Quick Questions on food safety / sell by / use by dates

Apollonia

2totango wrote: »

Help please

Have just made a maidera cake using a packet mix that I found lurking at the back of the cupboard.

Cake looks and smells fine, but just went to clear up and throw the packet away and noticed the expiry date is August 2012 :eek:

Was going to share it with my neighbours to say thanks for being there for me, but now scared I might poison them !:o

Would you eat it or not ?

Thanks for any advice

Tan

I bet the mix has a 'Best Before' date and NOT a 'Use By' date. So it will be fine to eat.
At worst, the raising agents might be less effective so the cake wouldn't rise, but you say it looks ok so the raising agents worked. Cake mixes are just pre-weighed flour, sugar and raising agents eg baking powder - with a few preservatives added.

kittycat204

Just check there isn't anything moving around in the packet and it'll be fine I'm sure.

Butterfly_Brain

It will be fine, but you need to add 1 tsp of baking powder

zippychick

ive merged this with food safety

Zip

winniepooh

Ive been to aldi to do my foid shopping. Ive just been to the fridge and noticed that the six individual pork pies I have bought go out of date tomorrow:mad:
Can I freeze them? And how long would they take to defrost

Popperwell

I know its wrong but I have eaten such items past their dates and few items if in a good fridge will go off as soon as the date arrives.

Does this help?

http://www.ifood.tv/blog/how-to-freeze-pork-pie

SilverBird_2

I've frozen short-dated pork pies many times and they've been fine. Defrosting time will be a couple of hours at most for mini pork pies in this weather, otherwise defrost them overnight in the fridge. If you're pushed for time then cut them into halves/quarters as soon as they've defrosted enough for you to do this.

glitterkitty

Hi all,

I need to use some lemon juice in a recipe today. I have an open morrisons 'jif lemon' in the fridge, but I dont know how long its been there - its got to be months! It doesnt go out of date for over a year, but the label says to use within 6 weeks of opening. It smells ok, would it be safe to use?

HappyMJ

glitterkitty wrote: »

Hi all,

I need to use some lemon juice in a recipe today. I have an open morrisons 'jif lemon' in the fridge, but I dont know how long its been there - its got to be months! It doesnt go out of date for over a year, but the label says to use within 6 weeks of opening. It smells ok, would it be safe to use?

That stuff lasts ages. I'd use it up. I wouldn't worry about the 6 weeks advice on the label. I still use one which is well over a year old.

seabright

I agree, I've had them open for months on end, with no sign of deterioration. I think the high acid content must repel any bacteria.

Sniff it, taste a drop & hold the bottle up to the light to check it's not gone "lumpy" in the bottle. If all OK, I'd use it.