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I love this stuff (I bet I'm not the only one), it turns a bland and uniteresting meal into something a lot more palatable, or masks the taste of stuff - less tasty. I read somewhere that is was a highly requested item for squaddies in Iraq. Problem is, it comes in a thunking great glass bottle. What do you guys use to carry such condements? Do you just lug the bottle along, or do you decant it into something lighter?
We have loads of US MREs about ... some of which come with a 5ml bottle of tabasco.
I think you can buy the small bottles direct from the company that makes it ... I'm sure i saw a link on another forum.
ditchfield
07-02-2004, 18:12
I managed to get my hands on an MRE, opened it up and..... no tabasco. I'd got a vege pack and they don't seem to contain them :evil:. I think that selfridges in the Trafford centre has packets of the mini bottles. If your willing to go there :shock:.
Found the link....
http://countrystore.tabasco.com/index_category_more.cfm?tlcati d=309&catid=0&moreid=C66
I'll have to keep a look out for them. Are the bottle glass or plastic? If they're plastic, might be worth getting a 6-pack and fillingvthe others with worcester sauce, garlic sauce etc..
Not all MREs have the sauce ... check out this list for details of the menus: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/mres.htm
The mini-bottles are glass Martyn. Very good seals too.
Not all MREs have the sauce ... check out this list for details of the menus: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/mres.htm
Ahhh, so it's the ones with accessory pack "B", which are:
Menu 1, Beefsteak with Mushrooms.
Menu 10, Chili and Macaroni.
Menu 15, Beef Enchiladas.
Menu 24, Meat Loaf with Gravy.
Actually, look for the Hot Sauce listing ... that's menus, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23!
Not all MREs have the sauce ... check out this list for details of the menus: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/mres.htm
Ahhh, so it's the ones with accessory pack "B", which are:
Menu 1, Beefsteak with Mushrooms.
Menu 10, Chili and Macaroni.
Menu 15, Beef Enchiladas.
Menu 24, Meat Loaf with Gravy.
The red perrer in accessory pack B is just a sachet of cayenne pepper.
I go through loads of Mre's with my scouts, I never let them have the sauce in case they dont like it , as I am a hoarder I have loads of these 5ml bottles in my kitchen cupboard.
If anyone wants some send me a sa jiffy bag and I will send you some. :-)
I can well understand you ... way too much scope for pranks :shock: :bu: !
I go through loads of Mre's with my scouts, I never let them have the sauce in case they dont like it , as I am a hoarder I have loads of these 5ml bottles in my kitchen cupboard.
If anyone wants some send me a sa jiffy bag and I will send you some. :-)
Here's a place for fire sauce :bu:
http://countrystore.tabasco.com/index_category.cfm?tlcatid=2&catid=46
I go through loads of Mre's with my scouts, I never let them have the sauce in case they dont like it , as I am a hoarder I have loads of these 5ml bottles in my kitchen cupboard.
If anyone wants some send me a sa jiffy bag and I will send you some. :-)
I want some. Could you send me some, please?
I collect the bottles and of course i wouldn't mind using it first!!!
Cindy :-)
Hey Cindy
The penny now drops! No wonder I call you the tabasco lady!!!!!! :lol:
Wheres the best (and cheapest) place to get the mre's over here?
I've bought MREs from Jasper over at http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/2.shtml ... if you know which you want, he can usually cut boxes to suit.
(I'm speaking as a happy customer and don't get a cut of the sales ... honest :0: )
Wheres the best (and cheapest) place to get the mre's over here?
Bushwaker Bob,
Did you get your tobasco OK?
We have loads of US MREs about ... some of which come with a 5ml bottle of tabasco.
I think you can buy the small bottles direct from the company that makes it ... I'm sure i saw a link on another forum.
They do the little bottles of tabasco in packs of 6 in our local Asda :-D
Really? Cool! That size is more suited to the palette over here in the UK anyway.
We have loads of US MREs about ... some of which come with a 5ml bottle of tabasco.
I think you can buy the small bottles direct from the company that makes it ... I'm sure i saw a link on another forum.
