tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post4802842188365814161..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: "Yer a braver man than I, Gunga Din": Vietnam Veteran Keeps Vow, Eats 40-Year-Old C-rat Pound CakeDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-91745196371195303762009-07-30T00:34:24.863-05:002009-07-30T00:34:24.863-05:00Most of my "food storage" is of a simil...Most of my "food storage" is of a similar form. Go to Aldi, or your preferred discount grocer, and find a decent entree. For me, it was spaghetti rings and meatballs. One can for one meal, then buy a can of vegetables for every two of entree. For breakfast, do oatmeal, plan for two packets a meal if you eat a lot like I do.<br /><br />This can be done slowly, a meal or two each trip, until you have a few weeks tucked away. Make sure you eat them every once in a while, so they don't go bad. This may not be very portable storage, but it's easy to do, is inconspicuous(what's an extra can of peas at the checkout?), and can allow for more variety. Much cheaper than a crate of MREs. I think I'll need one of those eventually anyway, since college dorms aren't conducive to food storage.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843550881990596267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-85767812926441971912009-07-26T12:28:14.838-05:002009-07-26T12:28:14.838-05:00When I first read the headline, I wondered if he o...When I first read the headline, I wondered if he opened it with a P38.<br /><br />I still carry one, though I'm not sure it was my first.<br /><br />As a commo person, they came in real handy for opening cans of oil for the generators.<br /><br />The C rat canned spaghetti taught me that if push comes to shove, the canned food aisle in any store is all I really need if I got to eat.ChuckAtPodunkOutposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213623030155509433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-90822814749897034162009-07-26T06:41:43.551-05:002009-07-26T06:41:43.551-05:00Anyone else just have the urge to reread The Four ...Anyone else just have the urge to reread The Four Fingers of Death from the Absolved Chapter Links?Happy Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-83220461178091407492009-07-25T18:22:01.105-05:002009-07-25T18:22:01.105-05:00No biggie to eat the C-rats, as Crusty said, they ...No biggie to eat the C-rats, as Crusty said, they were still issuing them in the 80's! I remember the pound cake, and the green eggs and ham... And the damn Hershey bar you couldn't melt with a @!#&* blowtorch!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-30486156150548202722009-07-25T15:14:23.035-05:002009-07-25T15:14:23.035-05:00Hell, the ones we were ISSUED were 40 years old :p...Hell, the ones we were ISSUED were 40 years old :pCrustyrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478587825608882510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-74330956886852104012009-07-25T09:51:03.121-05:002009-07-25T09:51:03.121-05:00C-Rats, like the Roach Motel. They check in, but t...C-Rats, like the Roach Motel. They check in, but they never check out.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410045398729979497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-60462867684879210702009-07-25T07:36:07.827-05:002009-07-25T07:36:07.827-05:00heh - I remember the pound cake too. Takes me back...heh - I remember the pound cake too. Takes me back, oh almost 40 years. Funny how I can still taste it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-56890760039584958962009-07-25T02:22:09.907-05:002009-07-25T02:22:09.907-05:00WOw that brings back some memories all right. I l...WOw that brings back some memories all right. I love'd how simple C rations were. I still have my original can openerThumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325071186774169077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-88782659797289983492009-07-25T01:07:18.722-05:002009-07-25T01:07:18.722-05:00The pound cake was the best desert in the MCIs. I...The pound cake was the best desert in the MCIs. I used to save mine for special occasions.<br /><br />Never ate one that was 40 years old, but I believe we did eat 10-15 year old stuff regularly. It was fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com