Survival Ration Bar

Survival Ration Bar
3 cups cereal (either oatmeal, barley flakes, wheatflakes, Product 19 or granola)
2 ½ cups powdered milk
1 cup sugar
3 T honey
6 T water
½ package citrus flavored jell-o (orange, lime, lemon or other)

Mix together all dry ingredients (except Jell-O). Bring honey and 3 T of the water to a boil. Dissolve Jell-o in the honey water. Mix this liquid mixture with the dry ingredients. Mix well and add remaining water, a teaspoon at a time until moist enough to mold. Shape into 2 bars, the size of a kitchen matchbox. If you wish to dry for storage, heat in a 200° oven for 2 hours and turn, heat on the other sidefor 2 hours. Wrap in foil and store on the shelf. These bars keep for a long time. Each bar contains 1,000 calories. Eat dry or cooked in 2/3 cup water and steam until moist. Ascorbic acid may be added to mixture if desired (2 milligrams per recipe or 2 bars).