Meenzer 13932 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4693520.stm Husband eats 50-year-old chicken A man celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by eating a 50-year-old tin of chicken. Les and Beryl Lailey, of Denton, Gtr Manchester, were given the chicken in a hamper on their wedding day in 1956. The Buxted Chicken tin remained in their kitchen cupboard until the couple marked 50 years together this month. Beryl and Les Lailey had kept the tin since their wedding "We kept it safe, and I always said 'on my 50th wedding anniversary I'm going to eat that chicken' - so I did," said former soldier, Mr Lailey, aged 73. "When we got married I'd just come out of the Army and we had very little money, so we did our own buffet. "We got a hamper as a present and included in it was this whole chicken in a tin. We didn't use it and packed it away and kept it." Mr Lailey, a former soldier, said he had not felt ill since eating the chicken. The couple were given the chicken on their wedding day The pair met at an Irish pub in Hulme, Manchester. "I had to go back to the Army almost straight after we met, but we kept in touch by writing letters. I came home and we got married," Mr Lailey added. Prof Eunice Taylor, a food safety expert at the University of Salford, said: "Canned food can last indefinitely if it has been sealed properly, although the normal shelf life is about six months. "If it's done at high temperatures and under high pressure, then the process should create a tight vacuum. "If anyone is going to eat old canned food, I would suggest they heat it thoroughly first of all, just in case to be extra safe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6287 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Fucking hell.... Mrs Spoon makes a comeback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34157 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 The ghost of Rod Hull tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 It's not quite the same as saving a vintage bottle of Dom Perignon is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Imagine the state of his living room for the next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou 0 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Maybe 50 years of marriage is enough, and he wants out? Also, I like how she's looking at him like he's a nutter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Freaks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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