New mre item ?

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norge
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New mre item ?

Post by norge » Tue May 17, 2022 12:43 pm

Found this in a bunch of MRE and FSR parts i got this week from the US ARMY, most of the items are dated 2021.
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Have anyone found one like this ?

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New item ?

Post by Tedster » Tue May 17, 2022 4:19 pm

Open it up. I believe that is the shelf stable bread that has been "new" for about 25 years now. (Not to be confused with the more or less execrable "wheat snack bread")

I saw the shelf stable bread one time on active duty. Supplied in the same brown packet that accessory packets once were, as we all queuing at a field mess. In fact that's what I thought it was at first. Field kitchens were kind of a hybrid thing at times. UHT boxed milk, a salad, entree, dessert, etc.

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Re: New mre item ?

Post by norge » Wed May 18, 2022 11:09 am

Nope its not the same type of bread.
Here are the bread shelf stable you think of
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New item ?

Post by Tedster » Wed May 18, 2022 3:03 pm

How do you know without opening it? :)

Ya, it's "different", but what I mean by that, it's bread. (Or at least more of a "generally recognized as bread -like substance (compared to "wheat snack bread" certainly!) LOL

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Re: New mre item ?

Post by Jim_M1988 » Wed May 18, 2022 3:10 pm

I actually quite like the Wheat Snack Item, with PB & J...but they can't really call it bread simply based on its shape... :lol:

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Re: New mre item ?

Post by cavguy » Wed May 18, 2022 4:29 pm

I wonder if its just the Sterling Foods version of this;

https://www.mredepot.com/Bridgford-MRE- ... /mm019.htm

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Re: New mre item ?

Post by Tedster » Wed May 18, 2022 9:26 pm

Jim_M1988 wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 3:10 pm
I actually quite like the Wheat Snack Item, with PB & J...but they can't really call it bread simply based on its shape... :lol:
They did try to mold it into some sort of bread slice shape configuration. I don't think it fooled anyone. LOL. Snack bread just has this weird flavor, texture & gnarly aftertaste. Jeeze, just stick with saltines. The real bread component were reasonably edible as I recall, sort of reminded me of those cute little kiddie loaves sold at state fairs and such.

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Re: New mre item ?

Post by norge » Fri May 20, 2022 2:17 pm

and pictures, the slices are thiner than the bread that comes in the norwegian rations that have been made in the US.
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New item ?

Post by Tedster » Sat May 21, 2022 1:40 am

Well - how does it taste? I can't help notice the lengthy ingredients list. It even includes "Wheat Snack Bread Premix".

I swear, all the new items are just the old ones re-packaged into new stuff. "SSDS" aka same $&@t, different sauce".

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Re: New mre item ?

Post by norge » Sat May 21, 2022 1:45 am

it did not taste like Wheat Snack Bread , i had peanut butter and jam on it and it was fluffy, moist and not chewy :D

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