Meal Combat Individual: CAKE Taste Test

[mreheater72]

Hi guys,

here is the third “Cake-Taste-Test” aspirant, an “Orange Nut Roll” packed March 21 1978 (21038) by EUNICE KING’S KITCHEN, INC, SHERMAN TEXAS 75090.

When I opened the can (bottom side!) with the “sand paper method”, the lid was pushed to inside of the can (sorry, I forgot to make a photo, I will do it next time). The vacuum in the can was there, even after 29 years .

In my opinion the appearance was ok, but I haven’t unfortunately seen an “Orange Nut Roll” in fresh condition ! The smell of orange was very distinctive. First I broke off a piece and chew it. The taste as very, very bitter !! Then I ate a piece without almond and orange peel pieces, here the taste was good. So it’s clear, the cake mixture alone is ok, only the hard items like nuts and fruits are not edible!

Here are the photos:




















This photo shows the very good condition of the inside of the empty “Orange Nut Roll” can.


Next weekend I will taste the “Pound Cake”.

So long mreheater72

[bl00k]

So it’s clear, the cake mixture alone is ok, only the hard items like nuts and fruits are not edible!

[...]

Next weekend I will taste the “Pound Cake”.

Cool, a Pound Cake is nothing but cake right? So that should taste alright then

[norge]

the mci pound cake looks more edible than a 1980s nut cake
the citric acid conserve the food so it should be good
maybe i should buy a mci kit and eat the hole thing just to test
the worst thing that could happen is just a camp jalla stomac
and a call in the big white phone
cheers norge

[mreheater72]

So it’s clear, the cake mixture alone is ok, only the hard items like nuts and fruits are not edible!

[...]

Next weekend I will taste the “Pound Cake”.

Cool, a Pound Cake is nothing but cake right? So that should taste alright then

I hope so! We’ll see it next week!

[kman]

Great review, mreheater72. I have the web page for it up now:

http://www.mreinfo.com/reviews/mci/oran ... -1978.html

[mreheater72]

Hi guys,

today the fourth “Cake-Taste-Test” aspirant, an “Pound Cake” baked by EUNICE KING’S KITCHEN, INC, SHERMAN TEXAS 75090



packed on February, 23 1978 (23028):



When I opened the can with the “sand paper method”, the lid was pushed to inside of the can. The vacuum in the can was there, even after 29 years:



Here the bottom side of the Pound Cake wrapped in paper:



Here you can see the can after removing the cake:



Now the photos of the Pound Cake! Conceive your own opinion. My buddy and me ate a quart of it, the taste was excellent an we are still alive, at long last a cake which is edible !!








Here the wrapper made of paper:



Here is the empty “Pound Cake” can after washing it with water, very good condition:



Next week I will show the last of the series, the “Fruit Cake”

So long mreheater72

[kman]

Great review - and finally! - something you could eat that didn't taste rancid. :-)

[C-rats]

God those were good! The pound cakes were my favorite when I was in the service. Most GIs would beg, borrow, cheat, or steal to get a C ration that had a pound cake in it. My favorite combination was a pound cake along with a can of peaches. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.!

Glad to here the one you opened was still good after all these years. It gives me incouragement on the 3 cans I have squirreled away at the bottom of my collection.

Nice job on cleaning up that can as well mreheater --- you can even see your reflection in the bottom of the can!

[mreheater72]

Nice job on cleaning up that can as well mreheater --- you can even see your reflection in the bottom of the can!

That`s right C-Rats, I haven`t noticed that before !

How old are the Pound Cakes, which are in your collection?

I have never eaten a "Pound Cake" and "Peaches" in "fresh" condition , but even the 29 years old cake was pretty good !

So long mreheater 72

[mreheater72]

Hi guys,

here is the fifth and also the last “MCI-Cake-Taste-Test” aspirant, a “Fruit Cake” packed May 2 1978 (02058) by EUNICE KING’S KITCHEN, INC, SHERMAN TEXAS 75090.

I opened the can (bottom side!) with the “sand paper method”, the lid was pushed to inside of the can. The vacuum in the can was there, even after 29 years .

The appearance wasn’t ok, all fruit and nut pieces had changed their colour from “normal” to black during the years ! The smell of fruit was there, but not really “attractive”! I decided not to taste because of the unappetizing appearance !

Here are the photos:



















Here is a close up of the fruit pieces:








The next two photos show that even the moisture of fruit was still in the can:






The Fruit Cake was the one with the worst condition of all five aspirants !

I hope that the “MCI-Cake-Taste-Test” was a little bit interesting for you!?

But it is deplorable, that even the MCI-cakes are not edible anymore ! I think the only chance of an edible MCI entree is the storage over all the years by a temperature of +2°C! But no one did that!

In the next weeks I will show how I open and refill the MCI-cans!

So long mreheater72