AI6YR BenJun 24, 2025

Roasting in Salisbury, MD

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SXUS71 KAKQ 242148
RERSBY

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
0545 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2025

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SALISBURY MD...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT SALISBURY MD
TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 100 DEGREES SET IN 1914.

$$

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=RERSBY&e=202506242145

#MDwx

IEM :: RER from NWS AKQ

RER issued by NWS SBY at 24 Jun 2025 21:45 UTC

Show threadAI6YR BenJun 24, 2025

I have no idea what this is, but if you ever needed a flow chart on how to make Salisbury steak, LOL

#salisburysteak #flowchart #diagram

Show threadAI6YR BenJun 24, 2025

Hmm, I suspect people in Salisbury, MD would just skip all the steps and use the blast freezer

#flowchart

Show threadAI6YR Ben

Ha, the US Army has (had?) a Food Engineering Laboratory. So this is MIL SPEC SALISBURY STEAK.

#milspec #salisburysteak #recipe

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Technical_Report/jC0mg0aLJmYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=salisbury+steak&pg=PA125&printsec=frontcover

Jun 24, 2025 at 9:56pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 24, 2025

210 lbs of ground beef, in this economy?!

I guess if you need to feed 700 of your closest friends. #salisburysteak

Show threadSteveJun 25, 2025
@ai6yr I like how every quantity calls for some weird non-integer number of eggs. 1.03 eggs?
Show threadDianeJun 25, 2025

@scm @ai6yr

Looks like it's calling for 1.03 pounds of beaten egg, which is different. There's no one one egg is going to do anything for 100 servings.

Show threadSteveJun 25, 2025

@alienghic @ai6yr oh yes, I was thrown off by the “eggs, whole”, but everything is in lbs… I also wasn’t looking at the totals 😆

Measuring eggs by the pound is slightly weird, but I guess it’s probably more accurate than counting eggs at that scale

Show threadDianeJun 25, 2025

@scm @ai6yr

Wait there's a way to make it one, one pound egg.

Just use an emu egg. (which weighs 1-2 pounds)

Show threadAI6YR BenJun 25, 2025
@alienghic @scm I think using emu would not be milspec 🤪
Show threadDianeJun 25, 2025

@ai6yr @scm

But Emu are tough!

The Australian army was largely unsuccessful in their campaign against the emu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

Emu War - Wikipedia

Show threadAI6YR BenJun 25, 2025
@alienghic @scm Uhhhhh
Show threadLauren WeinsteinJun 25, 2025
@alienghic @ai6yr @scm And then there's the Bunny Fence ...
Show threadMary MazzoccoJun 25, 2025
@ai6yr @alienghic @scm Who here has eaten scrambled emu egg? Just me?
Show threadDianeJun 25, 2025

@mazz @ai6yr @scm

i saw one at a farmers market but was too cheap to shell out the $15 for it.

Show threadMary MazzoccoJun 25, 2025
@alienghic @ai6yr @scm Counterpoint: It’s definitely enough egg to share with the whole table.
Show threadTotallyObvious 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸Jun 25, 2025
@mazz @ai6yr @alienghic @scm hell yeah, mine was ostrich. Like 2 dozen chicken eggs worth. More egg than the two of us could eat in one sitting. Highly recommend
Show threadUkeleleEricJun 25, 2025
@mazz @ai6yr @alienghic @scm the largest I've eaten was a goose egg. The shell is a lot harder to break than a duck or hen egg.
Show threadBrian CampbellJun 25, 2025
@scm @ai6yr in case you missed it, that's 1.03 pounds of eggs, all of the ingredients are measured in weight which makes for much more consistent cooking than counts or volumes
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 25, 2025
@unlambda @scm How many gold bars is 1.03 pounds of eggs? 🤪
Show threadSarah E BourneJun 24, 2025
@ai6yr Ah, the Natick Lab! Your high performance cycling (and other sports) clothing has a lot to thank them for.
Show threadTechnodadJun 25, 2025

@sbourne @ai6yr Let’s not forget MOLLE straps!

I lived in Natick for years, and the Labs were a good member of the community. There were some environmental issues, but probably better than most bases.

Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 24, 2025
@ai6yr @Lightfighter Don't even get me started on MIL Spec Pizza
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 24, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @Lightfighter LOL is there such a thing? Egads
Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 24, 2025
@ai6yr @Lightfighter 20 years and God knows how much money they managed to achieve eternally shelf stable pizza. https://epidemicproof.com/products/2023-mre-meal-23-pepperoni-pizza-slice
MRE - Pepperoni Pizza

Show threadAI6YR BenJun 24, 2025

@michaelwaggoner @Lightfighter

MRE PIZZA

MRE PIZZA!

