Five Boys chocolate could still be found in compo YEARS after it had disappeared from normal circulation:
OK, maybe not
quite that old!
Best compo I recall was corned dog hash. Tin of corned dog, tin of instant potato, tin of margarine. Add water to the instant potato, turn into sludge, add corned dog. Then fry in margarine.
Boiled sweets from the Mark V emergency rations were pretty good - especially the red or purple ones!