Remembering

DelMN

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Does anyone remember how good the c-ration beans and franks were? Out in field training, the cooks would put the unopened cans in a garbage can full of boiling water. We always tried to get 2 cans. but not always successful! Does anyone remember your favorite c-ration or k-ration?
 
The K ration I remember was the compressed cereal protein bar kinda like a squeezed rice krispie bar. Hard on you teeth but I liked them.
 
I did like the Pound cake. Remember the beef and rocks (potatoes), Scrambled eggs and Ham. Still have my can opener on my truck key chain. We ate 2 c-rat meals a day with 1 hot meal from the mess tent. We warmed the cans up on the tent heaters, or set them on our 5-ton truck manifolds to warm up from engine heat. This was in South Korea, Nov 79 to April of 80. As a Marine on Okinawa we suddenly got tasked with Cold Weather training after the South Korean president was shot. Spent Christmas of 79 in a GP medium north of the 38th Parallel. Hard work but we were well received by the Korean locals. Many fond memories of that experience. Steve
 

Please; Please; Please, Read the story on U-Tube about the Marine making a romantic dinner for his girlfriend from MREs, Funniest thing I've read in years,,,,,,,,,,,ROFL type material !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I remember that. Had to put it in your steel pot helmet & bust it up with your rifle butt.
 
The scrambled eggs inside the c-rat cans were about the same color as the can outsides, but the eggs tasted pretty good if eaten while there wasn't enough ambient light to see 'em.
 
Ham and eggs or turkey loaf were my favorites. No need to warm them up since they tasted about the same cold or hot. Ham slices were good too, but were better if warmed up some.

Beef and rocks wasn't popular. Saw guy dump his beef and rocks on the ground for some local dog that wondered up one time and even the dog wouldn't eat it.
 

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