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Whats that?!?!

Post by housil » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:22 pm

Today I opend a 2004 Beefsteak w/ Mushroom (Mrs Housil is at work untill 7pm :wink: )
It should have:
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Beefsteak => ok
Western Beans => ok
Crackers => ok

but:

no Jelly, Peanut Butter instead
no Dairy Shake, but:

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Beef Snack Strip
Unlabled Packing?! :shock:




So I opend it:

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Aaaaahhhhhh, Tootsie Rolls.
But why unlabeled :?: :!:

Usally they are:
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2004 SOPAKCO

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2002 AMERIQUAL



Same thing we know from the civilain supplier we had before?!

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Re: Whats that?!?!

Post by mreheater72 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:36 pm

Hi Olli,

I already noticed that sometimes before, that the "real" MRE entrees do no match with the official Menu List. I can remember the MREs between 1981-1985, but here you can count on that: The entrees were always identical by every menu!

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Re: Whats that?!?!

Post by kman » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:26 pm

housil, it looks like that MRE was packaged by Wornick. As for the Tootsie Rolls being packaged two different ways, I think that might be a difference in the way Wornick packages things vs. Sopakco. I've seen the commercial candy items like M&Ms and Tootsie Rolls packaged in plain bags before.

As for the contents of that MRE being different than the menus, I think that's also because of Wornick. I mean, any MRE producer could do it - maybe they just ran out of Dairyshakes and jelly that day.

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Re: Whats that?!?!

Post by Big Galloot » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:24 pm

All of the Tootsie Rolls(3) that I have received in Wornick MREs have all been packaged like housil's.

I guess that it is a Wornick thing.
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