pasta sauce recipes

Owain_Moneysaver

Gillyx wrote: »

the other day found some grey-ish fluff that reminded me of mould in the jar,

(a) you have a secret navel-picking jam thief in your house

or

(b) it actually is mould

taxsaver

puddy wrote: »

i spoon the fluff out and make sure theres none left and eat it.l

:eek:

Personally I'd throw the mould/fluff out and just eat the jam.... but each to their own!

squeaky

Hmm... I seem to remember reading somewhere that the "fluff" that you see is just the fruiting spores (the equivalent of flower stems on a plant) and that the mold itself has already penetrated deeply into the food even if you can't see it.

"Some" molds produce nasty or toxic chemicals which might not do you any good, too.

See this and track a few links through... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold#Food_production

gillypkk

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I'm sure real pesto contains egg enzymes so I don't think eating out of date pesto is a good idea. Grow your own basil and make your own.

ohh do you have a recipe for pesto? i am growing basil and want to make my own as alot of the store bought stuff has dairy in it which DS2 is allergic too and i suspect he is now allergic to tomato too so i need something to put on his (gluten/dairy free) pasta!

and again if it looked and smelt ok and tasted fine i would use it but if i was the tiniest bit unsure then bin it - not worth getting ill over.

Pink.

gillypkk wrote: »

ohh do you have a recipe for pesto? i am growing basil and want to make my own as alot of the store bought stuff has dairy in it which DS2 is allergic too and i suspect he is now allergic to tomato too so i need something to put on his (gluten/dairy free) pasta!

and again if it looked and smelt ok and tasted fine i would use it but if i was the tiniest bit unsure then bin it - not worth getting ill over.

Hi gillypkk

This thread has recipes that may help:

Has anyone made their own pesto?

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sammyjammy

Gillyx wrote: »

Oooh my question isn't about Pesto, but Jam. I know you're supposed to keep it in the fridge, but I don't like that because it makes my toast and pancakes cold. I've been keeping mines in a cold-ish cupboard but the other day found some grey-ish fluff that reminded me of mould in the jar, it's only about 6 weeks old, is this a sign I need to keep it in the fridge?

You don't need to keep it in the fridge, the mould has probably formed because someone has put a dirty knife/spoon in the jar. Always use clean utensils and it should keep perfectly well.

u751904

I cooked some basa fillets / fish fillets tonight. THey were frozen - from aldi. I've had these before and they tasted really lovely. I defrosted them at room temp took about 20 mins. ANyhow, the fish tasted odd. The taste was mouldy / earthy. Do you think the fish was off. It didn't smell particularly of anything and flaked normally. I only ate a few mouthfuls and took my daughters away straight away. She nibbled it and refused normally loves fish. Just didn't want to risk it.
So do you think it was off, can you be ill from just a few mouthfuls?

heretolearn_2

It's a type of catfish so they can taste a bit on the muddy side.

Flibsey

I'd say it's just the fish, it could have been caught at the wrong time of year. depends o what it's been eating
you say it didn't smell, there's your answer! if it smells distinctly fishy, THEN it's off.

if you're that worried though, have a good dose of honey. 2 tsps for yourself, one for a child under 12. take off the spoon. it's naturally antibacterial and can help ward of nasties.

zippychick

If in doubt you're better off not risking it - we can't tell you if your fish was off but i would certainly bin it if you are unsure

ill merge this with food safety later

Zip