They came out in the 80s.
We ate the last C-rats and first MREs in Germany.
I preferred the C-rats.
CHAT About to eat a 10 year old mre
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They came out in the 80s.
We ate the last C-rats and first MREs in Germany.
I preferred the C-rats.
BUBBAHOTEPT
Veteran Member
Nowski
Let's Go Brandon!
MRE's did not exist, when I was in the US Navy back in the mid 1970's.
I remember on one trip, the weather got so bad, 45 degree rolls,
that nothing could be cooked in the galley. However, there were C-rations.
The box that I got, had dates of 1943 stamped on them. There was TP,
and Chesterfield cigs, and some John Waynes to open the cans.
Ham and eggs, biscuits, instant coffee, and chewing gum.
Traded various parts of the C-rations with my shipmates,
and there was even book matches, that still worked,
so I smoked the Chesterfield cigs.
I have never eaten an MRE, and I have heard from several who have
eaten both C-rations and MRE's, that the C-rations tasted better.
In either case, you need some Tabasco or Texas Pete hot sauce.
Yep, them were the days.
Please be safe everyone.
Regards to all.
Nowski
I remember on one trip, the weather got so bad, 45 degree rolls,
that nothing could be cooked in the galley. However, there were C-rations.
The box that I got, had dates of 1943 stamped on them. There was TP,
and Chesterfield cigs, and some John Waynes to open the cans.
Ham and eggs, biscuits, instant coffee, and chewing gum.
Traded various parts of the C-rations with my shipmates,
and there was even book matches, that still worked,
so I smoked the Chesterfield cigs.
I have never eaten an MRE, and I have heard from several who have
eaten both C-rations and MRE's, that the C-rations tasted better.
In either case, you need some Tabasco or Texas Pete hot sauce.
Yep, them were the days.
Please be safe everyone.
Regards to all.
Nowski
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patriotgal
Veteran Member
I’ve got to slow down when I peruse thread titles. ‘About to eat a 10 year old…..’.
I see "about to eat a 10 year old mare" everything I see this thread.
ChicagoMan74
ULTRA MAGA
Don't matter if you're an old lady...all that matters is that "they" want to come and take your shit.Shooter, I'm now in rural Iowa. Do you really think people are going to be shooting at an old lady?
155 arty
Veteran Member
Just ate green beans we canned in quart mason jars in 1997 last night ,they were delicious! Not kidding
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Well an after action report is due... Are you still alive?
Profit of Doom
Dismember
I recall someone here remarking about a ten year old femaleI’ve got to slow down when I peruse thread titles. ‘About to eat a 10 year old…..’.
ainitfunny
Saved, to glorify God.
Tonight, i took a jar of very OLD dehydrated vegetables mixture (for soup) and mixed it with a half can of roast beef hash (for beef taste) cleaned the fridge and tossed in chopped garlic, peas, onions,cabbage, carrots celery, and red bell peppers and IT CAME OUT Pretty good.
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Macgyver
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Nope, following morning there was a little disturbance in the force but I was fine.
cyberiot
Rimtas žmogus
Or fermented. Maybe you've got pruno.
We have a few boxes, along with back packing type meals. I'm sure they have gluten in them. No-go for me too, unless I want to spend the next three days curled up in a fetal position with pain. Better off going hungry. Keto and fasting are good training. I can function hungry just fine.
Terriannie
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Macgyver, your report is well appreciated having gained a few boxes of MREs myself from the National Guard during our recent Hurricane.
If what I'm looking at is right, on the bottom of one of the packs is a small, stamped indentation showing 9176. I'm assuming it was packed 176 days into 2019. Looks like dinners will be good to go for years and years to come!!! (20 years?) Saving for preps, if we're in starvation mode at that time, "Chicken Noodle in Vegetable Sauce" will be like eating at a 4 star restaurant!
(Although I cheated and ate the Beef Stew and it was absolutely delicious!!!)
If what I'm looking at is right, on the bottom of one of the packs is a small, stamped indentation showing 9176. I'm assuming it was packed 176 days into 2019. Looks like dinners will be good to go for years and years to come!!! (20 years?) Saving for preps, if we're in starvation mode at that time, "Chicken Noodle in Vegetable Sauce" will be like eating at a 4 star restaurant!
(Although I cheated and ate the Beef Stew and it was absolutely delicious!!!)
LibertyInNH
Senior Member
jward
passin' thru
Me too! Our brains throw in the vowels for free, iirc, but still... leave da purty horsie alone, it's practically still a pony at ten years old lol
I see "about to eat a 10 year old mare" everything I see this thread.
AlfaMan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I tried an old C-rat once when I was young. Brother in law was stationed in West Germany and brought a bunch back when he PCSed to Benning.
The date on the one I ate was 1953, and it was beans and frankfurters (or, "beans and MF'ers might be a more widely known name). I really liked it (but I was 10 and a human vacuum cleaner when it came to groceries). Entree was good, the crackers that came in the tin were excellent but the best thing was the peach jelly in it. It was overall really good. ButI can understand the weight issue with them; the thought of humping all those cans in a backpack? No thanks.
