Ration prep isn't something she's ever participated in or really thought about, before. But... for a lot of reasons, she probably should have started to already. She watches his knifework with a curious eye, right up until she notices him carefully fish out one of her own bullets. Then she shifts to following his instructions. Clearing out the barrel, and pouring down layer #1 of salt...

"With meat preserved with salt... you could... add it to MRE packages? Do you all do those here?"

Pick up sliced meat, layer...