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To: roamer_1

I have canned items to last for many months. Many have expiration dates for over 3 years out. We just use older cans and replace with new purchases to stay stocked up.


91 posted on 01/22/2016 7:35:48 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Can’t most canned goods be eaten a few years past the expiration date if kept cool?


108 posted on 01/22/2016 7:56:30 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: MtnClimber
I have canned items to last for many months. Many have expiration dates for over 3 years out. We just use older cans and replace with new purchases to stay stocked up.

I ate mine down last year, just to see... never bought anything all winter except produce and junk food... Made it to summer, but I broke my knee and went another 8 weeks. So about 7 months and still could have gone a bit more, maybe 2 more months... but things were getting pretty inventive.

It's a good exercise. I sure found out some stuff I should have had more of, and my rotation has been adjusted on some stuff - about 1/4th of my canned meat turned out to be a little rank... but the pup sure liked it fine. Handy to figger that out before I needed it.

So long as I can be in my cabin, winter really isn't a bother, unless I have to dig out the windows. Other than that chore, all my shovels have motors... : )

114 posted on 01/22/2016 8:07:25 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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