out of date gherkins.

emmaroids

ok i just found a sealed jar of pickled gherkins in the back of the cupboard, they expired at the end of june 2007 and tbh they taste fine.
the wife says dont eat them you will be ill, so i guess i just need someone to tell her that there fine.
they will be fine wont they?
thanks

Gingham_Ribbon

it'll be a best before date which means it's safe but they may not be as tasty. Use by means it may be harnful to eat after that date.

Mr_Proctalgia

I doubt if the gherkins know what the date is! ..... and I'll bet its a best before date and not a use by date. If they taste fine then they are fine... Enjoy!

Penelope_Penguin

emmaroids wrote: »

ok i just found a sealed jar of pickled gherkins in the back of the cupboard, they expired at the end of june 2007 and tbh they taste fine.

the wife says dont eat them you will be ill, so i guess i just need someone to tell her that there fine.
they will be fine wont they?
thanks

They're preserved. They'll be absolutely fine. I often eat things after their *expiry date*, and have lived to tell the tale. I think I've built up resistance, too. Can't remember when I last had food poisoning - years ago.

Penny. x

witchypoo

If they taste fine and were still sealed then I am sure 2 weeks makes no difference. It's more likely going to harm you if they had been open longer then the 'use within x weeks' date. I know this because my hubby had picallili which had been open in the fridge for a long time, tasted fine, but gave him dreadful stomach upset!