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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I doubt this stuff will expire.  Canned goods last an insane amount of time [/quote]

[b]But man, they can taste bad.   [/b]We finally used the canned carrots that dh bought “just in case” at the start of the pandemic.   It was awful.    Good enough if I were starving, but not something I intend to eat on any regular basis.

Op, can you help her see that the supply chain crisis means a shortage of choices, not a shortage of items.   You may not find the exact brand/flavor/size combo of what you are used to getting, but acceptable substitutes will be there.  Either smaller or larger packages, or a plain flavor, not the exotic seasonal one you were looking forward to.  Manufacturers are trimming down their product lines to focus on producing the best-selling, most popular items.

Do you have a sense of where she is hearing this from?  I only ask because I have some elderly relatives who think the same way.  My cousin visited them and said their small house is overrun with toilet paper and paper towels because they’re convinced a huge shortage is coming.  [/quote]

Dang and I was about to open a can of corn that's more than 10 years old. Seriously. [/quote]

Corn is one of the best canned vegetables as far as retaining taste and texture. Open it up and take a look. We are going thru all our canned goods that have expired and tossing or using as appropriate. 
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Agree.  Corn is typically fine.  And I’ve heard good things about canned potatoes, surprisingly enough.   Carrots though?   No, just no.  [/quote]

I will disagree.  While it will taste fine, I find that corn that has been canned for a long time in water will get mushier and mushier over time.  Taste is one thing, but it starts to feel more like baby food than actual corn.  I would not use canned corn that was more than about 2 years old for anything unless it was for something cooked like cornbread.  In general, I prefer frozen corn to canned corn because of the texture, but the canned stuff gets even worse the longer it is canned.[/quote]

I really think it depends on the brand. The Kirkland sweet corn has been excellent. 
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