Title: TASTE TEST & UNVEILING!: 1942 US Army Field Ration C B Unit MRE Cracked Open! Source:
You Tube URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8f5Kj_CrY Published:Mar 27, 2017 Author:Steve1989MREInfo Post Date:2019-04-27 13:01:12 by Liberator Keywords:WW2, Food, Preservation Views:1144 Comments:7
This incredibly well preserved World War 2 U.S. Army Field Ration Type C B-Unit was one of the main MRE components for the war effort. Mass produced at over 1 Billion, 300 Million B-units in 1942 alone, it was an iconic part of the U.S. Soldier's diet of WW2.
Poster Comment:
Awesome. Fascinating. Good stuff.
1942 MRE Army ration was cracked open. Very thoughtful and creatively how these MREs were packed and preserved.
Would you eat any component of a 20 year old MRE? 30? 50? This was 75 years old.
Would you eat any component of a 20 year old MRE? 30? 50? This was 75 years old.
Yes. If it is not spoiled due to seals being broken or stored improperly,it will still be good 100 years from now.
The last time I ate WW-2 C-rations was some time in the 60's,and it was supposed to have been expired then. It wasn't. Hardest damn crackers you have ever seen in your life,though.
If it is not spoiled due to seals being broken or stored improperly,it will still be good 100 years from now.
Keyword: "IF".
I watched 3 demonstrations from this guy as he opened two 1942 MRE's and one from 1945. He got one good "hiss" from the 1945 one, indicating an excellent vacuum and seal. Contents were immaculate. I thought it was amazing just how much stuff they crammed into those cans.
In two samples the meat was fossilized. (The third had no meat.) Candies held up well. And yes, the crackers.
The last time I ate WW-2 C-rations was some time in the 60's,and it was supposed to have been expired then. It wasn't. Hardest damn crackers you have ever seen in your life,though.
That's wild. They even saved a WW2 C-Ration for you? Did it come with meat? Remember any other contents? Slightly crispy crackahs, eh? According to the reviewer, he LOVED those crackahs.
You might find the reviewer's You Tube site link interesting; At it, the guy pops open and samples MREs from at least WW2 through the 50s-80s and beyond.
The last time I ate WW-2 C-rations was some time in the 60's,and it was supposed to have been expired then. It wasn't. Hardest damn crackers you have ever seen in your life,though.
That's wild. They even saved a WW2 C-Ration for you? Did it come with meat? Remember any other contents? Slightly crispy crackahs, eh? According to the reviewer, he LOVED those crackahs.
Naw,someone discovered a case of WW-2 C-rations stored in their parents house after they died,and gave me some of them.
I have a couple of cases of C-rats from the 70's here at my house that were given to me. Better to have them and not need them........... I forget what the new stuff is called,but ate a lot of it when I was working with the army in the 80's or early 90's. Lots of dehydrated stuff that can be pretty good if you have good water. No cigarettes,though. BTW,expect to blow up to about 300 lbs if you start eating that stuff every day. It damm sure ain't Weight Watchers. It's was designed to keep a healthy,strong,18 year old infantryman that is working hard 18 hours a day filled with energy fuel. Just a little bit of that stuff will go a long ways for most of us.
