operational Rations – A Historical Background, QMC Historical Studies, Historical Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General, Washington, D.C. (1958)</ref>

The brown [[butcher paper]] accessory pack contained [[sugar]] tablets, [[Portable water purification#Halazone tablets|halazone]] water purification tablets (for a brief period in 1945), a flat [[wood]]en [[spoon]], a piece of [[Chiclets|candy-coated]] [[chewing gum]], 3 "short" sample 3-packs or one "long" sample 9-pack of commercial-grade [[cigarette]]s and a book of 20 cardboard moisture-resistant matches, a paper-wrapped [[P-38 can opener]] printed with instructions for its proper use, and typically 22.5 sheets of [[toilet paper]] (compared to 3 sheets for the British Army).<ref>Kennedy, David M.,[https://books.google.com/books?id=jq8pm--mAuwC&q=My+library+My+History+Books+on+Google+Play+The+American+People+in+World+War+II:+Freedom+from+Fear,+Part+Two] "The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear: Part Two", Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 288</ref> The P-38 can openers were generally worn on the GI's [[Dog tag (identifier)|"dog tag"]] chain for convenience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borch |first=Fred L. |date=January 8, 2012 |title=The P-38 Pocket Can Opener Was an Army and Marine Icon |url=https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-p-38-pocket-can-opener-was-an-army-and-marine-icon/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Defense Media Network |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1945, the accessory pack was modified. Per the order of the Surgeon General, the [[halazone]] tablets were removed and [[salt]] tablets were added. Also, feedback from the field revealed that some soldiers opened up accessory packs just to get the cigarettes and threw away the rest of the items. To reduce waste, the accessory pack was now divided into the short pack with cigarettes and matches, and the long pack containing the other accessories.{{cn|date=June 2019}}

Cigarette brands issued included [[Camel Cigarettes|Camel]], Chelsea, [[Chesterfield (cigarette)|Chesterfield]], [[Craven A]], [[Lucky Strike]], [[Old Gold (cigarette)|Old Gold]], [[Philip Morris USA|Philip Morris]], [[John Player & Sons|Player's]], Raleigh, and [[Wings (cigarette)|Wings]].{{cn|date=June 2019}}