soup for lunch... expired in feb. 2010.. what have you eaten,,,

[rockriver]

as we hunker down from the virus, wife comes in the house with a large container of lemonade mix.. looks like a container of oat meal... but a magic marker has written 8/11 on it...
so... bought august 2011...
i was a little concerned about something bad that happens to sugar over time...

this was good stuff! and we are still kicking..

[prc-104]

If it's not swelled, doesn't stink or move, it's probably good. :-)

[Bill Foster]

2-days ago I pan-fried some chicken with 7-month beyond best-date canola oil. Ms. Foster took one bite and turned-up her nose. More for me. I handed her the bottle of oil; she could smell the semi-rancid oil, I couldn’t. I knew cooking oil and shortening went rancid but I didn’t think it would go that fast. Any suggestions for cooking oil for COLMOLLIIN? I know some save bacon grease...

[wwdnet]

I cook a lot of bacon and save the bacon grease in pint canning jars. I've never had one go rancid.

As for other oils, I've never had a sealed bottle of any kind of oil go rancid. I think the solution is to buy smaller bottles. I don't use vegetable oils, but I do have some in storage for emergencies.

[rockriver]

diced carrots....
my better half is helping with g'kids a long way off... and has been gone "TOO long"
that wasn't a shout... it was strong declaratory statement...
so, i'm making my own meals and not real happy about it..
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tonight.. left over chicken, left over blackeye peas, left over potatoes... too much white... so digging around and found a # 10 can of diced carrots... packed in june 2010 dehydrated... that would add some color to the plate..

i thought it was a sealed can... nope. bride had opened it ?? in the past?? had a white plastic snap on lid...
instructions said add water and let it sit for 20 minutes... then pour off excess water. i put a regular serving in a bowl and let it soak... to speed the process i nuked it for 30 seconds.. hmm... that pile of carrots was growing... and the water didin't cover 'em any more... so a couple of times added water..

that was an hour ago... i'm still kicking... tasted like a carrot that had been on the counter 1 day too long... salt helped 'em.

so that's my dehydrated 10+ year old carrot story... before i sign off, i looked and no tomatoes... but, there are some plants the bride planted still growing near the house... ran out in the pouring rain, grabbed 4 bright red tomatoes...
yeah,, that was good! helped with just a little salt...
having my regular companion not be around, i miss the young lady...

edited to add... she called just after i posted this... thinks she opened this can right after covid got going... ? march or so? 2020.

[wwdnet]

I have vacuum sealed Mason jars full of beans (baking soda helps to soften them up in water), corn meal, potato slices, and rice. They're all still edible. They were "canned" in 1999 with a home**** vacuum sealer. I also do jars full of dehydrated herbs, and they last for a long time.

[rockriver]

tuna...
with my bride gone, i'm digging in the cabinets... found some tuna..
small can... just right for 2 sandwiches... best by 2017
tasted good.. star kist in water...

also,, found some frozen corn... small zip lock. maybe a pound... about like a small womans fist. i'm calling it shaved... not sure of the right name. ground up? fresh corn. i've seen wife add this to water and nuke it... this isn't old, at most last years crop i'd guess... talk about good tasting... just added a little salt! the important point is that it grew... probably 3 to 4 times the amount as it kept absorbing water. yep, i got off track from purposes of this thread.

[wwdnet]

tuna...
with my bride gone, i'm digging in the cabinets... found some tuna..
small can... just right for 2 sandwiches... best by 2017
tasted good.. star kist in water...

also,, found some frozen corn... small zip lock. maybe a pound... about like a small womans fist. i'm calling it shaved... not sure of the right name. ground up? fresh corn. i've seen wife add this to water and nuke it... this isn't old, at most last years crop i'd guess... talk about good tasting... just added a little salt! the important point is that it grew... probably 3 to 4 times the amount as it kept absorbing water. yep, i got off track from purposes of this thread.

It's called shelled corn, just so you know😉 I used to shell corn and can it in its own juices. Good stuff!

