On Jun 4, 2:14�pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > On Jun 4, 1:35?pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >> Nancy2 wrote:
> >>> On Jun 3, 11:04 pm, -bwg > wrote:
> >>>> As if "Cheeseburger In A Can" weren't enough, via Gizmodo,
> >>>> MREdepot.com brings you Bacon In A
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> Can:http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-...-heart-failure...
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> >>>> See you next time,
> >>>> -bwg
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> >>> I got news for you - back in the day (the 50s and 60s), we ALWAYS
> >>> took commercially canned raw bacon in cans to our fishing camp in
> >>> Minnesota - refrigeration wasn't needed - it tasted as good as any
> >>> refrigerator- case bacon from the supermarket - it was great for
> >>> that purpose!
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> >>> It ain't new. ;-)
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> >> MRE's are certainly not "new", as indicated in the original post.
> >> ?Although why someone would be eating MRE's in 2008 is beyond me.
> >> ?They do have a great shelf life LOL
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> > Calling canned bacon an MRE has to be an error... it's definitely not
> > ready to eat, it's only minimally processsed, right out of the can it
> > still needs to be cooked. �Even grits lovin' hillybillys from the deep
> > south wouldn't eat petrified bacon straight from the can.
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> Since you're actually replying to posts replying to me, I'll say this: my
> father ate more C-Rats than he did MRE's.
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> C-Ration, Revised (1948-1958)
> After the failure of the E-Ration, there were several improvements made on
> the basic C-ration. Most involved ration variety and content, different
> sizes and shapes of cans, and improverments in packaging. The C-ration
> series was eventually phased out and replaced by the Meal, Combat,
> Individual ration in 1958.
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> Sample C-4 Ration Contents
> A sample C-4 ration (stamped March 1954) contained:
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> � a.. 1 Instruction sheet
> � b.. 2 Cheese bars (1.5 net ounces)
> � c.. 2 "Cereal Class 5" bars (1.5 net ounces)
> � d.. 3 Type XII Style 1 Enriched chocolate bar (1 ounce)
> � e.. 1 "Jelly Bar" (2 ounces)
> � f.. 2 "Fruit Cake Bars" (2 ounces)
> � g.. 3 sticks Topps peppermint chewing gum
> � h.. 3 Domino sugar packets
> � i.. 2 Nestea "soluble tea product"
> � j.. 1 Pure soluble sugar
> � k.. 1 "Soluble cream product"
> � l.. 1 bottle Water Purification Tablets, Individual, Iodine
> � m.. 1 plastic bag.

I don't see what that has to do with canned bacon. Btw, C rations
also contained cigarettes and matches