Eating History: TASTE TEST CHALLENGE: 106-Year-Old Civil War Rations (Season 1) | History

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Josh and Old Smokey dig in to a historic meal - actual hardtack from the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, in this clip from Season 1, "Brush with History." #EatingHistory
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  • @DrLelantos
    @DrLelantos4 жыл бұрын

    "Let's get this out on to a tray... Nice"

  • @JohnDoe-hz4wd

    @JohnDoe-hz4wd

    4 жыл бұрын

    DrLelantos lol, Steve.

  • @colonelblair7958

    @colonelblair7958

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did you check the food? There is a virus lockdown right now, so it’s DANGEROUS. Make sure to check the old food before eating it.

  • @kidcrawford6841

    @kidcrawford6841

    4 жыл бұрын

    Old Smokey is actually buddies with steve

  • @HollyOllyOxenfree-

    @HollyOllyOxenfree-

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steeeeeve! He should be on this!!

  • @oldpcgamers7450

    @oldpcgamers7450

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love Steve

  • @Ulrna
    @Ulrna3 жыл бұрын

    Steve1989MREinfo ate the original hardtack, not the 50th anniversary.

  • @yohanscold2149

    @yohanscold2149

    3 жыл бұрын

    Copying his style and cant even do it right

  • @Deo-Vindice
    @Deo-Vindice4 жыл бұрын

    imagine the history channel doing this without Steve1989MREinfo , big mistake on history channel

  • @cerving20

    @cerving20

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aphid8494 He would probably eat it all, gotta leave some for the other contestants.

  • @jonastrex05
    @jonastrex054 жыл бұрын

    Where is Steve Mre

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    Getting it on a tray

  • @salecon

    @salecon

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@friendlyjackson4603 Nice

  • @johnsullivan2577

    @johnsullivan2577

    3 жыл бұрын

    Steve eats century old food like a man! No drama, no music!

  • @sterlingreynolds5714

    @sterlingreynolds5714

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice hiss

  • @SubterraneanWastoid
    @SubterraneanWastoid3 жыл бұрын

    While I think this is absolutely criminal, I'm sure Steve is happy because he's a stand up guy who just wants to share his interests.

  • @herrakarhu6090
    @herrakarhu60904 жыл бұрын

    This is Steve1989MREinfo with extra steps

  • @solidtank7957

    @solidtank7957

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah they totally stole his premise.

  • @dibackdraft

    @dibackdraft

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep, its litterally his video with more fluff and one extra person in a dark room.

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its Steve1989 without the soul or tray.

  • @mattking7726
    @mattking77264 жыл бұрын

    Let's get this out on to a tray, nice

  • @tdm17mn

    @tdm17mn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Steve is the best!

  • @WesterlyPrune99
    @WesterlyPrune994 жыл бұрын

    They should get Gordon Ramsay to come on the show and try some 100 year old food

  • @Aint1S

    @Aint1S

    4 жыл бұрын

    That may be entertaining... As it stands, I think the most entertaining idea of the show would simply be the history behind relict foods.

  • @vectriix1229

    @vectriix1229

    4 жыл бұрын

    WesterlyPrune99 - KZread “TASTES LIKE RUBBISH” “WHERES THE LAMB SAUCE”

  • @greenfiregaming3026

    @greenfiregaming3026

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @ellisboucher8033

    @ellisboucher8033

    Жыл бұрын

    This hardtack is so tough viagra called and said they wanted to know how something so old can get so hard.

  • @barbiekyzar5192
    @barbiekyzar51924 жыл бұрын

    Gives you a new and better appreciation for soldiers back then.

  • @Mister_Belvidere
    @Mister_Belvidere4 жыл бұрын

    So this is just a corporate, bloated, stretched out version of steve1989mre.

  • @adama6440

    @adama6440

    3 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree. I hate when Hollywood gets involved with it usually Steve and Smokey just puts it down the hatch

  • @wanderingcalamity360

    @wanderingcalamity360

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup.

