19/07/2025
Right oh folks, forget your protein bars, skinny lattes, artisan flapjacks and gluten-free granola. Revisiting the legendary Yorkie bar from the MoD ration packs – the original morale booster before energy gels were a thing. 💪
“It’s not for civvies” Never has a chocolate bar been so hilariously elitist. On the back it said, “It belonged in the bergens, not the breakroom.” I can remember these showing up in the rat pack like a golden ticket to sugar heaven
Back in the day, this beauty had various uses. On TACEVAL, if you were peckish, you could barter your Yorkie for over half someone’s ration pack. You could also use it for smashing the window on the Squadron Mini when the keys go missing. You could also use it for hammering tent pegs, but this didn't apply to the RAF as the ration pack was usually delivered by room service.
Anyone brave enough to chew through this concrete disguised as chocolate, would experience a sugar rush to keep you awake for at least twenty-four hours, which was great if you were on an engine change wearing an NBC suite at 3am in the pouring rain. However, it also contained enough Imodium to also ensure you would not contemplate an admin break for at least thirty-six hours. More the point when you finally did it was like trying to pass a house brick still covered in pebble dash. Only silly people, and avionics ate two of these bad boys. A highlight from days now gone.
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