(checks price on MRE PIZZA for the zombie apocalypse stash 🤪 )

#pizza #mre

Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 24, 2025
@ai6yr @Lightfighter These sites are terrible. If you'd like a tasting I'd suggest finding a small crumby looking surplus store that has piles of ancient gear, that's where you find the good stuff. Very artisanal.
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 24, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @Lightfighter LOL I have some surplus store MREs... of uncertain vintage. I am still not sure how you tell if it's edible.
Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 24, 2025
@ai6yr @Lightfighter Everything but the Tabasco is almost certainly fine especially if it's been kept inside. The boxes they come in have a special sticker that is supposed to indicate whether they are safe but even then I'd feel comfortable eating anything from within this century.
Show threadMatt BlazeJun 24, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @ai6yr @Lightfighter Impressive if the *hot sauce* is the most perishable item!
Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 24, 2025
@mattblaze @ai6yr @Lightfighter They used to include civilian Tobasco bottles. Nowadays they have the Army developed stuff in more secure packets. Became less of a priority since most platoons will have at least one guy who never leaves the house without a bottle of Frank's or Texas Pete that they stole from the mess hall
Show threadNosirrahSec 🏴‍☠️ guillotine enthusiastJun 25, 2025

@michaelwaggoner @mattblaze @ai6yr @Lightfighter or you all get punished and no one has any hot sauce after ONE MRE bomb.

Lol not that this happens...😅

Show threadRaven667Jun 25, 2025
@ai6yr @michaelwaggoner @Lightfighter maybe I'm just nostalgic but the MREs all sound pretty good to me, id demolish every one of those, like I bet the elbow noodles in tomato sauce tastes better than Chef Boyardee 😄. Of the few I clicked through I didn't see a bottle of Tobasco though, which seems like a miss, everything tastes better with flavor and a little heat
Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 25, 2025
@raven667 @ai6yr @Lightfighter They're mostly fine just kinda bland. I could never get over the appearance of chicken chunks though
Show threadJulesceltJun 25, 2025

@michaelwaggoner @ai6yr @Lightfighter

Aside from the hilarity of this thread...

It's giving me flashbacks to the "chicken loaf" MRE I ate on a fire once....every one of us that had that one, sick. 🤢

Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 25, 2025
@julescelt01 @ai6yr @Lightfighter I'll one up you with Asian Beef Strips which was replaced by the pizza. So disgusting stray dogs in Afghanistan refuse to eat the stuff according to guys who went.
Show threadNazaniJun 25, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @julescelt01 @ai6yr @Lightfighter I'm old enough to remember C-rations. Most weren't that bad. 'Most unappetising looking' was minced ham & eggs. Looked like barf but tasted fine.
Show threadJulesceltJun 25, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @ai6yr @Lightfighter When the animals won't touch it...yuck.
Show threadChris SamuelJun 24, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @ai6yr @Lightfighter MILSPEC pizza makes me think you can sharpen the edges and use it like a frisbee of death..
Show threadPeteJun 25, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @ai6yr @Lightfighter I worked somewhere that wrote military specifications (past life). A colleague had the bright idea of codifying the format in an XML schema, theoretically making it easier for us to write compliant documents. They emailed the schema to the military base for approval and the excrement hit the proverbial fan. The schema included all the possible categories, including TOP SECRET, leading to endless apologies.
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 25, 2025
@pete @michaelwaggoner @Lightfighter HAHAHAHAHA
Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 24, 2025
@ai6yr Also if you ever wondered what Army cooks do during a 20+ year career, it's this.
Show threadRaven667Jun 25, 2025
@michaelwaggoner @ai6yr how many army cooks still exist, everything was outsourced to halliburton, brown and root in the 90s. One benefit was fresh bread from the local economy
Show threadMichael Waggoner (KC1MW)Jun 25, 2025
@raven667 @ai6yr Somebody has to boil the bags of premade frozen food and mix the Kool aid \s (mostly). Cooks are numerous and many are actually quite proficient and serve the fancy meals at the Pentagon and such.
Show threadNosirrahSec 🏴‍☠️ guillotine enthusiastJun 25, 2025
@ai6yr I'm very near that lab, or where it was. I'm not sure if it's still there.
Show threadWeekend EditorJun 25, 2025

@ai6yr

Mil Spec fruitcake makes good holiday reading, too:

http://everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL-SPECS-MIL-F/MIL-F-3897C_12795/

MIL-F-3897 C FRUITCAKE BAR

Title: MIL-F-3897, Version: C, Date: 1967-Jul-12, Desc: FRUITCAKE BAR (12 JUL 1967)