If you’re looking for food for a camping trip, doing some contingency planning for emergencies or perhaps have a platoon of hungry soldiers, you might be interested in the MREdepot.com, an online store that carries MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) and what’s known in the industry as “shelf-stable foods”.
(I remember meeting someone ages ago at an Accordion City chapter of those “Company of Friends” gatherings organized by Fast Company. He was in the business of “shelf-stable protein”. Talking with him further revealed that “shelf-stable protein” is a techno-sexed-up way of saying “canned tuna”.)
Being a fan of bacon, the item at MREdepot.com that fascinates me the most is Yoders Canned Bacon, which they say is available for the first time in the United States in 20 years. This is a crying shame; I’m sure that canned bacon would’ve been a big hit with me and my housemates back during my Crazy Go Nuts University days.
MREdepot.com boasts that Yoders bacon surpasses its predecessor:
More than 2 years went into the development of this bacon, and we’re proud to be able to bring this back to you after improving on a what was a very successful brand of canned bacon made years ago by Celebrity Foods (registered Trademark, all rights reserved).
According to the nutritional information on the can, a single serving of three strips of Yoders bacon has:
The ingredients list reads:
“Comes out easy,” says the site, very reassuringly. “Bacon stays together until you unroll it.”
Furthermore:
Each can is 9 ounces of fully cooked and drained bacon. Between 2-3/4 and 3-1/4 pounds of raw bacon go into each can. Each can is the highest quality fresh #1 bacon slices. Cured to our specifications, cooked and then hand wrapped, rolled and packed in the U.S.
We cook this bacon down for you prior to canning, so you won’t pay for all of the natural shrinkage that occurs whenever you cook bacon. Then we carefully drain all of the fat and liquid off and can it fresh so it will taste as good out of the can as it would right out of the refrigerator.
The site goes on:
With a shelf life in excess of 10 years, this bacon makes a perfect addition to your food storage program and it is great for every day use. Take some with you when you go camping, hiking or hunting – keep a case in the boat, RV, cabin or anywhere that you may need to prepare a meal but don’t have refrigeration!!
I really could’ve used this stuff at Burning Man!
Yoders Bacon sells in cases of 12 cans at US$109.95 a case. Perhaps it’s time to see if they’ll ship to Canada and if there are 11 other people who’d like to chip in for a can and collectively buy a case.
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During my first year in Korea, I was walking through a department store, and in the basement they were selling MRE's acquired from the U.S bases for about $4. I purchased a few and followed the easy to understand directions. The food wasn't half bad, though I'm not sure the portions are enough for young bucks in the field. Everything in side was green, and every item was produced by companies I have never ever heard of, except for the nescafe. They had all sorts of packets I'd have never used, but it felt kinda cool eating an entire meal out of a kleenex sized thick plastic bag.
I'll pitch for a can. Seriously.
Alan Cross just posted this on his ongoing history blog...
This just in from the United States National Accordion News: June is "Accordion Awareness Month. No, really.Before you snigger too loudly and start making jokes ("What's the difference between Ozzy Osbourne and an accordion player? One is a lonely brain-dead musician while the other used to sing for Black Sabbath."), please remember that The Geek's first instrument was an accordion. No, really.On a totally unrelated (?), June is also Celebacy Awareness Month. A coincidence? And let's not even explore why June is also Potty Traning Awareness Month.
I'd definitely be up for a couple of cans - me and two of my siblings have an ongoing competition to see who can gift the others with the oddest canned food. This would be in the same league as canned haggis.
I'm going to see if they deliver to Canada later today.
I'd totally be in for that, but I wouldn't want to drop the can once I'd received it; with that natty camo label I'd lose it instantly! :)
Following on Chris Davy's comment, James has a can of vegetarian haggis, believe it or not. I bet he wins!
I'm pretty sure the Canadian Forces get their MREs from the same supplier - a friend of mine in the Reserves brought some field rations on a camping trip, and I'll have you know the chili is actually pretty good!
Supposedly France includes wine and cheese with their field ration packs. Just because you're out in the middle of a battlefield doesn't mean you shouldn't be civilized, non?
THERE ARE OVER 50 SLICES OF BACON IN THAT CAN holy crap I came
This stuff is so wrong it almost makes spray cheez in a can seem right. Almost.