Guest Texas jack Black SASS#9362 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I am rearranging my prepper stores and came across a can of Campbell's chicken and rice soup packed in 1992 so I heated it up and tried it ,not to bad ,a bit of a tin taste but I could eat this if I had to. What is the oldest canned product you have had. In 1968 I did eat sea rations packed in 1943 and they were fine, beans and little hot dogs a can of crackers and a can with chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Had some leftovers from the fridge not long ago that were a little questionable...…... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 The other day, I was under my desk plugging in my new computer, when I happened to spot a few peanuts that I must have dropped who knows when. Can't say how old they were, but they tasted just like they came right out of the can. Does that count? Seriously, the only prepped items I've tried, I made sure the lid was not popped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 This was not canned, it was frozen. Does that count? https://www.thefirearmsforum.com/threads/i-have-decided-that-zip-lock-bags-are-the-bomb.68241/#post-519807 The oldest canned I can recall (except surplus store C rats) was a can of mushrooms. I put them in spaghetti sauce last year, and on top of the can, in sharpie, it said X 4/04. That meant the expiration date was April 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I've used ketchup and maple syrup that was a couple years past the expiration date, but generally I try to avoid finding out what the inside of a walk-in clinic looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I do not eat anything that is past it’s “use by” date. I did in the past which is why I don’t or won’t now. I will skip the gory details. I will say it was a can of Stagg chili and it was 2 years past the date. I didn’t know that when I ate it. I looked at the can after my third trip to the campground outhouse. Oh what fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Eye Jim Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I used an old can of Hunts Spaghetti sauce the other day that was dated 11/08 on the use by that I had found rolled behind the dryer last weekend when I made sloppy joes out of some frozen hamburger that I had vacuumed-sealed on 10-10-12 that I found while re-aranging the freezer that same day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Red Eye, please never ask me to come to dinner at your house. You are worse than my mother. I'll spare you that story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Eye Jim Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I don't normally do that. It was a bit of an experiment. I can truthfully say that my current "Oldest" freezer preps are dated 2016, and the last of those will be used up by the end of this month. Then there's a roast from 2017 and couple of steak packages, and we're back to our 2018 preps. It helps to keep the damn freezer organized. The cans are all good because I built some cool racks so that you can load new on the top and pull the old from the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I just went and looked. The oldest thing was a package of Trader Joe's turkey gravy form last Thanksgiving. I'm not big on leftovers anyway. Since I've been alone me and the dog eat leftovers almost every day. Saves time cleaning out the fridge. Usually anything in there over a couple of months old get trashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Korean War c rats in 1975. No comments on the quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I thought this was gonna be about a colonoscopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I read somewhere that archaeologists exploring the pyramids heated and melted sugared honey and it was perfectly fine to eat. So were some of the grains recovered. I’ve eaten 1940s era military rations. Texture and flavor were poor, but it WILL sustain you! I’m told that SPAM lasts forever, but it never lasted around here long enough to be sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/22/2019 at 2:42 PM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I just went and looked. The oldest thing was a package of Trader Joe's turkey gravy form last Thanksgiving. I'm not big on leftovers anyway. Since I've been alone me and the dog eat leftovers almost every day. Saves time cleaning out the fridge. Usually anything in there over a couple of months old get trashed. I TJs; However, I bought some gluten free stuffing mix. The "use by date" was somewhere mid 2019. Yuck, eck, no way I'd eat that. I tossed three boxes of it; including one I'd made as we like it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I make sure all my food is date stamped with the expiration date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 So many dates are arbitrary, one must use common sense. However that is in short supply. had a small jar of mustard once that when I took it out of the pantry the contents had dried out and look like a lava rock. I don’t know what the expiration date was. I did not throw it out, kept it as a museum piece. i found a mayo jar that had expired 15 years previously. I think it was still good but I threw it out because when I want mayo, I make mayo. in my experience, tomato products are the ones most likely to go bad quickly. The acid eats through the cans sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 After my father died. We found a 12 pack of beer estimated to be 13 years old. (before he went for the cure) Found out that was really bad. GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Yeah beer really does go bad. Anything with a less than two year expiration should be suspect. Fortunately old beer won’t kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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