Non- (food storage)

[cjsmith]

You wouldn't BELIEVE, or maybe you would, what canned sodas do after about six years sitting in a cabinet. Despite its lack of carbonation the Hawaiian Punch is no better (although I admit it's older - Jan 1998, and have you ever seen Hawaiian Punch that is yellow?). It is very disturbing how many of those cans were empty. The cabinet shelving is in very bad shape.

Oh dear. Rob reports that he has found bricks of this stuff hissing. He is risking life and limb by carrying them with his bare hands to the sink. I am hiding at the far end of the living room.

Word to the wise: this is what happens when you give up sodas and start drinking more healthfully. Don't do it, people. Learn from my mistake. The sodas want REVENGE.

Comments

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

That's scary! I had an old can of Coke that had been a commemorative of something or other, so I had saved it. It was at least 9 or 10 years old -- still sealed, but I have no idea what it was like inside. I didn't want it any more, so I freecycled it. I hope the recipient wanted it for the commemorative can and wasn't planning to drink it! I figured such ancient soda would be flat ... but I had no idea it would do all the scary things described in your post and some of the comments!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

The can may well maintain its integrity for a long time. The failure rate in our cabinets didn't have to be high to make a serious mess. :-)