02-10-2006, 10:02 AM
Quote:A sentimental husband in Denton, Greater Manchester, has celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by eating a 50-year-old can of chicken.
Les Lailey had been saving the tin of Buxted Whole Cooked Chicken in Jelly from a buffet he and his bride Beryl received as a wedding gift in 1956. They kept hold of the tin through numerous house moves, explaining to the BBC: I always said 'on my 50th wedding anniversary I'm going to eat that chicken' so I did.
...Lailey now has plans to put the empty tin up for sale on eBay. "It's a part of history," he says
full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/09/...d_chicken/