What is the oldest date you can find

Jar of Schwartz Chinese Five Spice Seasoning, used once:-
1995!!!

Ha ha! Well, I’ve only lived here four years, so I can’t top any of those, but my mother’s fridge and pantry are a treasure trove of ancient things. She regards use by dates as a challenge rather than a suggestion. Last time I was there I surreptitiously threw away mayonnaise ( use by March 2014, and not kept in the fridge,) pickled onions, 2013, ditto) and various unidentifiable leftovers in dishes. The real find was a tin of golden syrup which didn’t even have a best before date, and had gone rusty on the bottom and had its lid welded by a thick crust of black goo. I think it had accompanied her on at least three house moves.

Don’t put any of it under a microscope?

I was going to 'boast' of my 2017 flour, but I will just slink away at the age of some this stuff.

A pack of lasagne sheets - best before end October 2003!!
I knew I’d had them quite a while, but even so...

Probably something from the last Christmas shopping spree, food cupboard stuff!

Much to my disgust my OH through away some perfectly usable dried foods, Pudding rice, dried fruit, bags of flour, and even some tinned stuffs that were lurking in my old Kitchen Cupboards as he ripped them out and prepared for our new kitchen to be fitted which is now fully completed.

Hence, everything stored within my kitchen now is fully in date, although l did find a jar of very nice Marmalade that l had squirrelled away in my dining room Dresser!

A box of Paxo sage and onion stuffing December 2010. Do you think it will be ok to use it now?

Oh Chewy eat that pudding for Sunday dinner.
Sounds yummy!

A Heston Blumenthal Hidden Orange Christmas pudding. Use by date 29.09. 2014

Do spices count?

Cayenne pepper 13.1.08

Mild chilli powder Nov 08

Ground black pepper June 08

Mixed spice Aug 08.

Some half used bottles of brandy and whisky, 30 odd years?

Is that enough for starters?