help - out of date flour

jennybb

I have just found some old flour and bread mixes - i doubt the breadmix will be any good - but how past BB date would you use flour? (BB 06/2004)My instinct was to chuck - but trying a bit of a storecupboard challenge.

Thanks

Hermia

I would be wary of using it, especially as flour is so cheap to buy. I accidently left some out-of-date flour in my cupboard once and ended up with weevils everywhere. Urg!

larmy16

Don't suppose you feel like doing some papier mache???? I used to mix flour paste half and half with pva glue and it worked really well - that was in the days when I had time to make stuff. Used to sell it too - now those really were the days - that would be my dream, to have enough money to spend my entire time making papier mache even if no-one wanted to buy it. It is so soothing

jennybb

Thanks - it's in the bin again! (mind you is there much protein in weevils?!)

papier mache sounds fun - but time poor!

bulchy

Do you use flour for home made play-doh? I remember making this with the kids when they were young, but I cant remember what went into it, I remember using salt,cooking oil and food colouring, but cant remember if we used flour as well. My memory is getting worse.Irrelevent in anyway now, as you've thrown it out :rolleyes:
Sue

jennybb

perhaps i should check for weevils and do the play doh thing - recepie anyone?it's in bin but on the top!

Murtle

I'd use it, if it has weevils you'll instantly see them when you open the packet.

I remember a girl at work eating her cereal, not paid enough attention when pouring it out and only noticed the weevils doing back stroke in her milk halfway through eating it....wasn't a pretty sight!! It was a freshly opened back of cereal....

jonboy31

You could mix it with used cooking oil and seeds and make you own "fat balls" for the birds.... that is if you have a garden.

John

Mr_Proctalgia

Murtle wrote:

I'd use it, if it has weevils you'll instantly see them when you open the packet.

I remember a girl at work eating her cereal, not paid enough attention when pouring it out and only noticed the weevils doing back stroke in her milk halfway through eating it....wasn't a pretty sight!! It was a freshly opened back of cereal....

Its the same with fruit - There is nothing worse than finding a maggot in your apple, except finding half a maggot in your apple:eek:

Nile

The flour would probably be infested with mites and should not be consumed.

Don't click on the blue link if you don't want to see creepy crawlies.:eek: ........this link has information about flour mites.

Flour weevils are much bigger than flour mites and are usually only found in wheat as it arrives at the flour mill.;)

Many a time I wrote REJECT on the QC Laboratory testing forms (due to wheat infestation) when I worked in a flour mill.

moggins

I recommend the Play Dough too, I shall be making tons of this stuff next week, it keeps the kids amused for ages.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7875/recip3.html