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From: Michael A. Terrell on 23 Mar 2010 20:39

D Yuniskis wrote:
>
> Hi Joerg,
>
> Joerg wrote:
> > Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> >> BTW, some canned goods were found in 'Old West' ghost towns that were
> >> about 100 years old. Other than loss of flavor, they were supposed to
> >> still be safe to eat.
> >
> > We had some stuff like that in the army. As for flavor, that was rather
> > debatable even when "fresh" :-)
>
> <grin> As a kid, I spent a few months living on C-rations (research).
> It's hard to imagine doing that for a prolonged period. Even the
> "chocolate" was abysmal!
>
> I am surprised, though, that things *can* stay preserved, canned,
> for such a long period of time. I imagine it depends on the
> foodstuffs involved, the materials from which the cans are made,
> any *coatings* applied to the insides of the cans and the
> mechanical integrity of those cans.
>
> I would imagine vacuum packing something like beans in glass
> (or metal) would also have a very long shelf life -- but I'm
> not a big fan of legumes! :-(


Glass is excellent for canning, till the rubber seal rots.


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From: Joel Koltner on 23 Mar 2010 21:15
Say Michael,

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:4BA95EC8.FB7C8EE3(a)earthlink.net...
> Some of the ones I got while in the Army were over 20 years old. When
> its -20 to -30 degrees and the only food for 15 miles, you don't
> complain, if you want your next meal.

Where were you stationed, if you don't mind my asking?

---Joel

From: D Yuniskis on 23 Mar 2010 21:52
Charlie E. wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:55:47 -0700, D Yuniskis
> <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joerg,
>>
>> Joerg wrote:
>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>>>> BTW, some canned goods were found in 'Old West' ghost towns that were
>>>> about 100 years old. Other than loss of flavor, they were supposed to
>>>> still be safe to eat.
>>> We had some stuff like that in the army. As for flavor, that was rather
>>> debatable even when "fresh" :-)
>> <grin> As a kid, I spent a few months living on C-rations (research).
>> It's hard to imagine doing that for a prolonged period. Even the
>> "chocolate" was abysmal!
>>
>> I am surprised, though, that things *can* stay preserved, canned,
>> for such a long period of time. I imagine it depends on the
>> foodstuffs involved, the materials from which the cans are made,
>> any *coatings* applied to the insides of the cans and the
>> mechanical integrity of those cans.
>>
>> I would imagine vacuum packing something like beans in glass
>> (or metal) would also have a very long shelf life -- but I'm
>> not a big fan of legumes! :-(
>
> I had a similiar experience. Visiting a friend, I noticed a bunch of
> boxes of C-rations sitting in the garage. Asked about them, and found
> they were expired rations from a fallout shelter. I asked if I could
> have some, and soon found myself in possession of about six cases of
> them. Over the next few months, tried them out, and found which were

Ah, I wasn't as lucky. That's *all* I had to eat! :-/
(though I could have "as much as I wanted" -- small consolation
that! :> )

> tolerable, and which were really, really bad! A couple of years

I think the franks and beans were tolerable (and I *hate* beans -- so
that tells you how bad I considered most of it!). The pasta (?)
defied description. :< The little "fruit cakes" doubled as
hockey pucks :-/

> later, at ROTC summer camp, when we were issued C-rations, I knew
> which ones to get, and which ones to trade... ;-)

Ones to trade: ALL
Ones to get: see above

;-)

But, remember to save the TP packet! (and the P38, of course!!)
From: Joerg on 23 Mar 2010 21:48
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> Joerg wrote:
>> Michael A. Terrell wrote:

[...]

>>> BTW, some canned goods were found in 'Old West' ghost towns that were
>>> about 100 years old. Other than loss of flavor, they were supposed to
>>> still be safe to eat.
>>>
>> We had some stuff like that in the army. As for flavor, that was rather
>> debatable even when "fresh" :-)
>
>
> It wasn't intened to be 'good', it was meant to keep you alive.
>

Well, we sometimes had helpful friends around to kill the stale taste.
What were their names .... oh yeah, now I remember. Jack Daniels, Jim
Beam ...

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Regards, Joerg

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From: Michael A. Terrell on 24 Mar 2010 00:24

Joel Koltner wrote:
>
> Say Michael,
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:4BA95EC8.FB7C8EE3(a)earthlink.net...
> > Some of the ones I got while in the Army were over 20 years old. When
> > its -20 to -30 degrees and the only food for 15 miles, you don't
> > complain, if you want your next meal.
>
> Where were you stationed, if you don't mind my asking?


Fort Greely, Alaska


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