Nancy Young wrote:
> 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

Yeah, seriously! If you have to ask, then don't eat it. While it might be
perfectly safe, it's not a good idea to foist it off on your pets or the
underprivileged. I never give either anything I'm not willing to eat
myself.

Jill