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canned goods in the fridge

posted 8 years ago by catsndogs
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Does anyone know a good reason why Wilber was storing the canned goods in the fridge in the episode where Carol wanted a new fridge? He was putting all the canned food from the shopping trip in the fridge, along with stuff that actually belonged there. I know they lived in a warm climate, & didn't have a basement to store food, but this was canned stuff from the store, not canning jars needing a fruit cellar. Maybe he was too cheap to get an air conditioner & thought the food would spoil. Did anyone actually store their unopened cans in the fridge in the 60's or was he just being his normally weird self??

[–] darryl-tahirali 8 years ago

I have a can of shoestring beets in the fridge right now. When I open it, I will put the remainder in a storage tub, but because I like cold beet strips on my salad, I always put the next can to be opened in the fridge.

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[–] dmahnarch 8 years ago

Maybe canning processes weren't as good back then?

Of course, it could be he was distracted and didn't realize. Was he talking to anyone at the time?

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[–] PiHole 8 years ago

I keep canned peaches in my fridge. Tastes better that way.

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 2 years ago

I would think it's because he lives in a warm climate and so hasn't got a cool pantry to store his cans. There is a danger of the tins rusting if he keeps them in there for any amount of time so he would still need to consume them fairly quickly.