I recently picked up a few more Vietnam ear MCI items. These are not easy to find anymore at a reasonable price compared to condition. Of course almost none of it is digestible and safe.
The bread might be nonfatal but I wouldn’t risk it. The Peach jam can looked perfect in the photo but it isn’t. The trip in the mail was the straw that broke the camels back. A pin hole appeared and an oily black sludge was all over it. I washed it off and ran a bead of super glue around the inside rim to seal it up. Just to preserve it appearance. Eventually the chemicals inside will eat its way through some where else I’m pretty sure.
The accessories pack is full of safe to consume items. The coffee and the sugar etc will be fine, It always is.
The can of crackers would be perfectly fine to eat even if a little stale. I have tried them before and they are fine. Same with the fudge crackers with them as long as the can didn’t get rusted and ruined from something else leaking onto it.
I added the fuel tables and a canteen cup just to round out the picture. All War era items.
Scattered Shots 
Our (Australian) field rations, know as “Rat Packs” were pretty rough.
There was a packet of Crackers that were universally known as “Biscuits, Dog”.
Your US stuff looks pretty damn Gucci by comparison.
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Canadians in the early 70’s had some good field rations. Came in big cans sized to feed a squad and all of it was delicious. Dual labeled French and English.
I still have a can of US pound cake in the display case. That and sliced peaches were the best.
Who here remembers ham and beans, a.k.a. ham and mother-f**kers?
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I had a can in 1980 as a kid but I can’t remember anything about how it tasted. So I must not have been impressed
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They were so bad if you threw a can to Vietnamese kids, they’d throw it back…….and try to hit your head with it.
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