Post by Dunwik on Jan 31, 2023 2:20:17 GMT
March 10th, 1917
To: So Hriggsaiws-Nauðfallgahausiðo, Ringsea Emergency Management Agency.
From: Alfred Tollerman
It has come to my attention that after the eruption of the Vaalsberg volcano and the famine that subsequently followed, the Sadaler Raikh had endeavored to so create a strategic food reserve in the event of an emergency, to be distributed among the populace in times of hardship to avoid rebellions or deaths via starvation. We in Dunwik are acutely aware that grain alone is insufficient to feed the masses. Studies undertaken over the War of 1890 and Arthur's War have demonstrated that a grain-only diet is deficient in numerous vital minerals, micronutrients, and macronutrients(1), and surveys over the months of starvation have shown that happiness and opinion of the government are directly correlated to how varied the diet is(2).
It is my opinion, and the opinion of us at Tollerman Food Co. that any food dole dealing solely in staples must avoid these twin pitfalls of nutritional deficiency and blandness. Luckily for you, Tollerman Food Co. has a proud history of elevating millions of men above that sorry state. We are the premier food supplier of the Dunwikki Army, and were responsible for keeping more than four million men fed to fighting shape, despite the land around them being deprived of even the slightest edible thing. Our expertise in finding the nutritional needs of men at arms has given us a litany of accolades, from the average fighting man on the front(3), to the director of Wellville(4) to the desk of the Grand Chairman of Dunwik himself(5).
With the end of the war, our firm has found a sudden loss of our largest employer, and seek new markets to continue our prodigious output of all things related to food. Attached to this letter should be two samples, one is of canned tropical fruit, and the other is the most beloved ration of the Dunwikki army. The fruits shall be good to last for years, and provide a taste unlike anything your people have seen before. Distributing this will send the message that not only are your stocks full, but that they are overflowing, and even the common man can receive luxuries by the benevolence of your state (and Tollerman Food Co.)
The second is a more utilitarian ration but still much enjoyed by the soldiers especially. Consisting of a paste of a common Dunwikki crop - the peanut - this easy-to-eat ration was one of the best weapons Dunwik deployed in Arthur's War. Calorie dense, long-lasting, pleasantly flavored, needing no cooking, and requiring no tools to eat (not even teeth), it will provide protein for even those too weak to chew or digest meat. However, it must be noted that a vanishingly small proportion of the population may experience some negative side effects, ranging from rashes to anaphylaxis. In the latter case, an injection of epinephrine may be necessary.
1: Parler et al, A Review Of Wartime Rationing And Starvation Experiments, Arthur Journal Of The Life Sciences, 94, (P.122)
2: House's Happiness & Ration Survey, Miskatonic Archive, 93.
3: Journal of "Manson Mason".
4: "Wellville Nutritional Manual, P. 122, 'Peanut Butter'"
5: Food For Fighting speech, 94, Isaac Arthur & Trevor Lucas. An archived copy is available upon request from the Grand Chairman's Archive.
To: So Hriggsaiws-Nauðfallgahausiðo, Ringsea Emergency Management Agency.
From: Alfred Tollerman
It has come to my attention that after the eruption of the Vaalsberg volcano and the famine that subsequently followed, the Sadaler Raikh had endeavored to so create a strategic food reserve in the event of an emergency, to be distributed among the populace in times of hardship to avoid rebellions or deaths via starvation. We in Dunwik are acutely aware that grain alone is insufficient to feed the masses. Studies undertaken over the War of 1890 and Arthur's War have demonstrated that a grain-only diet is deficient in numerous vital minerals, micronutrients, and macronutrients(1), and surveys over the months of starvation have shown that happiness and opinion of the government are directly correlated to how varied the diet is(2).
It is my opinion, and the opinion of us at Tollerman Food Co. that any food dole dealing solely in staples must avoid these twin pitfalls of nutritional deficiency and blandness. Luckily for you, Tollerman Food Co. has a proud history of elevating millions of men above that sorry state. We are the premier food supplier of the Dunwikki Army, and were responsible for keeping more than four million men fed to fighting shape, despite the land around them being deprived of even the slightest edible thing. Our expertise in finding the nutritional needs of men at arms has given us a litany of accolades, from the average fighting man on the front(3), to the director of Wellville(4) to the desk of the Grand Chairman of Dunwik himself(5).
With the end of the war, our firm has found a sudden loss of our largest employer, and seek new markets to continue our prodigious output of all things related to food. Attached to this letter should be two samples, one is of canned tropical fruit, and the other is the most beloved ration of the Dunwikki army. The fruits shall be good to last for years, and provide a taste unlike anything your people have seen before. Distributing this will send the message that not only are your stocks full, but that they are overflowing, and even the common man can receive luxuries by the benevolence of your state (and Tollerman Food Co.)
The second is a more utilitarian ration but still much enjoyed by the soldiers especially. Consisting of a paste of a common Dunwikki crop - the peanut - this easy-to-eat ration was one of the best weapons Dunwik deployed in Arthur's War. Calorie dense, long-lasting, pleasantly flavored, needing no cooking, and requiring no tools to eat (not even teeth), it will provide protein for even those too weak to chew or digest meat. However, it must be noted that a vanishingly small proportion of the population may experience some negative side effects, ranging from rashes to anaphylaxis. In the latter case, an injection of epinephrine may be necessary.
1: Parler et al, A Review Of Wartime Rationing And Starvation Experiments, Arthur Journal Of The Life Sciences, 94, (P.122)
2: House's Happiness & Ration Survey, Miskatonic Archive, 93.
3: Journal of "Manson Mason".
4: "Wellville Nutritional Manual, P. 122, 'Peanut Butter'"
5: Food For Fighting speech, 94, Isaac Arthur & Trevor Lucas. An archived copy is available upon request from the Grand Chairman's Archive.
