Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich Review

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I have never really tried freeze dried food before. I have had military MRE’s – but never freeze dried foods. My personal food storage system consists of foods that my family eats mostly day to day. I have stocked up quite a bit and have a decent rotation system going. So – I started thinking about long term food storage – which is ruled by freeze dried foods – namely Mountain House.

Back in the 80′s when the survival movement started really taking off – Mountain House was there. They are a quality company and make an excellent product for long-term storage. Taste? I have no idea. I am going to be purchasing some foil packs (approx 7+ year shelf life) and some #10 cans (25+ year shelf life) over the next few months and will be performing some taste tests.

Oh, by the way – I am known as being a pretty picky eater.

Thinking of children and maintaining morale in a difficult and stressful situation – my first purchase was a freeze dried ice cream sandwich in a foil pack by Mountain House. I really did not know what to expect when I opened the package. I tore it open and sure enough looking at me….an ice cream sandwich. It looked just like what I had in my freezer last summer.

The sandwich has 2 chocolate “shells” with what looks like vanilla ice cream in between. I smelled it and it even smelt like an ice cream sandwich. I took a small bite and noticed that the chocolate shell was crispy and fragile – while the vanilla filling was very smooth as it absorbed moisture from my mouth. It tasted very good – more like a cookie than its frozen brother. My 6 year old son came to see what I was doing and wanted some. He tried it and took it in the living room with him and ate the rest of it telling me he wanted me to buy him some for his school lunches.

I plan to get some more for infrequent treats for my kids – as well as to put away “just in case”. I am looking forward to trying out some additional varieties and will post my opinions here.

By the way – the single Mountain House Freeze Dried Ice Cream Sandwich cost me around $2.00 .

Take care all -

Rourke