I'm re-reading Undaunted Courage now and am taken by how long some of their supplies lasted. Their salt pork and soup mix made it a long way.
Lewis and Clark expedition.
You may enjoy this book:
Includes some of the ancient recipes
https://www.amazon.com/Salt-World-History-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0142001619
I did, but I tend to be easily amused.