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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:20:01 PM EDT
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Thanks OP for the memories.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:23:40 PM EDT
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The transition to grey MREs was during the first deployment to Bosnia. They were all brown up until then, and I never saw one in brown after I came home.
Think of it as a chunk of canned ham. It ain'thalf bad. Post good pics if you dare to open the thing. I'mdying to see what it looks like adter all these years. 
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:34:19 PM EDT
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I was thinking the last time I saw one of those was in the 80s. According to this the Pork Patty meal was only available from 1981-1987. Eat it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! I was thinking the last time I saw one of those was in the 80s. According to this the Pork Patty meal was only available from 1981-1987. Eat it. That's because it was fucking nasty. 
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:39:10 PM EDT
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That oatmeal cookie is awesome. Top 3 ever. Maple nut cake and Oatmeal cookie bar being the other 2.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:41:35 PM EDT
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! Hell, we were eatin those in 83!! |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:50:20 PM EDT
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Fo time
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:51:56 PM EDT
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Fo time ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint 
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:53:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fo time ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:56:04 PM EDT
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I remember eating MREs of that vintage with my Dad and Grandpa during hunting season. Good memories! To a twelve year old, they were one of the coolest things ever. I loved the styrofoam fruit! Chicken ala King was one of my favorites.
Miss you Gramps. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:56:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fo time ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:58:26 PM EDT
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I wish my wife would say the same for Tabasco sauce.
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Fo time ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint
she's missing out... |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:59:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You still need a rock or something  |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:06:30 PM EDT
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If you eat it and survive you will survive Ebola.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:06:46 PM EDT
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Pork Patty for the win..
I had one one fine evening in 1984.. I soaked it in water and folded it up and placed it in the ammo tray in the Cupola of my tank. I was going to eat it while on radio watch... I forgot about it till morning,,, I pulled it out, dumped out the water and took a bite... the fucker was still hard as a rock... it was one of the first 12 MRE menu's... from 82 till the ditched it in 87 or around that time... all the Dehydrated stuff was disliked and they pulled it.. I bet it has the dehydrated Ketchup pack on the Accessories pack... |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:09:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: the greatest instructions ever! http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/vanilla_gorilla911/rock-or-something_zps3417be41.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You still need a rock or something http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/vanilla_gorilla911/rock-or-something_zps3417be41.jpg |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:13:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good. That's time enough to compose a good dinner pic. You've already got at least 5 or 10 points in the bag just for originality and quality of food. And you're a girl so that's at least 2 "because she's a girl" points. If you've got a pink girl gun that's at least 1 more point. As a side thing, you should issue the MRE cracker challenge and video the results. Bet anyone you want $20 that they can't eat both crackers in 2 minutes without water. That will be the safest $20 you ever bet. I never once met the man who could complete the task. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Eat it, it will more likely to constipate you than give you the runs.  But I prefer to poop at regular intervals though... Tomorrow, I'll give it a whirl over lunch. Maybe.... Good. That's time enough to compose a good dinner pic. You've already got at least 5 or 10 points in the bag just for originality and quality of food. And you're a girl so that's at least 2 "because she's a girl" points. If you've got a pink girl gun that's at least 1 more point. As a side thing, you should issue the MRE cracker challenge and video the results. Bet anyone you want $20 that they can't eat both crackers in 2 minutes without water. That will be the safest $20 you ever bet. I never once met the man who could complete the task. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:15:30 PM EDT
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I can't think of a better "In the military...." thread.
'rock or something' 
You guys are fucking awesome! Thanks for the insight into grunt life. 
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:16:14 PM EDT
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More like later 80's...I had my first Pork Patty MRE at Benning in '87. Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
Yup dehydrated pork patty What's the desert pack? Maple nut cake ? |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:19:17 PM EDT
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Send it to me. I'll eat it.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:19:53 PM EDT
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Yup dehydrated pork patty What's the desert pack? Maple nut cake ? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
Yup dehydrated pork patty What's the desert pack? Maple nut cake ? the contents are on pg 2. but no, it came with a chocolate covered cookie bar |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:20:25 PM EDT
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I went to Marine Corps boot camp in 89 and we had those then. Chow down.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:20:58 PM EDT
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Somebody needs to eat it. Post up a dinner pic.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:22:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: she's missing out... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fo time ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint she's missing out... |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:25:15 PM EDT
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Somebody needs to eat it. Post up a dinner pic. but that's tomorrow's lunch!
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:25:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I can't think of a better "In the military...." thread. 'rock or something' You guys are fucking awesome! Thanks for the insight into grunt life. You've had to BTDT a bunch to recognize what NWHiker was hinting at.  |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:26:47 PM EDT
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the greatest instructions ever!
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/vanilla_gorilla911/rock-or-something_zps3417be41.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You still need a rock or something
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/vanilla_gorilla911/rock-or-something_zps3417be41.jpg The dark brown MREs were from BEFORE you needed a rock or something. 
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:27:39 PM EDT
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You've had to BTDT a bunch to recognize what NWHiker was hinting at.
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I can't think of a better "In the military...." thread. 'rock or something'
You guys are fucking awesome! Thanks for the insight into grunt life.
