"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>>I wonder if we have different canning methods here. I often find things
>>>in the back of the pantry I had forgotten about and have never seen a
>>>deterioration in canned foods.
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>> A while back I put a bunch of old canned things down the sink. I have
>> been more careful since then to check expiration dates and not buy too
>> many extras. Anyway... Most of the stuff looked fine when I tossed it.
>> I didn't taste anything. There were several cans of beans, some soup and
>> I can't remember what all else. It was mostly the tomato or tomato
>> containing things that didn't look right.
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>> We were just having a discussion on a couponing forum that the cans in
>> this country seem to get dented very easily of late. So there is some
>> difference. I just don't know what it is.
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> Do your cans have a white lining like ours do?

I think only the ones with acidic foods in them.