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ironmanstan Exalted Ruler of Flour Bluff

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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:04 am Post subject: Things that last....o/t |
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Because of the quakes and sunamis I decided to do a quick study on things that last a long time such as food in a can. They are Spam, Dinty Moore beef stew, tuna, and believe it or not ...honey. Spam can last up to 10 or more years, tuna about 5 years, honey will last forever if un opened due to lack of protiens. I was surprized at the cost of mre packaged foods. I have not yet studied anything on bottled water, that is next. Just food for thought.....  _________________ I LIKE MINE FRIED. |
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lars Horse Mullet
Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 194 Location: Corpus Christi
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| Twinkies I think will last a lifetime! |
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Bluffer Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 4858 Location: The Bluff...Bring back the Porch!
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:37 am Post subject: |
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I have a unopened Fallstaff can sittin on a shelf, wonder if its still good?
No "born on" date! _________________ -STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS!- |
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Eightball Express Horse Mullet

Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 198 Location: In your mind
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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IMS, how long does an unopened bottle of Capt.'s Reserve last? That is the question you should be asking yourself..... _________________ Looking for a River Pickle sunrise |
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topdog15 Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 4566 Location: Flour Bluff
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Bluffer wrote: | I have a unopened Fallstaff can sittin on a shelf, wonder if its still good?
No "born on" date! |
Just a wild guess.................No! _________________ "Ya'll must eat a lot of fish" |
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ironmanstan Exalted Ruler of Flour Bluff

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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Eightball Express wrote: | | IMS, how long does an unopened bottle of Capt.'s Reserve last? That is the question you should be asking yourself..... |
it would be the first thing to be consumed. The spam would still be sitting there. And it's Capt. Morgan's private stock.  _________________ I LIKE MINE FRIED. |
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Capt Mike Singleterry Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject: Things that last |
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Fruit cake......[img]
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topdog15 Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 4566 Location: Flour Bluff
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Things that last |
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| Capt Mike Singleterry wrote: | Fruit cake......[img]
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Those things aren't good to start with so it's impossible for them to go bad.  _________________ "Ya'll must eat a lot of fish" |
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Chef Lefty Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Posts: 4659 Location: The First Sandbar (a.k.a. Flour Bluff)
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Vienna Sausage is the first thing that comes to mind, although one of my coworkers once shared a story where he opened a can of these bad boys. Explosion ensued. Obviously spoiled.....BOOM....all over the place...not a nice sight....or smell.  _________________
| Central Scrutinizer wrote: | | I call shenanigans on that one. |
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Jellyfish Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 520 Location: The Island
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I've heard that whiskey doesn't get any better with age once it's in the bottle. However, when I was a senior in high school in 1966, a good friend of mine was looking through his dad's war chest from 1945. In it, he found an unopened fifth of Old Crow. We figured he wouldn't miss a little of it, and proceeded to do a taste test. Well, I'll tell you that was the smoothest whiskey I've ever had. Either whiskey does get better in the bottle with age, or Old Crow used to be a lot better than it is now. _________________ E Pluribus Unum |
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Bighead Member White Shrimper Boot Club

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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:23 am Post subject: |
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I don't plan on having 'things that last' and depending on them. Every 6 months, I stock a 'bug out box' with enough canned food and several gallons of distilled water, eye glasses, medical crap, contact lenses, etc. to last my wife and I two months. I also have other things in it like iodine for purifying water, etc.
I buy stuff that we actually want to eat, so that we don't have to throw stuff out, we just eat it and continually restock it. _________________ Slow and steady wins the race...unless of course, it's an actual race. |
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