European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 7, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 17 new res soar like air plane food by Peter Copeland Scripps Howard news service Washington when soldiers gather to remember the important moments they shared together few of them will forget 1986 a the year tiny bottles of Tabasco sauce appeared in their Field rations. Or 1990, when the 5-Inch White plastic spoon which was never Long enough to dig out that last bit of Chicken a la King was replaced with a heftier 7-Inch Brown Model. Soldiers of the future will look Back on 1994 As the year of grilled Chicken breast fillets pork Chow mein Chili and Macaroni a in sauce a and beef Franks. Those Are some of the exciting new meals ready to eat whipped up by chefs at the . Army a Natick research development and engineering Center in Massachusetts. In an exclusive taste test of the new menus performed by a scientifically chosen pane 22 reporters and editors who happened to be in the offices Cripps Howard concludes its like air plane food i.e., not As bad As you think. That said they ate it All. Unfortunately for the troops the new dishes will take several years to move from the front door of military pantries and out the Back door to the Field because there Are mountains of old rations still to be eaten. Since 1980 when the first Are was prepared the military has purchased 612 million of them at a current Cost of $5.22 each. The average package a 1,308 calories 36 percent from fat a includes a main course Side dish crackers Candy and powdered drink. Soldiers in the Field get three packages a Day for a total of almost 4,000 calories. Our experts ranging in age from a recent College graduate who thinks potato chips have always come in cans to a world War ii Veteran who would not enter the same room As Field rations were most impressed with the Side dishes and desserts. The Pound cakes in Mcmon Orange and Vanilla flavors were surprisingly moist and tasty. Veterans will find them much improved Over the obsolete Cherry nut cakes which tasted like Doughy sandbags or the Oatmeal cookie bars suitable for knife sharpening but really Sterling foods of san Antonio do we need to know in big letters on the package that the cake is a water activity stabilized and must everything come packed in plastic the color of dark Green and Brown garbage bag the Sweet and Salty a tavern nuts were a hit although Beer is not included. The bag of pineapple is As Good As the finest canned fruit and much better than the original dehydrated cakes of Flavoured styrofoam. Of the Macaroni elbows smothered in beef Chili one of our tasters said with enthusiasm a if you have the guts to try it its not with a Zesty flavor that a More italian than texan this dish should be enjoyed for dinner Only in the dark. Chow mein in the Chow line could have been a bomb but the chefs wisely added a separate sealed package of Crunchy noodles for Topping. The Smoky tasting Franks Are a bit watery the weenies do win Points for style mostly because potato Sticks replace the discontinued a bean component a named by the marketing Genius who included the ominous warning a not for preflight flight the grilled from shelf stable foods of Evansville ind., is a bold attempt at something that looks like tasty food instead of the usual Mush in a bag. The seasoning is Zesty but its hard to maintain text Ture in anything with a shelf life of three years. Boy s Dan could hold key to suit on it iat it might be \ beyond its Sci Mountain View Calif. A a judge has ordered a retarded 13-year-old boy to undergo Dan testing to help determine whether his disability was caused by genetics or by Vapours his Mother inhaled at work while she was pregnant. The mothers attorneys say its the first time that a judge has ordered a Dan exam As part of a workplace safety lawsuit. Experts suggest t a a Quot pushing genetic Reteare in Tiftic limits. A a it a important to see genetic information As Only a component of any particular human trait or illness a said Paul Billings an associate clinical professor of Medicine at Stanford University. Leann Severson filed a $5.6 million lawsuit in Santa Clara county against kit chemicals inc., a former Union Carbide subsidiary that produced Silicon wafers the san Francisco examiner reported saturday. She accuses the company of failing to Tell her that Vapours she inhaled on the Assembly line might harm her unborn child. Her son Darryl was born retarded. Ktie a attorneys contend that Darryl s disability is genetic something called fragile x syndrome. They successfully petitioned the judge to order a Dan test. Sometime this month doctors will extract a syringe of blood from the boys Arm. Darryl a lawyers said he is so afraid of Needles that in the past he has physically injured medical workers. So to get Darryl a blood the doctors will bind him with sheets and have his Mother Lay on top of him according to court documents. Dan tests Are Able to locate genes and genetic markers associated with a number of medical conditions including sickle cell anaemia and Haemophilia. But genetic testing cannot certify that a Gene specifically causes a persons disease experts say. Nor can it measure the effect of other genes or environmental factors. Kit attorneys say the discovery of the fragile x Gene in Darryl s blood would undercut Severson a claim. 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