As for expired food...
I use almond milk for cooking. Often the expired date is long gone, but as long as it smells good, it works. The one I'm using now is 5 months past the expiration date. Same for heavy whipping cream.

Pork rinds are a different story. They will go rancid even if unopened.

Condiments generally last well beyond the expiration date as long as they haven't changed color or texture.

Canned goods are fine as long as the integrity of the can hasn't been compromised.

Eggs: I use them as long as they're not more than 2 months past the Best By date.

[rockriver]

reference corn... this was more than shelled... but shelled may be proper term? i think it was prepared to become creamed corn?

back to the tuna... no sickness, no discomfort, however.... at the end of the road there were different results. probably best to put the tuna in the box of stuff for the mousers. shame. i hope you folks rotate better than us!

[wwdnet]

reference corn... this was more than shelled... but shelled may be proper term? i think it was prepared to become creamed corn?

back to the tuna... no sickness, no discomfort, however.... at the end of the road there were different results. probably best to put the tuna in the box of stuff for the mousers. shame. i hope you folks rotate better than us!

I buy tuna in pouches and we use it long before its 2-year expiration date. When I use one, I just buy another. I do the same thing with everything else I use, and then some, which is why my pantry is jam packed! I reorganize regularly and donate anything that's close to expiration to the food pantry. Anything else I know I won't use that's expired goes in the garbage.

[rockriver]

i'm getting a little off topic..
a little lighter --
i gave the next can of tuna to the mousers.. they loved it..
seemed ok... but they disappeared for 2 days... i wonder if the humane society could get me in trouble... for feeding "old" food to animals!!
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then a what if ...

the dems win, they celebrate with burnings, lootings, killings. destruction. shtf.
then all the folks that voted 'em in are refugees, wandering the roads looking for road kill... families are so doped up they don't realize they are hungry... oh yeah, some of that dope stuff makes you hungry i've heard.
so you've just set some out of date tuna, and a few other cans of similar vintage, on the porch to feed the kitties... and
thin, the thief, bobby, the bomber, and kim, the killer, come to your door, scrounging for food, cause da family be honegary.... and they are threatening injury to you and yours if you don't give them your groceries.
would it be unethical to hand them the last 6 cans of beans, tuna, and tomatoes you have... the ones that were on the porch about to go into the kitchen, but you are a person of love and care, that you would reluctantly allow them to go home and feed da chilruns. and just in case they need a can opener, you give them the old one and point out the creek at the bridge within sight, so they can get themselves something to drink.

2 questions.
1. should you point out all the overflowing septic tanks that are dumping into the creek? causing the water to look a little dark and oily?
2. should you tell them that the cans are bulging out, because you added some special peppers to give them a special flavor? just eat it all, it's an acquired taste.

just kidding folks, bad joke, cause no one i know would do anything like that..

[rockriver]

june 2011 my first wife, took a canning class...
a jar of green beans (among other stuff) came home with her..
been in the pantry since then...

i think some folks would call this "wet packed"

anyhow, they are on the stove in a pan betting heated.

about 8+ years? bride says they taste good per her sampling.

[wwdnet]

june 2011 my first wife, took a canning class...
a jar of green beans (among other stuff) came home with her..
been in the pantry since then...

i think some folks would call this "wet packed"

anyhow, they are on the stove in a pan betting heated.

about 8+ years? bride says they taste good per her sampling.

I don't discard my own home-canned food unless it starts to look "funny". We ate some red sauce that should have expired in 2018 but tasted great...

[rockriver]

jelly ran out...
wife opened a jar of home made grape jelly dated sept. 2017
tasted great!

[wwdnet]

jelly ran out...
wife opened a jar of home made grape jelly dated sept. 2017
tasted great!

Cleaned out some old canned goods to make room for something else; expired in 2011 and if they were something we eat, they'd have been gone long ago. It was mostly cream-of-whatever soup that I would never use and don't remember what I bought them for:rolleyes: