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looking for info on this kind of mre/ration.
greetings from norge

That looks like one of the prototypes before they started putting them in the bags. I could be wrong, though. I'm sure Kman will be along shortly to let us know.

Lifesaver has it right about it being a prototype. I saw this same ration in an eBay auction lately. It's closed now (sold for...holy crap!...$321.22) but you can still it view it for a while here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0131680162

In case the auction goes away, it just had the two pics above plus this text:

US VIETNAM ERA BOXED EXPERIMENTAL MRE

This very good condition experimental forerunner to the morn MREs is a Vietnam era 1972 dated “MEAL, READY-TO-EAT BACON MENU NO 2” and is complete in its green box. See our other auctions for more WWII and later military collectibles.

WARNING
Obscure Reference:

Prefried bacon? Is that the inspiration for the Bare Naked Ladies song?

I thought it was "pre-wrapped bacon" (seeing as they already have pre-wrapped sausages).

And then what's the difference between "fried bacon" and "prefried bacon"??

I think that is the predecessor to the pre-cooked bacon that we can find in the grocery store these days in shelf-stable packaging under brands like Oscar Meyer.

They charge you more for it (comparable to a lb of bacon) though they've rendered away the fat that you might have been able to use for other cooking purposes.

kman wrote:And then what's the difference between "fried bacon" and "prefried bacon"??