I just discovered some applesauce that I canned Oct., 2011. It is now June 2015. It looks & smells good, but I suspect that it should NOT be eaten. Thoughts? Thanks DutchLady1! I also tasted a tiny bit and it tasted yum. The seal was super strong.

Personally I would say that if it smells and looks fine, it's probably fine, but I'm pretty liberal with expiration dates.

I agree that it's probably fine... but I personally wouldn't eat home canned food that's that old. Uh -- except maybe salsa, I'm pretty sure there have been years of "bumper crops" of salsa here that carried over that long

So why salsa yes but applesauce no, Sandy? Just curious?

Dutchlady1 said:So why salsa yes but applesauce no, Sandy? Just curious?

That's a very good question, Hetty... maybe because I like salsa more than applesauce??
(or because I actually don't know the definitive answer to the question...)

On the other hand, salsa is a more acidic (lower pH) product than applesauce, and I have somewhat of a bias in terms of feeling higher-acid foods are somewhat safer.