"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.
>
> 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.

Do your cans have a white lining like ours do?