Mark Thorson wrote:

Steve Wertz wrote:

Aa long as they're not bulging, indicating contamination, they're
still OK to eat. Quality ad taste usually suffers after a couple of
years, though. After 9-10 years I'd pitch everything.

You could donate it to a shelter or food pantry -- whatever
they call them where you live. It's perfectly safe and
nutritional, just doesn't taste so well or have as nice a
texture as more recent stuff.

No offense, but it sounds like 'this doesn't look good, give it to
the dog' ... I think throw it out and buy fresh stuff for the food
pantry. Or the soup kitchen. Whatever. Ten year old food needs
to hit the landfill, if someone isn't willing to eat it, then don't
foist it on some people down on their luck already. Geez, get a
case of canned vegetables for them.

nancy