Dwindling supplies force stranded travelers to ration meals to two a day

Evidence

The flour is running low, there is only coffee for one week, and I have only a scanty three ounces of tea left. The baking powder is nearly at an end. We have agreed to economize by breakfasting very late, and having two meals a day instead of three. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 233

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the reader’s prior interest in shipwreck and polar-expedition journals, where monotonous food and dwindling staples dominate the daily texture.