They do the little bottles of tabasco in packs of 6 in our local Asda :-D
MartiniDave
08-03-2004, 16:28
Adi,
You don't HAVE to put the whole bottle on in one go mate! :yikes: :lol:
Dave
I just like to buy something of the size that I'll get through in a sensible timescale ... I think we still have a 5 ml MRE bottle going nearly a year on!
I like it, just in very small doses!
Adi,
You don't HAVE to put the whole bottle on in one go mate! :yikes: :lol:
Dave
Adi,
You don't HAVE to put the whole bottle on in one go mate! :yikes: :lol:
Dave
Course ya do !! :-D Another good one is to make a Bombay Bad Boy pot noodle, eat it and then use the sachet of hot sauce you get as a chaser !! :yikes: Now THATS PAIN lol
Another good one is to make a Bombay Bad Boy pot noodle, eat it and then use the sachet of hot sauce you get as a chaser
Your a sick man MadDave......... :z:
:-)
Ed
the naughty boy
28-03-2004, 11:56
someone tell me what mre,s are please? :?:
someone tell me what mre,s are please? :?:
Some here:
http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/stock.php?page=20
SquirrelBoy
28-03-2004, 12:04
MRE stands for `Meals Ready to Eat`.
They are from the millitary where you can eat them cold or hot as they dont require the addition of water.
the naughty boy
28-03-2004, 12:38
thanks. nothing worse than misunderstood words and abbreviations when communicating. :-?
the naughty boy
28-03-2004, 12:45
dont get upset.but i have to laugh at the vegetarian option...here are soldier rations for guys trained to be tough and possibly kill ,and they give them a vegetarian option? why? so that it will save the cows? just dosent seem to figure. anyway that said im sure they are full of protein and delicious.are they worth the dough? really? perhaps i.ll try some .
obviously no offence to any vetarians out there :-D
People work better when given what they like/want. Variety is a good thing ... it's very hard to eat the same thing day in day out for weeks.
I think that the British Army vegetarian rations are odd though ... they contain such vegetarian delights as "baked beans with vegetarian sausages". So, while being vegetarian, they are nearly all "meat-style".
dont get upset.but i have to laugh at the vegetarian option...here are soldier rations for guys trained to be tough and possibly kill ,and they give them a vegetarian option? why? so that it will save the cows?
Not everyone who eats the vegetarian option meals is a vegetarian to save the little animals. Some refrain from certain meat for religous reasons... some for healthy living (not wanting all that chemical gak in their bodies)... others have medical/dietary considerations... so with all this, its a good idea to offer a vergetarian subsitute....... kepps everyone happy :-)
Ed
Not everyone who eats the vegetarian option meals is a vegetarian to save the little animals. Some refrain from certain meat for religous reasons... some for healthy living (not wanting all that chemical gak in their bodies)... others have medical/dietary considerations... so with all this, its a good idea to offer a vergetarian subsitute....... kepps everyone happy :-)
Ed
Good points ... add to that the fact that meat can make some feel very sluggish too.
Whether you get the meal you want is another matter though! :cry:
of course, being military, there are other unofficial explanations as to what MRE stands for, Mainly Rat Excretia was one i found very amusing :lol:
cheers, and.
the naughty boy
29-03-2004, 10:17
(not wanting all that chemical gak in their bodies
surly theyre full of preservatives anyway?
never had them when i was in lol..we always looked forward to the steaks on a friday night,kept us going on manuvers ,MMMmmm steak....
the naughty boy
29-03-2004, 10:21
vergetarian subsitute?
what exactly is that then?
just kidding mate ...i have a thing for spelling mistakes,no offence.
anyway i prefer proper cooking when out,packets of dried rice...tins of beans ...pot noodles...you know ,fresh stuff lol. :-D
ditchfield
30-03-2004, 21:09
You have a thing for spelling mistakes?
"kept us going on manuvers "? ;-)
the naughty boy
31-03-2004, 15:06
lol,
what can i say,i feel much more salubrificationalized now thanks.
:-D
MartiniDave
31-03-2004, 15:12
I though "vegitarian" was a stone age word meaning "bad hunter"
MartiniDave
31-03-2004, 15:33
or maybe -
"one who dresses in potato skins"