When my brother was hiting hard times after the birth of his first child, he and his wife lived off Pussers rations for about 3 months. It started to get like a game trying to out cook each other every night by trying to add just enough spice or fresh ingredients to make the meal special.
Anyone who has spent a winter in Norway will tell you that the old Pussers artic rations can be turned into a near gourmet meal with the right amount of garlic salt/fresh onion/ spice of choice. On the other hand they can be the most horrific concoction ever to be made inside a freezing tent at -30c.