Posted on 07/29/2011 11:31:36 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
Every house has food in the pantry that has been there for weeks if not months, but according to food experts, you may want to think twice before throwing those items out. Many common food products last far longer than you might think.
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I don’t buy all of the stuff here, either. In fact, I think they may have underestimated the shelf life of some of these goods. For one thing, I believe that honey can be quite edible and tasty for a lot longer than one year.
Storage temperature is everything.
Twinkies made the list? I didn’t think they COME with an expiration date. ;-)
Coca Cola
Old fashioned Coca-Cola is the ultimate bomb shelter beverage. If left unopened, Heslin says a can of coke will take “an extraordinarily long time” to expire. Diet sodas, on the other hand, expire much more quickly because they contain artificial sweeteners that degrade with heat and time.
Honey doesn’t have an expiration date.
And if it turns sugary, simply warm it.
Thousands of years from now, when aliens land on Earth and see the ancient ruins of human civilization, they will find a case of Diet Coke. They will drink it and understand why human civilization fell.
Twinkies and cheezwhiz would survive a nuclear blast ;)
Beer doesn’t last very long either with a good taste. If you’ve bought several hundred cases for your ‘bug out’ location, be sure to rotate it out at least every 3 months.
Whiskey would probably last much longer.
I have a gallon of maple syrup that has been in the fridge for at least 5 years and it still tastes great.
Spam has to be #1 on my survival list.
‘The only exception is if the can is dented or rusty, as that indicates the can has been punctured at some point, which speeds up the spoilage process.’——
That’s not true either.
A dent does not mean it’s been ‘punctured’. A bulging or leaking can may indicate it’s been punctured, and a rusty can.. Who would eat from a rusty can? It’s clearly either been in wetness, leaking etc. I don’t know of anyone who would want lockjaw, food poisoning etc.
Distilled spirits have NO expiration date. They will still be just fine long after everyone here is gone.
So would most red wine.
It isn’t necessary to keep it really cold, either. A root cellar or cave would work just fine.
I want to add to the list: olives survive quite well if immersed in vinegar. I just opened a jar of olives - black, green, calamata - that is over ten years old. The olives were in a vinegar solution. They taste terrific!
This article doesn’t talk about vacuum sealing or temperature or light either..
Practically irrelevant article.
I read that too. Honey, if stored properly, is good forever.
I have had the flavor vanish in older soda...just tastes like soda water.
Hostess Twinkees!
Good for 25 years!
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