Mainstay Sea Rations - still good after expiration confirmed

[campandtravel]

I just dug up a pack of mainstay sea rations. They were buried inside an ammo can. I bought them in 2007 which means they expired no later than 2012. Today it's 2022 and I confirm they are fine.

I think the package actually did open a little during that time as the whole ammo can had a faint smell like the biscuits. But it was still good to eat. No side effects except it sits heavy in the stomach (I ate too much) because it's all flour, shortening, sugar. It digested just fine.

Flavor is totally palatable, even for kids. It's like a bland cookie. I substituted it for a morning donut and was satisfied. You taste the shortening and a lemony flavor (artificial lemon flavor is one ingredient).

I didn't need water to get it down but it would have been unpleasant without liquid.

Other brands don't have vitamins. This one has a ton.

 

[GaRp58]

<nothing better than a voluntary guinea pig to help us out with stored food, thanks for the info. I have made such discoveries also. Stored food for five years in a bucket and ate them. Only the cookies tasted a bit old, everything else was ok.

 

[Dracos]

I was working in a country with a tropical climate a while back. I was amazed at the variety of fruit trees that grew wild in the jungle. I asked one of my technicians if they were eatable or poison. Some are some aren't. How you tell? He gave me some good advice. "If it tastes bad, don't eat it."

 

[Schattentarn]

I just dug up a pack of mainstay sea rations. They were buried inside an ammo can. I bought them in 2007 which means they expired no later than 2012. Today it's 2022 and I confirm they are fine.

I think the package actually did open a little during that time as the whole ammo can had a faint smell like the biscuits. But it was still good to eat. No side effects except it sits heavy in the stomach (I ate too much) because it's all flour, shortening, sugar. It digested just fine.

Flavor is totally palatable, even for kids. It's like a bland cookie. I substituted it for a morning donut and was satisfied. You taste the shortening and a lemony flavor (artificial lemon flavor is one ingredient).

I didn't need water to get it down but it would have been unpleasant without liquid.

Other brands don't have vitamins. This one has a ton.

Obviously, nobody explained this to you. We use newbies to test expired food and new sources of food. All you do is video the experiment and post it. After ten tests, you are a full fledged member. If you have not figured it out by now, I am just kidding.

 

[GaRp58]

After ten tests, you are a full fledged member.

And if we all only get to see NINE VIDEOS.....oh well,
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!!!!
Also just kidding....but Schattentarn started it.......

 

[EastenerWesterner]

Obviously, nobody explained this to you. We use newbies to test expired food and new sources of food. All you do is video the experiment and post it. After ten tests, you are a full fledged member. If you have not figured it out by now, I am just kidding.

Oh no, not another coughing choking video. I am tired of seeing them puke.

edit: just kidding! But it was funny.

 

[campandtravel]

@Schattentarn

That sounds fair. But you get to test the Tide pods, okay?

 

[GaRp58]

Go for it Schattentarn, maybe you could get them wet, smear them on your face and have a CLEAN SHAVE....................