During World War II, Yugoslavia suffered sever food shortages, which were
alleviated by care packages sent by relatives living in the United States.
The food and medical supplies came in tins. It seemed that one package
arrived without any labels. It was a powder base, and the hungry
Yugoslavian family assumed it was a food supplement.
They added this powder to their meals, found it added some added flavor to
the food, and finished off the whole tin. Several weeks later, a letter
arrived describing the nature of the package.
The letter read, "Grandmother has passed away, and she wished to be
cremated so that we may send the remains back to Yugoslavia."
