Sunday, April 23, 2023

Making The MRE Better

Master Sgt. Kevin Cartino, 1st Combat Camera Squadron first sergeant, shows off the MRE he was given during an information operations scenario during exercise Scorpion Lens, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 2020. US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Campbell. 

Coffee Or Die: MRE: The Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner of Champions 

Most American military veterans can remember their first MRE. For some, it might be a fond memory. For others, it may evoke feelings of nausea or outright disgust. Though beloved by certain survivalist types, meals ready to eat are not a cuisine that most normal people would enjoy. 

But, of course, soldiers don’t go to war to eat delicious food — they go to fight. And for that purpose, there is no better grub than the quasi-edible contents of an MRE. 

 In 1775, the Continental Congress mandated that the United States Army supply each of its enlisted men with a set quantity of certain food provisions. The rations comprised a mix of meat or fish, flour or bread, peas or beans, spruce beer or cider, and a little molasses.  

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WNU Editor: I prefer storing freeze-dried meals. Mountain House, Peak Refuel, and Happy Yak are my favorites.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

MRE= Meals Refused by Ethiopians

Anonymous said...

I don’t think I could ever eat another US MRE. 7 years of that shit I’m out. Mountain house stuff is good, I got lots of that. The vomlette was the worst they ever created. Got stuck with one a hand full of times.

Ron said...

MRE's shelf life is about 1/4 of the shelf life of freeze dried meals like Mountain House.

Anonymous said...

Freeze dry isn't that great tbh. Takes ages to be eatable, needs water, and really does require heating

Anonymous said...

McDs Cheese burgers last ages