1957 Ration Combat Individual RCI US 24 Hour MRE Review Eating 60 Year Old Food Meal Ready to Eat - Summary

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The video is a review of a 60-year-old ration combat individual (RCI) from the US military. The reviewer opens the box and shows the contents, which include canned meals, crackers, candy, jam, peanut butter, coffee, tea, soup, cigarettes and accessories. He tries to eat some of the items that are still edible, such as the jelly bars, the peanut butter and the coffee. He also smokes a Chesterfield cigarette and enjoys it. He avoids the items that are spoiled or contaminated, such as the cocoa, the jam, the beef steak and potatoes, and the chicken and vegetables. He comments on the smell, taste and appearance of the food and gives some historical background on the ration. He ends the video by thanking the viewers and saying he will be back with something new or old.

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- The text is a transcript of a video where the speaker reviews a 60-year-old ration combat individual (RCI) from the US military.
- The RCI was the first US 24-hour ration and was produced from 1945 to 1958, with 104 million units made during the Korean War.
- The RCI contains six cans of food, two accessory packets, one cigarette packet, and three plastic spoons.
- The speaker tries some of the food items and finds most of them spoiled, rancid, or unpalatable, except for the coffee instant, the jelly bars, the peanut butter, and the Chesterfield cigarettes.
- The speaker wears a mask and gloves to avoid exposure to mold and bacteria from the rotten food.