[ansel12]

Seconding that: back in the late 1980’s, my Squadron deployed to an old, shut-down Air Base in Oklahoma. The Field Mess served a hot breakfast. A buddy of mine showed me the (empty) cans of bacon and powdered eggs. They were dated 1943 and 1945, respectively. Tasted fine. . .

In the very first of the 1970s we were still eating WWII C-rations, if I recall right.

I own some C-rations in their original boxes, and I would still eat them.

[Marcella]

“I own some C-rations in their original boxes, and I would still eat them.”

I don’t have MREs in my emergency food storage. But, I do have 12 MREs with a heater in each box, in my bug out bag. That bag is only for leaving my house if a hurricane/tornado/other damages my house so I cannot stay there.

[boop]

You can buy old C-rations on ebay. But they always have the disclaimer of "for collector purposes only".

I wonder if the military has ever tested these for edibility, just out of curiosity.