Out of date marzipan and dried fruit.

angelpye

Hi all, just found some out of date marzipan (jan 2013) is it ok? Would you still use it? It's vacume packed in foil package from waitrose. If so what would you make?
Also out of date dried fruit? How long is too long?

madmary_2

I would use the marzipan. In fact I think I did use an out of date pack on last years Xmas cake.

I would also use dried fruit until I ran out.

I am still alive after all these years of eating all sorts of things others would throw out.

Mary

meames_2

Eat it, it will be fine, it wouldn't have gone off on the stroke of midnight Jan 31st, like mad Mary, I've got this far!

pigpen

It is usually 'best before' rather than 'eat by' dates..

If food past its date killed people I have a list I'd be feeding it too!

It might be worth soaking the fruit in apple juice overnight as it does get very dry.

If marzipan is a bit dry add a tiny bit of almond oil and knead it well.

angelpye

Thank you, I try not to worry about these things but sometimes I can't help but over think it.

Anyone every made a marzipan cake without a food processor?

-taff

How do you think they made them 40 years ago? A large bowl and a big wooden spoon......and a rolling pin.....:D

Callie22

I like Nigella's marzipan fruit cake. I think this is the recipe. You can sub some other fruit for the pears, if you can't find them.

angelpye

Just wondering how to get the marzipan to mix through the other ingredients? Would I cream it in after butter and sugar?

Callie22

You freeze it and mix it in, in chunks. You get squishy marzipanny bits and there's no creaming required