Check out this perfectly preserved 33 year old MRE! The Meal Ready to Eat was first put into major production in 1981 – this classic 1st generation Meal, Ready to Eat should have been spoiled over a decade ago. It’s storage conditions had to be absolutely strict and consistent these last 3 decades. Never thought I would finish an entire MRE from 1984.
14 Comments on Mmm… 33 Year Old Ham & Chicken Loaf
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Nice! Let’s get it onto a tray. Let’s hope it’s coffee, instant, type one.
hey i ate those when i was in the army IN THE 70″s so this one ain’t no big deal. But when your starving in the bush you’ll eat almost anything. 🙂
Good grief. An antique MRE gourmet. Isn’t the internet wonderful?
8-track flash back!
I had my first MRE at Ft. Irwin, CA in 1983. It was a strange departure from the C-Rations which had been the staple meal since…. forever! Some menus had a freeze dried meat patty which was inedible without boiled water poured into the pouch. Dried fruit needed water poured in also but took longer to re-hydrate since you wouldn’t want hot water used for that.
I can’t believe I watched the whole thing.
Yeah, I prefer mine…younger.
Didn’t like that one then… wouldn’t like it now. 😀
The cake was good though.
I’m still trying to pass a pork patty from ’89!
While in training in Colorado, we had a choice of halibut or lobster (or both) every Friday for dinner — in the chow hall. That’s as close as I ever got to an MRE.
Go Air Force!
(Best damn seafood in all of Colorado in the 70s.)
haaha! I still refer to household items, clothing, etc. as “xxxx, one each.”
I like how blue toilet paper was packed among the accessories for the end of the meal.
the c-rats in viet nam were from the Korean conflict and except the beanie weenies all else sucked. I did like the LRRRP freeze dried tho. especially the sketty and meat substance.
That Musturd Yellow is the perfect match for WaPoo Jennifer Rubins fuzzy teeth.
AA,
Is this the what you ate?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QSYx4wVQg
The B-52’s – Rock Lobster Official Music
7 min – by B-52s Video
Is this the “You Suck At Cooking” guy? Sounds the same.