"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>> "Peri Meno" > wrote in message
>> .net...
>> > Say the soup can has a "best by" date of 2004, would you use it?
>>
>> Assuming it's a big name brand:
>>
>> Creamy soup: No way.
>> Others: Make sure it boils, turn down to a simmer, cover, and wait 5
>> minutes. Expect lower quality. How much lower? Nobody can tell you that.
>
> Why bother to boil and simmer? As long as the seal
> is maintained, it will remain sterile. If the seal
> fails, it is totally unsafe and cannot be rendered
> safe by a 5 minute simmer.

Why not? It's crap anyway. :-)