Looking good indeed! The beef stew smelled a lot like the current production beef stew you'd find in a LRP or MCW. It was divided up into four bars. I decided to keep two of them dehydrated and to hydrate the rest. It was very tasty! Nothing about it would suggest to me that it's nearly 30 years old! I did notice some very hard chunks in the stew. Perhaps they were bones? That was quite odd but not enough to keep me from enjoying it! I preferred it hydrated but it was pretty fun to eat it freeze dried as well.
The chocolate covered brownie was okay. I've had quite a few from this time period recently and they all taste a bit stale, but nothing too bad. I had to clear my pallet for the the toffee bars. They were really enjoyable! I can't say what, but they remind me of a candy bar of some kind. I really enjoyed them. The fig bar was also equally enjoyable. In order to take advantage of that wonderful aged taste, it's important to clear your pallet with water or even the orange drink.
The granola bar was pretty stale. It had a very strong cinnamon smell to it. Flavor wise, not so much. The oatmeal cookie was as good as always. I decided to finish everything off with the orange drink and lemon tea. I used cold water for both. The tea was a bit on the weak side, but that's probably my own doing. I poured exactly one cup of water in it, perhaps that's a bit excessive. The orange drink was wonderful. I can equate it with Tang or something but it was, well, tangy and sweet!
I decided to spare the duplicate items including the spoon (I opted to use a modern MRE spoon, they're just so much better!) as shown in the final photo above. I stored all of those items back into the RCW bag and safely stored it back in my collection.
Overall, I enjoyed this ration. Sure it's not as exciting as the A menu but it was still a fun adventure. Thank you for reading!
