Swedish pensioner eats 70-year-old meat

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A Swedish pensioner has eaten a cut of beef stored in a glass jar since World War II.

Eskil Carlsson's family had kept the meat since 1939/40, at a time of rationing and food shortages, The Local reports.

Carlsson explained: "My parents-in-law had a contact in the countryside and bought three kilos of brisket and put it in one of the old-style glass jars with the rubber ring.

"I came into the picture after about ten years. By then the family had developed respect for the jar, that it had stayed sealed. We talked about it from time to time and it became like a member of the family."

He added of the meat: "We did our homework and consulted the authorities about what might happen and they said there shouldn't be a problem.

"It didn't smell much, it didn't smell bad anyway. It was as if it had been meat from this week. I shouldn't exaggerate though, it was no delicacy.

"The cat got the first taste and when it survived, we all had a taste."