The history of food often reflects the hard times that humanity has faced in the past, and one dish particularly evident of this is the WWII Ration Cake.

Ration cake isn't the only dessert that has faded into culinary obscurity. Other confections that were once beloved in the U.S. have gradually fallen out of favor.

The Army colonel popped open a military C-ration can of pound cake from 1969 at his retirement ceremony, and dug in.