On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 10:47:05 GMT, Ricky >
wrote:


>Don't be silly. Canned stuff practically last forever. People have eaten
>(and enjoyed) canned items recovered from shipwrecks back when canning
>was still new (and needed to be opened with hammers and chisels - no
>cordless electric canopeners then).
>
>Enjoy them if the cans are intact and not bulging.

I can guarentee you that the taste has deteriorted on most canned
items after 10 years. I know, because I've tried it.

-sw