cintinative Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Unfortunately my son decided he didn't like pumpkin muffins as much as previously so I have about six cans of it. I need to keep better track of my pantry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Yes..no problem. Canned stuff can last well past the date stamped on them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I would. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 yes. The dates are not actually expiration dates; canned stuff lasts much, much longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Yes. 2006 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Interesting. I wouldn’t, because my experience with past-date canned goods has not been all positive. One time I made some meatballs to take to a friend who was in an accident. The tomato paste was past date, but I did not notice. I fed my kids the same thing, having made a double-batch. DD told me later it was BAD. I tasted it. It was BAD! I just recently rejected some canned beans because it looked gross. It was paste date and was coagulated in a very unappealing way. So, no. Not for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 As long as the can isn't bulged or rusted and the contents smell fine, then absolutely. I've used things easily 6-8 years past the date too. But as Quill experienced, you definitely want to give it a once over before just dumping it in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I would. But we like to live on the wild side around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 No problem, I would 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I would and did this fall. I keep a pretty big canned pumpkin stock because it's so easy to find and cheap in fall and then many of our stores don't have it or it's twice as expensive after Christmas. But I think I buy more than I need to. I'm using up my cans from two years ago--the pumpkin is fine. No difference between that and the newer cans. If I had 6, that's hard for me to use up. I would use a few and donate a few. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Interesting. I wouldn’t, because my experience with past-date canned goods has not been all positive. One time I made some meatballs to take to a friend who was in an accident. The tomato paste was past date, but I did not notice. I fed my kids the same thing, having made a double-batch. DD told me later it was BAD. I tasted it. It was BAD! I just recently rejected some canned beans because it looked gross. It was paste date and was coagulated in a very unappealing way. So, no. Not for me. I read that very acidic canned items don't tend to last as long past the date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) I would open the can and smell it first. If it smells fine, then I would taste it to see if it's good. Edited December 16, 2017 by trulycrabby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I would open the can and smell it first. If it smells fine, then I would taste it to see if it's good.I would use it, taking the above precautions first. Assuming I had actually checked the date, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I would, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I read that very acidic canned items don't tend to last as long past the date. Ya think? Lol. After my grandmother passed (at age 99), her daughters were going through her basement, which included a room of food storage shelves. On a shelf was a can, or what had previously been a can, but at the time presented with a bottom rim, a top rim, and a strip of welded metal separating the two. May or may not have dated from the time tomatoes were canned in unlined cans. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 As long as it looked and smelled fine no problem. I actually used a can of pumpkin older than that recently, no effects or complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 No. I wouldn't. But I'm paranoid about food safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I wouldn’t because I would worry about it tasting bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 We have a jar of homemade choke cherries that came with our house, dated 1921! I don't think we'll be eating those, but we like to keep them, for fun. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I'm just amazed that people look at dates on cans :lol: :leaving: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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