John in Covina said:yeeech! Proteins, carbohydrates and sugars can oxidize and oils go racid so don't try it, please!
If it had been placed in a vacuum and then packed in a sealed container with a bed of non reactive Nitrogen gas, it could still be good.
Vanessa said:Aren't they like twinkies with a shelf life of 100 years?
jamespowers said:You think that is bad? My mother had a piece of my grandmother's fruitcake/wedding cake from 1916.
Marc Chevalier said:A few years ago, a dessicated piece of the Duke of Windsor's wedding cake was sold at auction. It fetched $ 29,000. The Duke married Wallis Simpson in 1937!
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