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Recived this in the mail today.
BEVERAGE BASE POWDER TROPICAL PUNCH. Date-code of 6108 - April 18, 2006
BEVERAGE POWDER CARBOHYDRATE ELECTROLYTE ORANGE. Date-code of 5266 - Septemeber 23rd, 2005
MAPLE NUT CAKE. Date-code of SPC214201400D3 - May 22, 1992
If I eat this, it'll be the oldest thing I've ever eaten.
I also got BAKED SNACK CRACKERS and CHOCOLATE DAIRYSHAKE POWDER, don't remember date codes but that's what I'm gonna review today.

Shake: Not the greatest thing I've ever tried, it tasted odd and I threw it out afterwards. Oh, and remembered they threw a recall for the shakes. Oh well, looks like I might die later.

The crackers, they tasted RANCID
The cheese taste was not there and it was extremely stale and broken up. Oh well.

Nice one, ElevatorFan! The baked snack crackers aren't too exciting to begin with, and when they're older than 6 years or so they tend to go rancid.
Yours are incredible! Even the packaging has seen better days!

That's a pre-2006 Dairy Shake! You can tell from the packaging, they changed to the one with the zip-lock tab that actually makes it possible to mix in the field without a cup or canteen.
I'd never consume a pre-2006 Dairy Shake for the recalls and also they don't hold up will with flavor integrity over any period of 7 or 8 years, alot like those Baked Snack Crackers.

The Maple Nut Cake is probably still good!
Ask ration vets like mreheater72, the nut cakes hold up for a long time, if stored properly!
If you eat/document it, take a small nibble and if the nuts taste "off" or if your tongue feels kinda funny, then don't eat it.
That is most unlikely (unless it was stored in a hot shed all these years) and chances are it's ''good as new"!


Cool stuff!

steve1989 wrote:Nice one, ElevatorFan! The baked snack crackers aren't too exciting to begin with, and when they're older than 6 years or so they tend to go rancid.
Yours are incredible! Even the packaging has seen better days!

That's a pre-2006 Dairy Shake! You can tell from the packaging, they changed to the one with the zip-lock tab that actually makes it possible to mix in the field without a cup or canteen.
I'd never consume a pre-2006 Dairy Shake for the recalls and also they don't hold up will with flavor integrity over any period of 7 or 8 years, alot like those Baked Snack Crackers.

The Maple Nut Cake is probably still good!
Ask ration vets like mreheater72, the nut cakes hold up for a long time, if stored properly!
If you eat/document it, take a small nibble and if the nuts taste "off" or if your tongue feels kinda funny, then don't eat it.
That is most unlikely (unless it was stored in a hot shed all these years) and chances are it's ''good as new"!


Cool stuff!

i really want to try it, but whats the chances of me getting sick?

steve1989 wrote:Nice one, ElevatorFan! The baked snack crackers aren't too exciting to begin with, and when they're older than 6 years or so they tend to go rancid.
Yours are incredible! Even the packaging has seen better days!

That's a pre-2006 Dairy Shake! You can tell from the packaging, they changed to the one with the zip-lock tab that actually makes it possible to mix in the field without a cup or canteen.
I'd never consume a pre-2006 Dairy Shake for the recalls and also they don't hold up will with flavor integrity over any period of 7 or 8 years, alot like those Baked Snack Crackers.

The Maple Nut Cake is probably still good!
Ask ration vets like mreheater72, the nut cakes hold up for a long time, if stored properly!
If you eat/document it, take a small nibble and if the nuts taste "off" or if your tongue feels kinda funny, then don't eat it.
That is most unlikely (unless it was stored in a hot shed all these years) and chances are it's ''good as new"!


Cool stuff!

Actually, wait, take that back. I just opened it and tried some, all I can say is its incredible how this stuff holds up. Will probably be making another thread.

ElevatorFan73 wrote:
i really want to try it, but whats the chances of me getting sick?

Don´t worry. The recall was only a precaution. As much as I know there is no reported case.

ElevatorFan73 wrote: MAPLE NUT CAKE. Date-code of SPC214201400D3 - May 22, 1992
If I eat this, it'll be the oldest thing I've ever eaten.

Give it a try and enjoy one of the best MRE dessert items ever, I´m sure it will be fine . I have eaten dozens of MRE Nut Cakes that were maximum eleven years elder, they all were great. Please post some photos !

mreheater72

ElevatorFan73 wrote:Recived this in the mail today (...)

The crackers, they tasted RANCID

Did you buy them? How much$$? I hope not *this* much for these give aways...

The rancid crackers aren´t this unusual.
Some of them are filled with e.g. peanuts butter or just a civilian brand. So they get rancid pretty easy. Too bad as I relay like them.

housil wrote:

ElevatorFan73 wrote:Recived this in the mail today (...)

The crackers, they tasted RANCID

Did you buy them? How much$$? I hope not *this* much for these give aways...

The rancid crackers aren´t this unusual.
Some of them are filled with e.g. peanuts butter or just a civilian brand. So they get rancid pretty easy. Too bad as I relay like them.

maybe 4 USD?