I liked the c-rats I had in boot, my favorite was green eggs and ham
The dehydrated ones were uneatable in my opinion.

There's usually some MREs for sale on Craigslist and Marketplace. They are usually $60.00 to $80.00 per case of 12.

Keith

Remember those cigarette 4 packs...Uncle was a Marine drill sargent during Vietnam, and brought a bunch home.

He was a scout leader in the early 70's, so us boy scouts got to eat the C-rats and swipe the cigarettes for some late night smokes, Lol....He had to know, but he wanted boys to be boys and probably got a good laugh out of that.

My uncle would bring a can of Celebrity bacon to Elk Camp every year. Finally I asked him why he keeps buying that every year, we never eat it. He said "I don't buy it every year, its the same can". LOL

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That stuff is pretty darned salty but is good when you have nothing else. Besides...........a guy can have a tasty breakfast and salt dry some hides at the same time

My Crats in Nam the cigs burned like a fast fuse.... You forgot Lucky Strikes, Camels Paul....

They are P-38s,,and are so named because it takes 38 twists of the can opener to get the can opened.I keep one on my key chain.

My fave was the pork patties, and everybody loved the pound cake, still have my P-38 on my key ring dated 1964, LOL

Kind of like canned food. If it looks and smells alright, I will eat it. Expiration dates are "suggestions" to get you to throw it out and buy a new one. I just found a yogurt in the back of the fridge that expired 04/2021 and if it smells alright I am going to eat it.

Never had any MRE's but they have to be better than c-ration ham and lima beans. Can't use the moniker we called them 50 plus years ago.

I still like sea rations best

John Wayne crackers and peanut butter

That was a great one with the Tabasco in it. It was one of my favorites. I loved the dry pork patty back in the day but I am a little weird.

Dr. Seuss's Cat In The Hat liked green eggs and ham. You too?
Would you like them wearing a hat?
Would you like them petting a cat?

I keep a few more around but 300 or so mountain house freeze dried meals, much lighter and more compact. Pemmican is also in stock.

"Let's get this out onto a tray!"



I think the rule of thumb is that you know canned goods have gone bad when the can starts bulging. Bulging is a sign of something nasty growing within.

I have 4 cans my uncle brought home from nom ,,,, (four off us participating in this experiment),,,,, we are going to purify our guts with spiritual indulgence,,,,,and eat them......after his funeral.....(the guy has lived 30 years longer then we expected....ow boy,,,,lol)

Spaghetti was a favorite when I was in. It came with a pack of M&M's. When I was etsing, the army was transitioning from dark brown bags to tan bags. The tan ones were very good.

I keep a few mres in my pickup. If you have to camp in one for whatever reason a little food and water is nice to have.

For you guys familar with C rations, remember the Pound Cake? That was the best thing in all the C rations.