On Tue, 2 Jun 2020 19:26:43 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:



"Tim Streater" wrote in message ...

On 02 Jun 2020 at 00:18:56 BST, ss wrote:

On 01/06/2020 20:14, Ophelia wrote:


"Scott" wrote in message
...

In the old days we used to keep opened tins in the fridge. I think
you could even buy a plastic lid to fit on the tin. Now we are told
to transfer the contents to another container.

Has the construction of tins changed, or is this another example of
excess caution? I have never known a tin to start rusting in the
timescale involved and even if it did, the rust would be at the top
not were the food is.

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In the old days there were no fridges LOL


Back then 60s when we didnt have best befores etc the test was if the the
unopened top of a can had `blown` (buldging) then the food had reacted
with the metal, producing gas and was therefore off.
back then we were not so clinical with cooked/uncooked meats blocks of
cheese, no plastic gloves etc and never heard of food poisoning.

We had no fridge, just a larder with, nominally, a wire grid over the
(small)
outside window to keep insects out. Of course it didn't and for some reason
the idea of covering food didn't occur to people. As a result, I have no
recollection of getting any of the usual childhood illnesses (e.g. measles),
but I do recall during the first 10 years of life a regular occurrence of
vomitting. Probably due to very poor food hygiene.

Don't bring that up again.