I use to love "screech" army Ration orange/lemonade.
I thought that would be good for a TEOTWAWKI situation...
Basically packet of lemon sherbert that when added to water makes a sugary but sour lemon drink which is nice if thirsty..(ok it's not that nice lol).
as you can't buy "screech" i looked at another option when in tesco's, Lucasade powdered drink (pretty much the same thing) but expensive!
shame there doesn't seem to be a lemon sherbet manufacturer
Then on the same shelf,
Lucozade Energy Gel 45g Price: £1.25 , never tried it but thought, sounds useful, similar sort of thing and you don't need to add water.
But the price works out at something ridiculous per liter! which I thought was a bit steep!
then i looked at the contents
This is Lucozade Energy Gel: £1.25 (little more than a mouthful)...note the similarities
(in bold)
ingredients: Glucose Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Acidity Regulator(Sodium Citrate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Stabiliser (Acacia Gum), Flavouring, Colour
This is Tesco value Jelly! 7p(the children's party type)
ingredients: Glucose-Fructose syrup, Sugar, Water, Pork gelatine,Citric acid, Acidity regulator(Trisodium citrate), Flavouring, Acetic acid, Colours
("Trisodium citrate" and "sodium citrate" are the same thing)
("pork gelatine" and "stabiliser" make it sticky/jelly like )
("Acetic acid"added for "acid" flavour though citric acid is natrual)
so you'd get pretty much the same effect(similar contents) from eating standard party jelly? for 7p per packet lol
plus can be eaten without cooking,
added to water and made into a desert for the family,
can be drank as a hot drink...etc, etc, only 7p!
same as usually, companies make sure you pay, for security, drink/eat this and have more power.