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Keeping Food For Years
Certain Dry Foods Are Good Past Their Best-before Date, Food Scientists Say
sciencedaily ^
Posted on 06/21/2009 2:16:41 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Some low-moisture foods such as dried apples can be safe to eat even years after their expiration date, if properly stored, food chemists say. They verified this in a tasting experiment of 28-year-old rolled oats. Heat, moisture and light can degrade food's nutritional value. The next time you find forgotten food in the pantry, don't just toss it. Keeping food past its expiration date may not seem like a good idea, but certain foods last a lot longer than you think -- years longer.
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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: preppers; survival; survivalits
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To: JoeProBono
The next time you find forgotten food in the pantry, don't just toss it.
Times aren't that tough yet - I'll be tossing forgotten food in the pantry.
To: appleseed
A bit of info for your ‘ping’ list.
To: JoeProBono
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06/21/2009 2:22:31 PM PDT
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joesjane
(The strength of the pack is the wolf - Rudyard Kipling)
To: AnotherUnixGeek
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06/21/2009 2:22:43 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Bulging cans of food always have that extra special flavor.
...and the little wrigglers in old flour adds protein.
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06/21/2009 2:22:53 PM PDT
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MediaMole
To: MediaMole
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06/21/2009 2:23:39 PM PDT
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Publius6961
(Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
To: JoeProBono
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06/21/2009 2:25:41 PM PDT
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Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
Cool Beans
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06/21/2009 2:27:52 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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06/21/2009 2:31:24 PM PDT
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Free America52
(I just want it to be the way it always has been.)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
The Mormons know all about keeping foods a long time.
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06/21/2009 2:32:57 PM PDT
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ArtyFO
(I love to smoke cigars when I adjust artillery fire at the moonbat loonery.)
To: JoeProBono
Always wondered if those C-rats we ate in VN had an eat by date
Those things were made during the Korean War
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06/21/2009 2:34:09 PM PDT
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Harold Shea
(RVN `70 - `71)
To: ArtyFO
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06/21/2009 2:36:18 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: joesjane
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06/21/2009 2:38:32 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Free America52
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06/21/2009 2:38:53 PM PDT
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Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: JoeProBono
I think that might be gross but not sure LOL.
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06/21/2009 2:44:16 PM PDT
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joesjane
(The strength of the pack is the wolf - Rudyard Kipling)
To: JoeProBono
Kinda dove-tails with another study that showed the shelf life of most medicines was way beyond what they say.
The Army tested a bunch of antibiotics and painkillers, etc. that had been in storage for over a decade and found them all to be still good.
Even though most prescriptions and OTC stuff will say to not use it after a year, well, believe what you must!
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=44979
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06/21/2009 2:47:35 PM PDT
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djf
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To: djf
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06/21/2009 2:51:53 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
My mother fed us ‘leftovers’ for many years...the original meal has never been found. ;)
*Ba-Dump-Dump* Thanks! I’ll be here all week. Try the buffet and don’t forget to tip your waitress!
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06/21/2009 2:52:30 PM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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