  • @joaquinc300
    @joaquinc3004 жыл бұрын

    Where is Steve1989MREinfo??

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steve is smart and didn't touch this show with a 10 foot pole. The same production company that does Man vs Food makes this show. Make sense now as to why it sucks so badly?

  • @byrdland5790
    @byrdland57903 жыл бұрын

    Get Steve mre on this show he'll eat anything

  • @SmittyMRE
    @SmittyMRE4 жыл бұрын

    OldSmokey rocks! He's a great dude, and I'm so stoked to see him involved on this project.

  • @NothingXemnas
    @NothingXemnas4 жыл бұрын

    Seeing Old Smokey on a tv screen is really unusual, but man, it is great to see him being on it. MRE tasting and review is a real thing!

  • @boaboy8052
    @boaboy80524 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Smokey on this great opportunity for you. Have a great day and be safe

  • @keithnewton3342

    @keithnewton3342

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing history this is tru history

  • @ngriffin100
    @ngriffin1004 жыл бұрын

    this was Steve1989MREinfo's idea

  • @myfilms999
    @myfilms9994 жыл бұрын

    THE WILDMAN!!! So happy for my guy

  • @gregoryxenos7697
    @gregoryxenos76974 жыл бұрын

    “I didn’t expect this to taste good”

  • @iSpitLegit
    @iSpitLegit4 жыл бұрын

    Shoutout Macuga, gotta love him!

  • @staceywoods539
    @staceywoods5394 жыл бұрын

    Nostradamus Predicted we would be eating Food from his time in 2020.

  • @eugenioguerra2909
    @eugenioguerra29094 жыл бұрын

    Wildberries!

  • @joeokeeffe2083

    @joeokeeffe2083

    4 жыл бұрын

    WILDBERRIES!

  • @victor0491

    @victor0491

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is what you watch when youre not triying to kill Flash..nice

  • @jewfierros5800
    @jewfierros58004 жыл бұрын

    Yosh, yosh yosh. The wildman himself has hit the big time. Much love to you Macuga this is fantastic stuff

  • @kelex12
    @kelex124 жыл бұрын

    It reminds me of lembas bread from Lord of the Rings.

  • @jogibogi391

    @jogibogi391

    2 жыл бұрын

    Apparemtly, hardtack is what lembas was based on since JRR Tolkien served in WW1 where hardtack was still issued in the British army.

  • @jwspeakermre5968
    @jwspeakermre59684 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely awesome and amazing.

  • @finchborat
    @finchborat2 күн бұрын

    The reunion footage they showed from 1:20 - 1:27 was from the 1938 reunion, not the 1913 reunion. Also, the newspaper it was wrapped in was from my birthday. I was born 79 yrs after the 1913 reunion.

  • @Itsbuckjames
    @Itsbuckjames3 жыл бұрын

    Get steve1989 on here and I’ll pay for these episodes

  • @rosscoreckons3750
    @rosscoreckons37504 жыл бұрын

    I hope steve1989mreinfo gets some credit for this show.

  • @edwincathey5260
    @edwincathey52603 ай бұрын

    Steve 1989 needs prime time like this!

  • @gaz312
    @gaz3123 жыл бұрын

    Are you sure that's real. It seems very clean and the hard tack I had doesn't break up so easy and you can't bite thru it without soaking it. You seemed to break that up and eat it like it was a cracker for cheese. lol

  • @lorensmith8861
    @lorensmith88618 ай бұрын

    Asian and European Markets often have hard tack and digestive biscuits, that are good for dunking in coffee. They also have various coffee choices.

  • @ianb8641
    @ianb86413 жыл бұрын

    Whoever created this show owes Steve1989MREinfo all of the money. Bunch of thieves.

  • @jamest.5001
    @jamest.50014 жыл бұрын

    I have ate chicken that was over 10 years old! It was ground chicken that had been frozen, i didn't get sick, but the flavor was gone, it had nearly no taste, the best by or expired date was like 10 years old when I are it, i bet that was like eating plaster! Ha-ha, not for me!

  • @Oldsmokey1

    @Oldsmokey1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Basically you are correct. It was similar to what I'd think plaster would taste like. The thing is it always tasted bad. This was just at its over 100 year old worst.

  • @fiawang2644
    @fiawang26443 жыл бұрын

    Watching this seems like I wanted to visit the past and be part of it in a short time.

  • @htwntx7131
    @htwntx71314 жыл бұрын

    That boy smokey always tries to take the littlest bites or smallest sips of a drink on the show.

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's a phony

  • @carlospacheco5532
    @carlospacheco55324 жыл бұрын

    This show is great

  • @nutellafella6939
    @nutellafella69394 жыл бұрын

    Lets go Macuga!

  • @thomasboatwright6375
    @thomasboatwright63753 жыл бұрын

    The history in this video is beautiful

  • @ricardobanta7461
    @ricardobanta74614 жыл бұрын

    JOSH MACUGA!!! WILDBERRIES!!!

  • @gregoryxenos7697
    @gregoryxenos76974 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing

  • @bryanpacker2886
    @bryanpacker28864 жыл бұрын

    Lol...I ate 70yr old catchup...best I've ever tasted

  • @Oldsmokey1

    @Oldsmokey1

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's interesting and I can believe that. Ya just never know.

  • @mem1701movies

    @mem1701movies

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was it fishy? That’s how it started

  • @mamat7925
    @mamat79254 жыл бұрын

    MACUGA! The Wildman!

  • @PeaceTrainUSA-1000
    @PeaceTrainUSA-10004 жыл бұрын

    Ripping off youtubers again.

  • @adama6440
    @adama64403 жыл бұрын

    I feel steve is left out of this whole thing doesnt feel right watching this. Steve mre shouldve been smokeys partner idk who the other guy is maybe a director just offered smokey a contract job for a show and put this together. Wouldve been soooo much more famous if Steve mre was on this as his partner. All in respect. This is so put on smokey usually just puts it down the hatch i hate when they make it Hollywood. Steve and Smokey eat this like nothing on their channels lol

  • @Mark-xf1ot
    @Mark-xf1ot4 жыл бұрын

    This show is LIT

  • @Hakuru15
    @Hakuru153 жыл бұрын

    Take a shot when he keeps saying “MIND BLOWING”

  • @displacedredneck
    @displacedredneck2 жыл бұрын

    "It was hated" as I sit here with my home made hard tack with my soup...

  • @dylanhorne3288
    @dylanhorne32884 жыл бұрын

    This show is so awesome

  • @HISTORY

    @HISTORY

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Dylan! Thanks for being a fan! You can check out more from this series on our sites and apps: bit.ly/3aRwJA3

  • @iamalpharius114
    @iamalpharius1142 жыл бұрын

    How to get jet diarrhea in 5 minutes:

  • @jimbaer2169
    @jimbaer21694 жыл бұрын

    We have a restaurant that used to be a pharmacy... like 70 years ago. We found a whole box of cough syrup that the pharmacist made and sold. Stored in the basement. Building was built in 1862. Come taste that!!! Fun.

  • @ezralione9596
    @ezralione95964 жыл бұрын

    Color me surprised that History channel stole the concept behind Steve1989MREInfo's channel to turn into a TV show.

  • @carlthronson8737
    @carlthronson87374 жыл бұрын

    Or fried green tomatoes on the ground

  • @waynetrucks2817
    @waynetrucks28174 жыл бұрын

    Best vid

  • @bigjsquare1988
    @bigjsquare19884 жыл бұрын

    WILDBERRIES!!! (only few will understand this)

  • @delancyhotalen4256
    @delancyhotalen42562 жыл бұрын

    I can’t say that I would never eat hardtack but I will do my best not to. LOL

  • @leonard5824
    @leonard58244 жыл бұрын

    This show reminds me of Steve1989MREinfo. He tried most 1900s ration.

  • @datn1ggaa.698

    @datn1ggaa.698

    4 жыл бұрын

    James Steve > this

  • @Oldsmokey1

    @Oldsmokey1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@datn1ggaa.698 I've been best friends with Steve for years. If we get season 2 then we will definitely try to have him on.

  • @datn1ggaa.698

    @datn1ggaa.698

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oldsmokey that’ll be good for the show 📈

  • @selfloathingweekly
    @selfloathingweekly3 жыл бұрын

    *SteveMRE has entered the chat*

  • @cecillemilitante3115
    @cecillemilitante31154 жыл бұрын

    Quarantine really broke us,didn't it?

  • @TURK_182
    @TURK_1824 жыл бұрын

    Forbidden Snacks

  • @no48bus
    @no48bus3 жыл бұрын

    Why is steve not in this could they not afford him

  • @platinumencasedpenile4812
    @platinumencasedpenile48124 жыл бұрын

    That hardtack was made only a year before the birth of my grandfather

  • @ezekiel26
    @ezekiel263 жыл бұрын

    now thats non eatable

  • @MakoRuu
    @MakoRuu4 жыл бұрын

    Reverence, was the word he was looking for.

  • @Oldsmokey1

    @Oldsmokey1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes it's hard to think on the spot. Especially when your so emotional and excited like we were. I wish I had said with this level of history on our table.

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Oldsmokey1 yeah you just need an education. You use your talk to text just to write. We all know you are illiterate.

  • @brianfuller7691
    @brianfuller76913 жыл бұрын

    Coffee and Hardtack were the core Union ration. Coffee was popular but hardtack was definitely not.

  • @matthewbaumann630
    @matthewbaumann6304 жыл бұрын

    Why can't I see this on TV? I checked both History networks.

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    Off the air already. The show was a huge dud

  • @ChristianCaseGaming
    @ChristianCaseGaming2 жыл бұрын

    These types of history videos are perfect for me to watch I because I would never have the balls to eat something that is over 150 years I love how stupid some people could be even trying to ingest something that old and possibly dangerous 🤣😆

  • @Goodvibesyeetus
    @Goodvibesyeetus4 жыл бұрын

    nice let’s get this out onto a tray

  • @Smashmilk
    @Smashmilk4 жыл бұрын

    Why us Steve not the guy for this show

  • @friendlyjackson4603

    @friendlyjackson4603

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because History went cheap

  • @NekoMikoYe
    @NekoMikoYe3 жыл бұрын

    Use hardtack as a melee weapon

  • @richardmika2136
    @richardmika21363 жыл бұрын

    that it had initials in it seems legit would guess some one made it a week ago wrapped it old newspaper

  • @SteveVi0lence
    @SteveVi0lence4 жыл бұрын

    Nice... Mmmkay! let's get this out onto a tray.... Oooh nice hiss! Get your taste back smokey bro

  • @baseddepot9998
    @baseddepot99984 жыл бұрын

    Yep, that's rancid

  • @rebel_drop_troop7715
    @rebel_drop_troop77154 жыл бұрын

    Should’ve made McClellan cakes

  • @ghivifahmi4252
    @ghivifahmi42523 жыл бұрын

    So basically Ashens

  • @nuraisyahmaullidah4319
    @nuraisyahmaullidah43194 жыл бұрын

    Taste like basement

  • @ricklane8554
    @ricklane85544 жыл бұрын

    Where is your slang Ole Smoke?? :D

  • @huntermashburn7217
    @huntermashburn72174 жыл бұрын

    Im just sad that they aren’t preserving the food 😕

  • @AgdaFingers
    @AgdaFingers3 жыл бұрын

    Well...at least the maggots had protein - probably healthier to eat too!

  • @dangerose3022
    @dangerose30224 жыл бұрын

    That was gross!

