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2009 US MRE Pork Sausage Patty Maple Flavored Review First Generation Breakfast Ration Taste Testing

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From: Steve1989MREInfo
Duration: 14:20
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A perfectly preserved example from 2009. This replaced the veggie omelet MRE & it was an instant hit with the troops who ate it out in the field. This was another year before it replaced the scone with maple muffin top - a very rare ration with only 1 year production time with this unusual menu lineup.

The maple patty was totally different back then - this was filmed in 2019. Only just recently had I figured out how to repair a certain sound error on older videos like this one - I'd also lost the first 10 seconds of this review stating it's a US MRE - it jumps right into "And this one, etc" - which works well enough! I never found another 2009 maple patty in this good of condition. A 10 year old ration at the time, 6 years later after filming - this one is finally out there! A true gem of a review with really cool preserved shelf stable food of the pioneering kind - a fascinating transitional breakfast menu that led to what we have today for Maple Sausage Patty.

I filmed this exactly a year after the 2008 Veggie Omelet - that one was perfectly preserved as well, filmed in 2018 - this one again in 2019 and it really sealed this menu in time on a preserved example at the 10 year mark. Excellent for documentation purposes, and for the satiation of apple butter on a clove spiced maple pork patty and shelf stable cinnamon scone. (I forgot to mention this in the review - that 1st gen maple patty has clove spice and maple syrup - sweet and flavorful with a smoky undertone yet a texture that closer resembles a burger than a sausage.)

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2023 Omani Armed Forces 24 Hour Combat Ration Fava Beans Lamb Curry MRE Tasting Test Review

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Duration: 40:00
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With the richest & ripest dates, high quality retort pouched main courses including fava beans, and ajwain cookies that pair perfectly with black tea, this ration also features a mini stove and several flameless ration heaters to ensure hot meals. It's very well equipped and high quality - one of the best in the world!

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Ethereal Weavings Merge Architecture and Nature in Élise Peroi’s ‘For Thirsting Flowers’

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Ethereal Weavings Merge Architecture and Nature in Élise Peroi’s ‘For Thirsting Flowers’

Imagine standing at a window at dawn as the pale yellow morning light filters through the trees, slowly illuminating flower petals and setting the scene for birdsong. As you move around, the light dapples and changes, and details emerge or disappear around other forms. For Élise Peroi, this sensation provides a starting point for elegant textile sculptures.

Onto graceful wooden frames, the French artist weaves ethereal, layered screens evocative of dreamy portals to nature. “The luminosity of Peroi’s woven paintings is such that we might feel ourselves carried outside to watch the sky brighten, the air soft against our skin,” says Dr. Rebecca Birrell in an essay accompanying Peroi’s solo exhibition, For Thirsting Flowers, at CARVALHO PARK.

a detail of a woven, sculptural artwork in a wooden frame
Detail of “Pensée I” (2025), painted silk and linen, 36 x 28 x 3 inches

The artist taps into the long tradition of European tapestries, which were used for both decoration and to help keep homes and churches insulated. Stitched by hand, the works could reach architectonic proportions and contain highly detailed figurative and narrative scenes. Peroi departs from customary associations with tapestries by removing the pieces from the wall and creating standalone, self-supporting structures.

She also emphasizes a kind of opening-up of the textile itself. The interactions between warp and weft are loose, delicate, and irregular. And each piece’s depth is determined by the wooden framework, details of which often jut outward in gentle yet willful angles.

Peroi’s sculptures appear to subtly morph as one walks around, merging internal and external perspectives. The artist explores relationships between emptiness, form, perception, and the built environment, hinting at recognizable shapes like flowers and foliage set against muted diamond-shaped geometric patterns or open spaces in the weave. And the frames serve both as display devices and looms—the process and finished piece merged into one.

For Thirsting Flowers continues in Brooklyn through May 23. See more on the artist’s website.

an installation of numerous woven, freestanding textile sculptures inside of a naturally lit gallery space
Installation view of ‘For Thirsting Flowers’ at CARVALHO PARK, New York
an abstract woven, sculptural artwork in a wooden frame
“La lune” (2025), silk, silver leaf, gouache, acrylic, and linen, 64 x 55 x 6 inches
an abstract woven, sculptural artwork in a wooden frame
“Pensée I” (2025), painted silk and linen, 36 x 28 x 3 inches
an installation of numerous woven, freestanding textile sculptures inside of a naturally lit gallery space
Installation view of ‘For Thirsting Flowers’ at CARVALHO PARK, New York
an installation of numerous woven, freestanding textile sculptures inside of a naturally lit gallery space
Installation view of ‘For Thirsting Flowers’ at CARVALHO PARK, New York
an abstract woven, sculptural artwork in a wooden frame
“Songes II” (2022), painted silk and linen, 55 x 78 x 6 inches
a detail of a woven, sculptural artwork in a wooden frame inside a gallery space
Detail of “Songes II”
an installation of numerous woven, freestanding textile sculptures inside of a naturally lit gallery space
Installation view of ‘For Thirsting Flowers’ at CARVALHO PARK, New York

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Feeding the Pigeons

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Afternoon Relaxation

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