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Title: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 28, 2008, 06:45:46 PM
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Celebrity Foods Canned Bacon.  Although this product hasn't been on store shelves since K-Mart cancelled it more than a decade ago, join us in a opening a can of 20 year old bacon that was still just as fresh today as the day it was canned.

Watch this site for an announcement on the next generation of canned bacon - produced in Ohio under direct license from MREwholesalers.com, the exclusive importers of Red Feather Canned Australian Cheddar Cheese and Red Feather New Zealand Canned Creamery Butter.

The old:
(http://www.canned-bacon.com/images/334_Copy_2_of_HPIM0351.JPG)

The NEW!!!!!!!

(http://i12.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/f3/b0/efa7_1_sbol.JPG)

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Fully Cooked, Ready to Eat, 12 Cans per case, 40 to 50 slices per can

MREdepot.com Exclusive!!

For the first time in almost 20 years, canned bacon is back in this Country. Not available in any store!

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).

http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-364/Yoder%E2%80%99s-Celebrity-Canned-Bacon/Detail

 :yahoo: :spork: :clap: :yum:

I just ordered two cases. 10 year shelf life.

Best Camping Food EVER!!!.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Chris_ on June 28, 2008, 07:07:42 PM
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Celebrity Foods Canned Bacon.  Although this product hasn't been on store shelves since K-Mart cancelled it more than a decade ago, join us in a opening a can of 20 year old bacon that was still just as fresh today as the day it was canned.

You first.  I insist.  :-)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 28, 2008, 07:13:14 PM
We used to hit K-Mart and get a couple of cans of this before heading out on camping trips way back in the dinosaur days. 

Even with my effed up stomach right now I am psyched! :-)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Schadenfreude on June 28, 2008, 07:16:00 PM
That's interesting food to be sure!

So how do you prepare it?
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Chris_ on June 28, 2008, 07:26:50 PM
It's already cooked and drained.
Just heat it up if you want, or eat it right out of the can.

My colon just flinched.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jendf on June 28, 2008, 07:28:38 PM
Even with my effed up stomach right now I am psyched! :-)

My stomach is fully operational right now and I wouldn't go near that stuff.

But then again, my idea of camping is staying at a Motel 6 and getting Chinese take-out.  :-)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: mamacags on June 28, 2008, 07:34:58 PM
Is it crispy or soggy?  I am game for just about anything but soggy bacon grosses me out.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Schadenfreude on June 28, 2008, 07:35:30 PM
It's already cooked and drained.
Just heat it up if you want, or eat it right out of the can.

My colon just flinched.

 :lmao:
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 28, 2008, 07:44:47 PM
Is it crispy or soggy?  I am game for just about anything but soggy bacon grosses me out.

When it arrives I will crack a can open and post the results!

I suspect it is like the precooked bacon strips that you get at the grocery store and needs a little "Crisping" in the pan.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 28, 2008, 07:47:06 PM
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/f3/b0/e08f_1_sbol.JPG)



(http://i19.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/f3/b1/0407_1_sbol.JPG)

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from the website.

Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: mamacags on June 28, 2008, 07:53:27 PM
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Schadenfreude on June 28, 2008, 07:56:53 PM
That just might be tasty.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Odin's Hand on June 28, 2008, 08:21:03 PM
Comes with a coupon for a free angioplasty.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Airwolf on June 28, 2008, 08:49:21 PM
I guess regular MRE's weren't torture enough,LOL.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dixie*Darling on June 28, 2008, 11:30:11 PM
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/f3/b0/e08f_1_sbol.JPG)
...

I've got a P-38 on my key ring. 

(http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/images/DO%20NOT%20DELETE/oldsoldier.jpg)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Thor on June 28, 2008, 11:40:23 PM
Dixie, your P38 appears to have a crack on it!! I've had one on my key ring for a couple or three decades.

Let's see....... 9 oz/ can times 12 cans = 108 OUNCES/16= 6.75 Lbs.

109.95 + 12.12 for shipping = 122.07. 122.07 divided by 6.75 lbs= 18.085 per pound!!! That's some SPENDY bacon!!!!!
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Chris_ on June 28, 2008, 11:47:32 PM
You're paying for R&D.  :-)

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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).
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bijou on June 29, 2008, 02:11:38 AM
It's already cooked and drained.
Just heat it up if you want, or eat it right out of the can.

My colon just flinched.
H5 for that.  :-)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: NHSparky on June 29, 2008, 06:52:47 AM
I guess regular MRE's weren't torture enough,LOL.

Hey, don't knock the new ones.  I bought a couple of cases for emergencies and just for shits and giggles tried one a month or so ago.  Not bad, actually.  Just make sure you get the post-1995 ones, of course.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: NHSparky on June 29, 2008, 06:53:59 AM
Dixie, your P38 appears to have a crack on it!! I've had one on my key ring for a couple or three decades.

Let's see....... 9 oz/ can times 12 cans = 108 OUNCES/16= 6.75 Lbs.

109.95 + 12.12 for shipping = 122.07. 122.07 divided by 6.75 lbs= 18.085 per pound!!! That's some SPENDY bacon!!!!!

Dayum.  You can get a case of MRE's for way less than that.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 29, 2008, 11:04:01 AM
Dixie, your P38 appears to have a crack on it!! I've had one on my key ring for a couple or three decades.

Let's see....... 9 oz/ can times 12 cans = 108 OUNCES/16= 6.75 Lbs.

109.95 + 12.12 for shipping = 122.07. 122.07 divided by 6.75 lbs= 18.085 per pound!!! That's some SPENDY bacon!!!!!

Look at it the other way...

Between 2-3/4 and 3-1/4 pounds of raw bacon go into each can. This gets you between 35-40 cooked and drained slices of bacon.  Before shipping that comes to a little over 9$ per can.

Raw bacon... 5-6$ for a 2 pound uncooked package that will yield 22-25 slices.  Or 3-4$ for less than a pound that will yield you 11-14 slices.

Plus the canned stuff has a decade long shelf life. (You can add 4-5 years to that if kept at a cooler holding temp such as we have in our basement store room.)

Keep in mind this is for camping and for long term storage for emergencies.  And when you have a Bacon Emergency you need help STAT! ;)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 29, 2008, 11:07:22 AM
Dixie, your P38 appears to have a crack on it!! I've had one on my key ring for a couple or three decades.

Let's see....... 9 oz/ can times 12 cans = 108 OUNCES/16= 6.75 Lbs.

109.95 + 12.12 for shipping = 122.07. 122.07 divided by 6.75 lbs= 18.085 per pound!!! That's some SPENDY bacon!!!!!

Dayum.  You can get a case of MRE's for way less than that.

80$ right now for current issue military MRE's plus 35$ shipping.

A-Pack civilian MRE meals run 60-65$ case with the 30-35$ shipping and have less durable packaging and shorter shelf lives.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DixieBelle on June 29, 2008, 03:52:40 PM
yum! I love bacon. I like to put bacon on my bacon. :-)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Thor on June 29, 2008, 11:10:12 PM
I fail to see why a person couldn't fry up their own bacon and can it themselves. I CAN see why it would last 10 years  with all of the nitrates and such in it...   ::)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: JohnnyReb on June 30, 2008, 07:20:01 AM
Comes with a coupon for a free angioplasty.

Good. My arteries just closed up another mm in anticipation.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on June 30, 2008, 09:58:54 AM
I fail to see why a person couldn't fry up their own bacon and can it themselves. I CAN see why it would last 10 years  with all of the nitrates and such in it...   ::)

Killjoy! ;)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 30, 2008, 05:49:03 PM
My Dad swiped a couple of cans of bacon from the USAF (For which he worked) when I was a kid, it was solid slices with no paper separating them, all stood on end...I think it was from aircraft survival rations, excessed due to shelf date coming up, but sidelined by him instead.  Quite tasty!

 :cheersmate:
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on July 07, 2008, 04:38:32 PM
First impressions...

Better than the pre-cooked bacon from the grocery store. Very toothsome without an excessively salty taste or overpowering smoked flavor.

Perfect consistancy for BLT's right out of the can.  Crisps up in 30 seconds in the microwave.

The processing got rid of almost all of the grease, just trace amounts on the waxed paper.

Quality 9/10.(Strips could be just a TAD thicker.)

Convienience 6/10. (Some of the strips will invariably tear a little when seperating them.)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: AllosaursRus on July 07, 2008, 05:00:02 PM
Comes with a coupon for a free angioplasty.

