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[Robert Porter]

I wish I had written this.

New Secret Weapon -- the Indestructible Sandwich


LONDON (Reuters) - Picnics and packed school lunches may never be the same
again, thanks to the latest breakthrough by military science -- the
non-soggy sandwich.
 
Spurred on by rather unappetizing U.S. battlefield food known as Meals Ready
to Eat, scientists at the Army Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts have
devised a vacuum-sealed sandwich that stays edible for up to three years.

"The water activity of the different sandwich components needs to complement
each other," project officer Michelle Richardson told New Scientist
magazine. "If the water activity of the meat is too high you might get soggy
bread." 

Using an array of chemicals to seal the meat and inhibit bacterial growth,
the scientists already have produced pepperoni and barbecue chicken
indestructible sandwiches, which have been given a cautious welcome by
soldiers who agreed to try them.
 
Inspired by their apparent breakthrough, the scientists are now
experimenting with pizzas, bagels, burritos and even the staple peanut
butter sandwich. 

 
www.reuters.com