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12 minutes ago, lemniscate said:These cans weren't ancient, but they weren't recent either.
Years ago I was under the impression that canned food would last until the apocalypse. I was disabused of this notion when I opened a can of whole beets to discover that they were almost white. I also had a can of pears that sprang a leak. That's not to even mention the condensed milk that had become almost DDL. At least now our canned goods are stamped with a best before date.
8 minutes ago, lemniscate said:These cans weren't ancient, but they weren't recent either.
Years ago I was under the impression that canned food would last until the apocalypse. I was disabused of this notion when I opened a can of whole beets to discover that they were almost white. I also had a can of pears that sprang a leak. That's not to even mention the condensed milk that had become almost DDL. At least no our canned goods are stamped with a best before date.
