I have spam in my kitchen which is 7 years old. What should I do with it? What is the oldest thing

[applegrove]

you have in your kitchen?

[surrealAmerican]

1. I was going to say, "I am", but I'm not! ...

... Some of my cookware is considerably older than I am!


As to food, probably something in the spice cabinet, but I can't be absolutely sure.

[applegrove]

4. I got some kitchen implements from my grandmother's house when she moved. She had a metal whisk

that could stir gravel it was so strong.

[surrealAmerican]

14. I'm pretty sure my cast iron ...

... stove-top waffle iron is more than 100 years old. It'll be useable for a long time after I'm gone too.

[rug]

2. I'm the oldes thing in my kitchen.

As for the Spam, I'd give my cat a bite to see if it's any good.

[RebelOne]

3. I have lots of canned foods that I hoarded

during the 2000 scare. I just hate to throw them away.

[TheMadMonk]

8. Most canned goods will last for years if not decades.

Provided of course the cans remain intact. Eat up the oldest goods first.

[liberal N proud]

5. If it is still in the can, it is good for another 93 years minimum. n/t

[applegrove]

6. LOL!

[pipi_k]

7. I got one of those

hand eggbeater things that has to be 40 years old if it's a day, inherited from my MIL. Not older than me, though...ha ha

If it's food, then probably spices.

[crunch60]

9. I have two of those eggbeater things, I love them, and use them all the time

to beat up my scrambled eggs.
Well, I have 15 year old spam, and those horrible little sausage wieners.
Jar of homemade jam my Mom sent me in 1980, can't part with it, she passed away in 2005.

[Callalily]

10. Hmmmm . . . just fry it up in a pan! ;-)

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[LiberalEsto]

11. Me

who else?

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. I get rid of spam by hitting delete button.

Oldest thing in my kitchen is ....me!

[daligirl519]

13. I have . . .

90-year-old cast iron skillets from my grandmother. I still use them. The oldest perishable I have is a huge box of Cream-O-Wheat that I bought in 2004. I'm still eating it. It's almost gone, and I'm not dead yet. And you know, Spam is forever!

[Brother Buzz]

15. I've got Peeps in my pantry that are about fifty years old

[dana_b]

16. throw it out!! we have

brown bread in a can. It's about 3 years old. The only reason we have it was because my daughter wanted to try it since I told her of the stories of my family growing up and how my mom always put brown bread in a can on the table at Thanksgiving. We bought two cans and she tried one. That's why the other one is still sitting there.

[frogmarch]

17. Until my son threw it out at Christmastime,

the oldest grocery item in my kitchen was a box of Celestial Seasonings cinnamon-flavored tea from 1977.

Now it's a box of croutons from I don't know when.

[Curmudgeoness]

18. I had a jar of applesauce for over 10 years.

It was fine when I finally decided to eat it.

I am not the squeamish type. I'd eat the Spam----well, if I ate Spam.

[ellisonz]

19. It's still good...

Make a sandwich or cook with scrambled eggs

The oldest thing is maybe a can of soup a year old or so.

[Graybeard]

20. Honey that turned dark, dark brown.

I just tossed it. It was half full bottle of brand-name honey that was hidden way back on the shelf. I have things like Cinnamon and Allspice that are probably older but they seem fine.

[GreydeeThos]

21. Take the Spam fishing

You can use it for catfish bait.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. The oldest thing in my kitchen, apart from me,

is the kitchen: 1885. And it's hideous and is about to be remodeled. I have already thrown away all of the ancient canned food that got shoved to the back of one of the wretched, soon to be removed cabinets (I found a can of something - beets, I think it was - that was 11 years old).

Come to think of it, I have my mother's copy of "The Joy of Cooking," published in 1946.

[Graybeard]

23. My Mom's cookbook is 1942.

I forgot about the old cookbooks in my kitchen. I only refer to them occasionally. The oldest is The Woman's Home Companion Cook Book published in 1942 and is a hefty 951 pages!

[WhoIsNumberNone]

24. I have beef grill, beans and chips in a can that dates from the 90s

It says best before April 2002... I thought this stuff was supposed to be good forever

[BootinUp]

25. There are scientists that would like to study it!

I'm guessing that be the case.

[trackfan]

26. I have a can of corned beef hash that's at least 15 years old.

We have it stored in a decorative area; not with the current cans. I do have an old can of spam, but I think it's only 5 years old. Still good eats, I bet!

[applegrove]

27. Actually, now that you mention it, mine might be corned beef hash too.

[Major Nikon]

28. The military was still using WWII surplus C-rations throughout the Vietnam war.

[sarge43]

29. Cast iron waffle maker, approximately 1910 n/t

[HopeHoops]

30. I don't think SPAM can go bad. It starts that way.