1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

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1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by steve1989 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:22 am

I am back with another early 80's Cadillac Products - Food Packet, Long Range Patrol. Menu 4 Beef With Rice.

Everything was still perfectly fresh and in particular, the lemon corn flake bar... oh my goodness I loved it! I wish I had 30 more of those things. :lol:

I for some reason broke my own rule and added the recommended amount instead of 25% less on the water on the main entree. It was too moist - but I still ate it. :oops:

Last year, I had opened one of my Chicken & Rice Cadillac LRP's and forgot to take a picture of the DoP code on the Hot Cocoa - it was the only indicating date on the entire ration.
I opened my other Chicken & Rice to get that date code which I will show here as well.

Hope everyone enjoys the photos.

P.S. again I got jipped on the Interdental Stimulator, they're never in the accessory packet! :!:
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I got my eye on this bar.
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This is going to be good...!
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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by steve1989 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:34 am

More pics! :)
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Close up - Beef with Rice - 1980. These things will never spoil if they don't get a pinhole.
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I should have left out the creamer. I didn't like the old brand on how it clouds up like this! I still drank it - never waste Coffee Instant Type 1. It's a rule. :)
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Oh my gosh this thing is amazing. Mild sweet lemon crisp. Fresh as the day it was packed in 1980 I can imagine. What an experience!
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See what they made me do?! I follow the instructions on water and it is wet as a swamp! Always add 25% less water. Dohh!
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Before hydration.
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:)

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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by steve1989 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:55 am

!

For some odd reason I can only find this photo in my archives of the cocoa's date code and darn it I can only see 24701 on it and I could have sworn when I took a close up that I cannot find now it said 024701 and I thought it was around September 1980 - but now I have no idea when this was made. I am embarrassed! :oops:
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Chicken & Rice from the 80's has MSG unlike nowadays and that makes for one heck of a savory meal!
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A classic for me. :)
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Naturally - the Chocolare Fudge Bar is a Motor-Oil Hockey Puck and is even worse than the one I had last year! The rest is fresh and I ate it all excluding the fudge bar.
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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by housil » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:16 pm

What for great pictures, thank you for sharing!!
My very first thought of that rice was: Yuck, maggots... :oops:

It seems that the creamer flocculated (right word?). I had this two or three times too.

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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by cavguy » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:23 pm

Its ashame that those chocolate fudge bars go bad! They always look so good.

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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by Nawt » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:17 pm

Hi Steve,

again, really nice review and pic's. Especially the use of the tray makes it all look better and cooler.
I'm considering to purchase a tray just to have the reviews looking better :)

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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by Bypah » Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:01 pm

Guys,
I think we just witnessed the competition to the other "iron stomach", norge. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
"Live long and prosper..."

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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by Ruleryak » Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:05 pm

Way to go Steve! Great choice for a review, great pics!

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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by steve1989 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:24 pm

Thankyou for the support, guys!

The more feedback I get, the more inspired I get to post more of my obscure and rare rations!

I'll keep em' coming!

Here's a preview of what I'm eating tonight.

1983 LRP Chicken & Rice - notice the differences to my 1980 Chicken & Rice LRP!
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Re: 1980 LRP - Beef With Rice - Full Review

Post by dirtbag » Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:14 am

Have you got a chili and beans LRP?

I tried to eat one, back in 1972, it was like gravel... :cry:
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