1983 Beef, diced with gravy

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norge
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1983 Beef, diced with gravy

Post by norge » Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:16 pm

Today we went for Beef diced with gravy :D
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The items inside.
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The meal plated, everything was good except the creamer(smelles like old milk...) and cheese spread. the beef was not dry and the gravy was just perfect.
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Even the brownie was okay, no rancid nuts.
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These 1983 mres must have been stored cold since the day they was made.

cheers ken and son.

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Re: 1983 Beef, diced with gravy

Post by housil » Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:22 pm

Nice to see it is still in this great shape

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Re: 1983 Beef, diced with gravy

Post by Tedster » Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:23 am

I dunno ... Somehow it looks worse on a plate, than I remembered. LOL

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Re: 1983 Beef, diced with gravy

Post by norge » Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:41 am

yea some mres should be eaten out of the pouch :lol: :lol:

like this as the USMC did on Alpine exercise in 1981
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cheers ken

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Re: 1983 Beef, diced with gravy

Post by norge » Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:46 am

Btw, some of you migth notice that they use the Optimus stove 111 yes the USMC used this stove back in the 1980s for arctic conditions

here is a picture from1989
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cheers ken

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Re: 1983 Beef, diced with gravy

Post by Salty Croc » Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:57 pm

Looks and sounds like you go a VERY nice case of MRE's.

-Salty

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