He wanted to take along a can of Dinty Moore beef stew just for old time sake, so I broke out a 2006 #19 Beef Roast w/Veggies full meal to take along.
When it got to dinnertime, I was surprised, and delighted, to find that the "beef roast" was a slab-o-meat, and not just another version of a chunks-o-beef stew. The consistency was just like that of the meat in my buddy's Dinty Moore... Tender, thoroughly cooked, and very, very tasty. It was about the size of a burger,so it seemed like more meat that you would expect in the stews, and was in a vegetables/potato mix that was basically identical to MRE beef stew. It was good enough to make me regret that it was my last one.
This was also the first time I have tried out a Ranger Bar as well. The one included was Caramel Apple. I was expecting something more like the HooRah bar, rather than the cookie consistency. However, when I split it with my friends, and we both agreed that it was right tasty... It was dry enough that it did require the tea we were drinking to wash it down.
I finished up my meal with a cherry-berry cobbler that I dropped in the pot of water I had heated my main in. After it had warmed up, it got poured over an MRE vanilla poundcake of unknown vintage, and was one of the best field desserts I had had in a long time.
I didn't get around to taking any photos of our chow because we didn't actually get around to eating until after dark. But here is a place shot taken while I lazed around in my hammock before dinner...
