back of the cupboard !!! can you beat this !!!!

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  1. Spruce

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    Hi All,

    I decided I would have a major spring clean in all the kitchen cupboards.

    And what did I find right at the back;

    a tin of peach slices dated July 2002 :hate-shocked: and it looks as new as the day it was bought.


    :lunapic 130165696578242 5: can anyone beat that , go on be honest its only between us lot :whistle:

    Spruce
     
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      Did you put cream on them?? :biggrin:
       
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        I think I bought to go in a trifle I cant think of anything else :noidea:
         
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        Have you eaten them Spruce?
        Waste not - want not and all that,
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          We have some sloe gin which was made 1998, some bootles of whisky which, i think we bought around 2000
           
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            do you think they would be ok
             
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              I've got a packet of something like 40 year old cigs just waiting for me in case I want to try smoking again.
               
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                YES -definitely ! But, a sniff test will tell you all you need to know before dipping a finger in. The modern canning process is amazing and if there's no sign of rust/ corrosion...:thumbsup:
                boldly go....
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                  I'd have to at least open the tin to see if they were ok. I should think they would be fine
                   
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                    I'd send them back to the manufacturer, I'm sure they'd be interested to know whether their product has stood the test of time. They may send you back a case of them as a complimentary gift Spruce. :)
                     
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                      I couldn't eat them.....I'm a bit squeamish when it comes to sell by dates. Are you going to try them? :yikes:
                       
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                        No, I wouldn't eat them either, I too stick by sell by / use by dates.
                         
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                          Unfortunately yes, Spruce. I lost my brother in May last year and we had had many a shopping expedition in Buxton, when he was alive, over the years, and I can remember he had a habit of buying anything exotic in tins and bottles from a "Pin to an Elephant" shop on the main street. When I helped his daughters sort out the House I started with the Kitchen. He was a great collector so his Kitchen was full of Copper Kettles, Pans, old pots, etc hanging from the walls and ceiling but his shelves were stuffed with packets, tins and bottles of food, spices, herbs, sauces from many obscure countries that I remembered him buying in the early 90's. But there was stuff there in cupboards and on shelves that I suspect were bought in the 80's, or earlier, that he'd bought as a curiosity, put away and forgotten about or deliberately kept it as a curiosity. My brother was a Character and always willing to try anything in Life and food and seeing all those curiosities was a real reminder.:love30::snork:
                           
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                            Still have this to celebrate the Queens Silver Jubilee - 25 years on the throne in 1977. Mr Namaste says he may open it to toast her Majesty on her Platinum Jubilee in 2022 - 70 years on the throne:
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                              Do 42 year old petrol coupons count? :old: :heehee:
                               
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