Does anyone in the Latter Day Saints Society or anyone else know how long evaporated milk can be safely stored?

I know once the can starts bulging, it is time do ditch it, but can it go bad otherwise?

Bountyhunter

Not in the LDS, but...

12 months from date of purchase, invert can every other month to prevent separation.

I have kept and used evap. milk that I have had stored for 48 months. Buy the name brand milk though. The name brand milk has a lined can so that the lactic acid in the milk won't corrode, rust the inside of the can, or cause the milk to go bad due to a chemical reactionwith the metal can.

I am LDS and do not know I shall find out though. You might try powdered milk in cans. Beprepared.com has it and might know.

Lee

Leeman:

Have not found a powdered milk yet that looks or tastes like nothing more than white colored water.

The nuetrients in the powdered milk may be helpful, but everything I have mixed to date sucks, even when I double up the mixing percentage.

I like evaporated milk better than anything I have found in powdered form.

Bountyhunter

powdered milk supposedly has a shelf life of only six months.

All the info I am posting on this subject comes from a university study, will post link if anyone's interested.

bh,
have you tried this one from REI? My wife loves it:

Milkman Instant Lowfat Dry Milk

Dry milk is supposed to be good for two years if refrigerated.

It's better for cooking than for drinking.

Sue

Goatrider:

I have a strong aversion for anything that says; low fat, no fat, diet, light, reduced calorie, no sugar, artificially sweetened, lean, meat free, recommended by (Insert weight loss doctor or group.), burns calories while you sleep, or "Sure I'll come to your apartment tonight, my psycho husband who can beat you into a puddle will never find out".

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Billy Guttery:

I believe they seal those bags of powdered milk with whatever air is in the processing plant,

I wonder if the same limitations would apply if you soaked the powder with an inert gas and then evacuated it with a vacum pump before sealing it in a heavier plastic bag?

Bountyhunter