You've had to BTDT a bunch to recognize what NWHiker was hinting at.
i was laughing at the instructions diagram. I never served in the military. Care to clue a civilian in? |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:28:51 PM EDT
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The transition to grey MREs was during the first deployment to Bosnia. They were all brown up until then, and I never saw one in brown after I came home. Think of it as a chunk of canned ham. It ain'thalf bad. Post good pics if you dare to open the thing. I'mdying to see what it looks like adter all these years. Gray MREs? Ummm.... did you have any kind of numb body parts, difficulty speaking or one side of your face all droopy back in the same era? |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:31:54 PM EDT
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I have 4 cases from 1994
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:33:20 PM EDT
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the contents are on pg 2. but no, it came with a chocolate covered cookie bar Quote HistoryQuoted:
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
Yup dehydrated pork patty What's the desert pack? Maple nut cake ? the contents are on pg 2. but no, it came with a chocolate covered cookie bar Lol sorry Hun I got excited and posted before reading I still remember c rats Rocks and Road wheels heated on the power pack under the vent grills... Or just light the fucking box on fire |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:35:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go for it! I was all ready for this delicious treat, but unfortunately it was hard as a rock and smelled like chemicals.  http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae81/testify220/Web/22df7f4a-5a11-4e95-9071-0108a9f33567_zpsa78f0a4f.jpg Like it was any better when it first went in the can.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:39:16 PM EDT
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Man, look at the 2014 Menu....shit, thats some fine eating there, like a 4 star restaurant....now I know what the old guys then used to think when they told us about ham and mother fuckers.... Ham and MF'rs...you could shit through a screen door and not wet the mesh!
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:41:18 PM EDT
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Boy, seeing that MRE meal brought back some memories.
I have choked down some Pork Patties in my time......they weren't THAT bad .
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:46:56 PM EDT
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Meh. I found a baggy of cocaine and I'm not law enforcement.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:47:43 PM EDT
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Meh. I found a baggy of cocaine and I'm not law enforcement. In an MRE??? Do tell!
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:51:58 PM EDT
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I remember eating that exact meal many times. Mostly in Infantry Training School in '86. For the next 15 months, I only had 3 MRE's total I guess. By the time I got back stateside to the Fleet, we were getting new ones.
I still miss the old ones. ' |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:56:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, he is color blind, they went from brown to tan. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: When were they gray? The only ones I've seen are a very light brown color. Either that, or I'm color blind. 2003-2008. No, he is color blind, they went from brown to tan. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:59:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fo time ok, fuck the cheese and applesauce, i'd rather starve than subject myself to that. even in a SHTF scenario! ill try the cookie tho. no tabasco....so disappoint do NOT bite the cookie with your front teeth...it won't turn out well for you... use the molars and tear off a chunk... TRUST me |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:03:32 PM EDT
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In for the haven't pooped in 8 days thread! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Eat it. Then post. IBTPT In Before The Poop Thread In for the haven't pooped in 8 days thread! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:04:22 PM EDT
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Wow. Stash that in your car.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:05:23 PM EDT
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Uggh, pork pattie and hamburger were the worst....if it were Chicken Ala King, I'd say go for it....that grey hocky puck....ewwww. Oh heeeeeeelllll no. We had a bad batch of chicken ala king at Ft. Hood and threw out every one we came across. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:17:18 PM EDT
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I had one of these a couple days ago. "Pan Coated Chocolate Discs" = M&Ms. Duh.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:29:37 PM EDT
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You'd lose that bet. I did six of those damn crackers without water. The stupid shit we used to do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Eat it, it will more likely to constipate you than give you the runs. But I prefer to poop at regular intervals though... Tomorrow, I'll give it a whirl over lunch. Maybe.... Good. That's time enough to compose a good dinner pic. You've already got at least 5 or 10 points in the bag just for originality and quality of food. And you're a girl so that's at least 2 "because she's a girl" points. If you've got a pink girl gun that's at least 1 more point. As a side thing, you should issue the MRE cracker challenge and video the results. Bet anyone you want $20 that they can't eat both crackers in 2 minutes without water. That will be the safest $20 you ever bet. I never once met the man who could complete the task. Ok, so you can choke them down in bulk. The challenge here is speed. 2 cracker, 2 minutes, no water. I've never seen it done. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:31:03 PM EDT
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the contents are on pg 2. but no, it came with a chocolate covered cookie bar Quote HistoryQuoted:
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
Yup dehydrated pork patty What's the desert pack? Maple nut cake ? the contents are on pg 2. but no, it came with a chocolate covered cookie bar Proper nomenclature: Pad, Track, chocolate covered, 1 Ea. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:31:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:32:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ok, so you can choke them down in bulk. The challenge here is speed. 2 cracker, 2 minutes, no water. I've never seen it done. Quote HistoryQuoted: snip Ok, so you can choke them down in bulk. The challenge here is speed. 2 cracker, 2 minutes, no water. I've never seen it done. 2 chocolate mint brownies? Now THAT is a challenge... |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:33:10 PM EDT
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More like later 80's...I had my first Pork Patty MRE at Benning in '87. Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
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dark brown? those are like 1990's production MRE's. bon appetite! Hydrate that patty with water, add some beans, cheese and the crackers and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy.
Yeah, the pork patty came out in the 80's. I ate them dry with cheese spread on top. Not good, but it would do. WAIT, I think the pork patty came with maple nut cake. At least eat the maple nut cake OP. That stuff was awesome. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:39:31 PM EDT
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We used to buy old c-rations from the Army surplus stores in the 80's. Would this be any worse?
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:42:06 PM EDT
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Yikes, first Gen MRE dehydrated porky patty goodness.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:59:55 PM EDT
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