It means "pea sausage", but from the Knorr company it's dry pea soup with bacon. It comes as a cylinder sealed a plastic wrapper, and is pre-cut into six pieces per package. The shelf-life is 12 months, but I bet it will last longer, especially if unopened. Unfortunately though it's from Knorr, who sell lots of instant sauces for cooking here in the USA, it appears you can only find it on eBay from The Big German Store.
It is mentioned in the old book Camping and Woodcraft by Kephart, and he mentions that it was part of the basic ration of the German soldier at the beginning of the 20th century, though I doubt what he talks about is as high quality as the current product.
I tired it yesterday. One piece dissolved in 16 ounces of boiling water makes for rather decent soup in about 10 minutes. As it is fully dried it's very light, does not need refrigeration, and those who go into the woods might consider this an addition to the regular or emergency rations.
Pea soup is mentioned in historic texts being used by soldiers, but (iirc) I think it was frozen, not dried..., and one can always simply take along dried peas or split peas, but they take a while to cook.
LD
It is mentioned in the old book Camping and Woodcraft by Kephart, and he mentions that it was part of the basic ration of the German soldier at the beginning of the 20th century, though I doubt what he talks about is as high quality as the current product.
I tired it yesterday. One piece dissolved in 16 ounces of boiling water makes for rather decent soup in about 10 minutes. As it is fully dried it's very light, does not need refrigeration, and those who go into the woods might consider this an addition to the regular or emergency rations.
Pea soup is mentioned in historic texts being used by soldiers, but (iirc) I think it was frozen, not dried..., and one can always simply take along dried peas or split peas, but they take a while to cook.
LD
