Like the pound cake, I was stoked to try the chocolate covered cookie. It looked and smelled great. Too bad it didn't taste great. I think the oils in the chocolate went rancid or something. I was actually forced to spit this out.
The chow mein noodles were fine- tasted ok and still crispy.
And finally the chow mein itself.
It smelled and looked ok although looks can be subjective. I tried a bite and it tasted ok, but stopped there preferring not to press my luck.
The coffee was fine as well. Apparently I got a bonus of M&Ms, which wasn't on the menu, but it wasn't such a bonus. As you can see from the pictures in the first post, the M&Ms had crumbled apart.
Overall, I was surprised that any of the components were edible in these 3, 20+ year-old MREs. The peanut butter in particular was very good. I also tried the gum in all three - it took a little softening in my mouth before chewing, and the flavor didn't last very long, but 20 year old gum is 20 year old gum.
And in addition, I continue to add to my stockpile of towelettes, toilet paper, and matches. Hey, that stockpile just may save my life one day