  • @KG-BD
    @KG-BD4 жыл бұрын

    Can’t believe this cookies older than their mom

  • @MrEd8846
    @MrEd88463 жыл бұрын

    i imagine if you didnt eat 106 year old hardtack and maybe ate like a week old hardtack made the same way it probably wouldnt taste like a basement. it probably taste like a basement because it was found in a basement

  • @rebel_drop_troop7715
    @rebel_drop_troop77154 жыл бұрын

    Also hardtack is way thicker than that

  • @cptjohnprice5764
    @cptjohnprice57643 жыл бұрын

    Next season: A loaf of bread from Jesus’s last supper.

  • @josephgonzales4802
    @josephgonzales48026 ай бұрын

    It probably tasted so bad because it was so old. I had Hard tack that was maybe a few weeks old and it wasn't bad nor wasn't good ether. It was bland at best. 😌

  • @Really_Its_Me
    @Really_Its_Me4 жыл бұрын

    Ew.. love history though

  • @fardcannon4340
    @fardcannon4340 Жыл бұрын

    ngl looks very tasty

  • @jarrodvanguilder
    @jarrodvanguilder4 жыл бұрын

    Wildberries

  • @silvermusictv692
    @silvermusictv6923 жыл бұрын

    They need to hire Steve1989mreinfo it doesn’t sit right

  • @milehighmike1895
    @milehighmike18954 жыл бұрын

    Wooohoooo!!’

  • @gksl1230
    @gksl1230 Жыл бұрын

    저걸 아직 먹을수 있도록 보존이 된 게 신기하다ㄷ

  • @smosh9976
    @smosh99764 жыл бұрын

    I like the idea of the show, but I’m definitely sensing some plagiarism from Steve1989MREinfo and other MRE reviewers out there.

  • @WSFM_Rex
    @WSFM_Rex4 жыл бұрын

    That guy w the long beard and backwards hat giving me weird vibes

  • @Oldsmokey1

    @Oldsmokey1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry. But I can promise you that I'm not weird haha. Come hang out on one of my live streams one Saturday night. Tons of awesome people in the chat.

  • @WSFM_Rex

    @WSFM_Rex

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oldsmokey more of the acting vibes that freak me out but i get you’re on a show 🙏 I’ll check out your streams

  • @theofficialdiamondlou2418
    @theofficialdiamondlou24184 жыл бұрын

    Well ok. Couple things 1. If this is the best thing you’ve had on the table , you’ve lost me right there. No sub , won’t watch another ep. 2. Standard History channel format. (Old ,tired ,and boring format ) 3. We call them “Saltines” .... Wrap two in a news paper ,put them in a box in a cellar ,or attic for one week. I’ll bet they taste EXACTLY the same. 🤠🎸🎶🤷‍♂️🙏✌️

  • @cecillemilitante3115
    @cecillemilitante31154 жыл бұрын

    Men:*wonder why women have longer lifespans than men Also men:

  • @taylorwilson1787
    @taylorwilson17873 жыл бұрын

    How dare you cretins not get Steve involved, That’s not very...... Nice!

  • @nicholasct
    @nicholasct4 жыл бұрын

    They just ate $10,000

  • @gabzpot
    @gabzpot4 жыл бұрын

    Can you register this show on IMDB, please?! I want to rated. Thank you.

  • @zakadamsofficial4572
    @zakadamsofficial45723 жыл бұрын

    Steve mre would son these guys

  • @taracate88
    @taracate884 жыл бұрын

    So basically this is Russian Roulette with botulism...

  • @Oldsmokey1

    @Oldsmokey1

    4 жыл бұрын

    No. If it's not safe then we won't be eating it. We go to great lengths to keep things safe.

  • @peninsulahomerenovations9680
    @peninsulahomerenovations96804 жыл бұрын

    Steve1989MREinfo

  • @michaelbrown5838
    @michaelbrown58384 жыл бұрын

    This is the dumbest idea for a TV show since "Kings Of Pain".

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