Finally something I can use!  :rotf:
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: djones520 on July 07, 2008, 05:07:59 PM
First impressions...

Better than the pre-cooked bacon from the grocery store. Very toothsome without an excessively salty taste or overpowering smoked flavor.

Perfect consistancy for BLT's right out of the can.  Crisps up in 30 seconds in the microwave.

The processing got rid of almost all of the grease, just trace amounts on the waxed paper.

Quality 9/10.(Strips could be just a TAD thicker.)

Convienience 6/10. (Some of the strips will invariably tear a little when seperating them.)

Even with your review, I'm not sure I'm gonna be jumping at the chance to buy some of this...
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on July 07, 2008, 05:45:24 PM
Well there were 12 cans in each case.  Having opened and eaten 10 out of one of them, I will report in a few days about the digestive considerations involved here.

Also does anyone know what it means when your vision tunnels down and everything looks red and you can hear your heartbeat pounding away louder than the TV?  Wierd!




















;)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on July 07, 2008, 05:48:58 PM
yum! I love bacon. I like to put bacon on my bacon. :-)

You would LOVE these then!

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11476.html

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11476.jpg)

(On Edit)
The free toy is a tiny plastic pig. (I bought two tins of these last year)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: BEG on July 07, 2008, 05:51:46 PM
I only like my bacon by itself.  I don't like bacon in anything except a BLT.  That being said, Can-O-Bacon sounds gag worthy.  :puke:
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Amityschild on July 07, 2008, 06:24:29 PM
I think everyone has seen this before...but just in case http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/01/20/homemade-bacon-vodka/ (http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/01/20/homemade-bacon-vodka/)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DixieBelle on July 08, 2008, 09:52:32 AM
yum! I love bacon. I like to put bacon on my bacon. :-)

You would LOVE these then!

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11476.html

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11476.jpg)

(On Edit)
The free toy is a tiny plastic pig. (I bought two tins of these last year)
I'm SO buying those!!!!
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on July 08, 2008, 10:20:52 AM
yum! I love bacon. I like to put bacon on my bacon. :-)

You would LOVE these then!

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11476.html

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11476.jpg)

(On Edit)
The free toy is a tiny plastic pig. (I bought two tins of these last year)
I'm SO buying those!!!!

I would love to figure out a way to get them included in first aide kits that they use to patch up wounded Muzzies in the WOT.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DixieBelle on July 08, 2008, 10:38:37 AM
BWAHAHAA!!!!!!!

Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Miss Mia on July 08, 2008, 10:45:04 AM
yum! I love bacon. I like to put bacon on my bacon. :-)

You would LOVE these then!

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11476.html

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11476.jpg)

(On Edit)
The free toy is a tiny plastic pig. (I bought two tins of these last year)
I'm SO buying those!!!!

I would love to figure out a way to get them included in first aide kits that they use to patch up wounded Muzzies in the WOT.


LOL.  H5, that even made me chuckle.  :)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DixieBelle on July 08, 2008, 01:45:08 PM
Hey ASDF -

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/index.html


 :rotf:

Bacon  :rocker2:
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: asdf2231 on July 08, 2008, 02:17:23 PM
Hey ASDF -

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/index.html


 :rotf:

Bacon  :rocker2:

BACON!!!!!
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2817/sujetadoresbacon22795dann8.jpg)

 :tongue:
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DixieBelle on July 08, 2008, 02:19:31 PM
how'd you get into my online photo album??  :tongue: :lmao:

I'm kidding. That's not me. I would need at least two packages of bacon.
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: PatriotGame on July 08, 2008, 02:39:46 PM
We used to hit K-Mart and get a couple of cans of this before heading out on camping trips way back in the dinosaur days. 

Even with my effed up stomach right now I am psyched! :-)
Spit instead of swallowing.... :-)
Title: Re: O frabjous day! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: PatriotGame on July 08, 2008, 02:43:32 PM
Well there were 12 cans in each case.  Having opened and eaten 10 out of one of them, I will report in a few days about the digestive considerations involved here.

Also does anyone know what it means when your vision tunnels down and everything looks red and you can hear your heartbeat pounding away louder than the TV?  Wierd!



;)

Yummmy...camping food...

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