" BOB" > wrote in message
.. .
> zxcvbob typed:
> > Julia Altshuler wrote:
> >> Aurrggh! I don't know if this guy means to be funny or not, but NEVER
> >> heat any unopened can! In fact, this one should go in the kitchen
myths
> >> thread.
> >
> > You've heard too many apocryphal stories about exploding cans of beans
in
> > the campfire and think it's an apt analogy (it's not).
> >
> >> I don't know where people got the idea that heating condensed milk in
> >> the can makes caramel, but it is a bad idea.
> >
> > Why is it a bad idea?
> >
> >> One of the brands has even started printing warnings on the label.
> >
> > Which brand is that?
>
> I don't remember, but I read it recently. I removed the label and threw
it
> away before anyone else read it. It didn't stop me from putting 3 cans in
> the pot.
>
> I think it's a CYA just in case someone lets the pan boil dry. Corporate
> lawyers and all that.
>
> BOB

Yes, just like the CYA label on superhero Halloween costumes that say
something like "wearing this garment doesn't enable you to fly."