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This past month I've eaten the following entrees from 1992 & 1993
ITEM -YEAR, NUMBERS ON FOIL PACK , PRODUCER , COMMENT
chicken stew-1992 , 2318A A06B , ameriqual , EXCELLENT
chicken stew-1993 , 3085A A05D , ameriqual , EXCELLENT
corn beef hash-1992 , 2356 3 1A2 , s0-pak-co , LOVED IT- GLAD I HAVE 8 MORE TO EAT
omelet with ham-1993, 3306-etched 1 0 1 0 , land o'frost , WENT DOWN ONLY WITH TONS OF TOBASCO-YUKKY (10 LEFT TOO!)
pork & rice-1992, 2315 1 5AH , shelf stable , EXCELLENT
pork chow mien-1993 , 3049 M21 5 AA2 , shelf stable , LIQUIDY BUT TASTED GOOD
spaghetti w meat sauce-1993, 3179A A05A, ameriqual , MUSHY NOODLES BUT GOOD SAUCE
tuna w/ noodles-1992, 2342 1 5AH , shelf stable , VERY GOOD TASTE BUT THE NOODLES WERE SOGGY
tuna w/ noodles-1993 , 3214 M21 2AF2 , shelf stable , VERY GOOD TASTE-NOODLES LESS SOGGY
beef stew-1993 , 3343710A , star food, LOVED IT
potatoes au gratin-1993, 3097510B , shelf stable , DISAPPOINTING AS I AM A CHEESE LOVER!POTATOES MUSHY

All of the above were in dark grey or dark green pouches.
The cardboard boxes had no nutritional info on them & the back of the boxes were blank.
So, I am now a confirmed MRE taste tester!
Hard to believe I never got sick from 17 to 18 year old entrees!
Now the big taste test will be with my beef frankfurters - have 4 from 1993 and 6 from 1996.
From what I have read here, they do not seem to be liked much by many members.
Any tips on making the taste test memorable??
Cali

Any tips on making the taste test memorable??= take pictures of the food and testing
the beef frankfurters was a good mre meal,i loved them.

cheers from ken

Just ate 1992 Menu #12 - Escalloped Potatoes With Ham. Yummy main dish. Sorry, no pics.
Applesauce - Slightly darker than new applesauce, but still tasty.
Crackers - fine.
Grape jelly - sticky and sweet.
Brownie, Choc Covered - this is still my favorite MRE food, hands down. Good after 18 years!
Beverage Base, Orange - Metallic taste. Did not drink more than a mouthful. BAD.

Recently tried Chicken Stew, Chicken A La King, Meatballs w/ Tomato Sauce, and Pork w/ Rice in BBQ Sauce. I liked the Chicken Stew. Did not care for the others. Chicken A La King has some strange twangy spices, and the Pork w/ Rice was way too spicy for my bland palate. Mostly the side dishes were OK, but occasionally I am finding a bad one. One had an Accessory Packet with caramels that had turned somewhat drippy and gotten gunk all over everything else in the Accessory Packet. I discarded it.

Tootsie Rolls taste almost the same after 18 years.