Evelyn > wrote:
: On Tue, 24 May 2011 21:15:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
: > wrote:

: >
: >"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
: ...
: >>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.
: >
: >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.


: When the cans are lined with white plastic the tomatoes seldom go bad.
: Years ago they didn't line the cans, and the acidity of the tomatoes
: would eat away at the sealed edges and the cans would go bad more
: often. Nowadays I never even see a can without that lining if the
: contents are acidic.

: Evelyn

Yup! I remember those swollen or, even oozing cans before the white
linings. I just realized that I havn't seen that in years.

Wendy