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minniemorris wrote: »

jam - just scoop off the top layer of mould if it gets that bad ~ it's just penicillin, afterall

keep jars of jam and marmalade (that have been opened) in the fridge - they'll never get a layer of mould on then like they will do if just kept in a cupboard.

minniemorris

These were in the fridge!! It's probably due to a bit of bread that got trapped that the jam eventually went mouldy, though

renard_2

minniemorris wrote: »

These were in the fridge!! It's probably due to a bit of bread that got trapped that the jam eventually went mouldy, though

. . . or those little bits of butter from a butter knife that someone had also used for the jam!

My friend goes berserk when I use the same knife for butter and jam / marmalade / Marmite etc, just as my mother used to, bless her!

pjw123_2

Sometimes I buy those plastic boxes of cut fruit in Asda when they are drastically reduced on the day of sale. The fruit is firm and tastes fine, but there is always this 'fizzy' quality to it. I suffered no ill effects however
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Kaz64_2

Ahhh, the thread from heaven!

I thought I was the only one, apart from my son and hubby, who would dared to eat stuff that was long out of date. My son and I have competitions to see who can find the most out of date crisps out of the ones that have been left in the cupboard when we have a clear out. Some of them are almost a year out of date. Mostly you can eat them, but occasionally you get a pack that have gone soft. Not so good!!
I know I have tinned soup at the back of the cupboard that is years out of date.... one day I will get them out. Over the years I have cut mould off cheese... and cheeses like gorgonzola actually improve their flavour if you leave them in the fridge for a month or two! Have also cut mould off bread, and scraped penicillin off jam. As has been sadi, we are all still here, and a lot healthier than those who are paranoid about germs!
But the best of all... when I met my now H, we found some fish fingers in his freezer that were 15 years out of date!!

minniemorris

Yessss, I have done the crisp-thing too ~ took them to work eventually (we had loads!) and my trusty colleagues assisted with the process of elimination (I think 16 - 18 mo's is the max they will go !)

About being "paranoid about germs"...a relative was so obsessed with sterility, the babies were raised with as close to zero germs as you can get and they both ended up in hospital before the age of 2 with pneumonia :doh:!

minniemorris

LOL, 15 yr old fish fingers!! That's got my #1 vote :-D !!

bh579

Yep, been known to eat yoghurt that's a month past its date & I'm still here.

As long as it's not bulging and smelling wiffy! go for it I say.

I once found a whole load of ice lollies out back of a grocer within an hour of it's closing time on a Sunday evening - all out of date - and they woz luverly.:beer:


Point to note too, presumably you are reading this !!! but what about those of us that don't have the gift of sight - how do they know a date has passed? Especially if they live on their own?

Back to their noses & taste buds I guess?

maskiflynn

i have eaten out of date eggs before and they were ok, However if i am ever in any doubt that they might be dodgy i do this test 1st:
fill a tall glass (such as a pint glass) or suchlike container with cold water
gently drop the egg in
if the egg sinks to the bottom, it is OK to eat
if it floats at all, or rises to the top, DON'T eat it.
i can't remember where i learnt this from, i must have heard it from a grandparent when i was a child.
the reason the bad egg floats or rises to the top of the water is because when it starts to go bad there is a gas released inside the shell

i have never though found an egg that floated, and then broken it to smell if indeed it was bad LOL! i am not brave enough for that!:rotfl:

SandC

What amuses me also is if you go to Asda/Sainsbury etc. and you buy sliced meats from the deli counter, they stick the sticky thing on with the price and it always, without fail, has the use by date as the next day.

What complete tosh! Like do they chuck out the joints of beef and ham at the end of the day, every day? I doubt it very much.