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Evil_Olive wrote: »

I just made a cheesecake with a pack of ginger biscuits - Sep 13
a pot of double cream 3rd March 14
and some lemons/limes I bought in December for Xmas

I deliberately keep my fridge at 1 or 2 degrees above freezing using a fridge thermometer - atmospheric conditions mean it fluctuates a bit and I get a spot at the bottom right that occasionally freezes but I just make sure that I don't store anything like lettuce in that spot.

I regularly eat cream kept in it that is up to 2 months out of date, milk lasts a month and a half from time of buying and those bagged ready to eat salads last a whole month if I combine this with the kitchen roll trick.



I only do a main shop once a month now - just topping up with bread and anything I run out of in between.

Could you please tell me what the kitchen roll trick is? I hate throwing those bagged salads because they go off before I finish them.. thanks.

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LittleVoice wrote: »

On Sunday (23 March) my OH had natural yoghurt with a use by date of some time in December 2013. He added lemon curd and sultanas (both in advance of their BBE date) and said it was good.

I have one of about that date in the fridge and will be doing exactly the same thing with it tomorrow!

Evil_Olive

Hi Homeagain,
I posted it earlier in this thread - post #43

also, I'm still using a jar of Sainsbury's Madras Curry powder BB October 2001 - it was already out of date when a friend who was moving house gave it to me nearly 10 years ago. I don't use it but found out that it makes an excellent substitute for cumin when I ran out of that & wanted to make a chilli.

and last night I found another pot of double cream at the back of the fridge dated 3rd March 2014 I musta bought two & forgot about one of them - we had it on our apple pie last night - it was fine :eek:

mishmogs

So, how about the tin of AS*a prunes I have dated 1987. I can't chuck em and I can't open them! Bought them when I live in Warrington and have lived in Suffolk for 24 years!