DeathGrip
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I have a totally different definition of edible.
Can You Use Mustard Past the Lid Date?
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I have a totally different definition of edible.
ancient-one
US Veteran
At the risk of being banned or hanged, to me mustard is spoiled before they put it in a container. A small amount with a little sugar and a lot mayo makes a pretty good salad dressing. I keep it for that purpose.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Same thing with coffins
nicky4968
Member
Like sauerkraut, mustard doesn’t have an expiration date. It has a half-life.
Aggie1906
US Veteran
Certainly you jest?
Are you my fridge inspecting daughter and daughter-in-law?
I leave little gift distractions for them so the feel needed.
Nobody checks the mustard.
Are you my fridge inspecting daughter and daughter-in-law?
I leave little gift distractions for them so the feel needed.
Nobody checks the mustard.
OP
Texas Star
US Veteran
Me thinks Texas Star is pulling our leg.
Bill-
No, I'm serious.
I also use the mustard on canned pink and red salmon.
But red (sockeye) salmon has gotten pretty expensive for canned meat.
I also use Italian dressing on fish. Wishbone makes a good one.
ParadiseRoad
Member
...we found some canned tuna in the far back corner of the cupboard...
...three years past the date on the can...
...we decided to open one to see just how bad it was...
...looked fine...smelled fine...tasted fine...we ate it...no problem...
...when I was much younger I ate a McDonald's hamburger that had been in the glovebox of a car for a week...THAT was a problem...
...three years past the date on the can...
...we decided to open one to see just how bad it was...
...looked fine...smelled fine...tasted fine...we ate it...no problem...
...when I was much younger I ate a McDonald's hamburger that had been in the glovebox of a car for a week...THAT was a problem...
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DWalt
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Exactly why it was a staple for the Royal Navy. Rich in Vitamin C to prevent scurvy and it keeps forever. Captain Cook took about 4 tons of it on a three-year voyage, and as a result he never had a case of death from scurvy among the officers and crew. Scurvy was a grave risk to sailors back then - not unusual for half of a ship's complement to come down with it during a long voyage. The discovery of sauerkraut as a scurvy preventive and the invention of the marine chronometer for precise navigation are the principal reasons for the spread of the British Empire around the world during the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Stored in the refrigerator and only opened occasionally soft margarine in the yellow plastic tubs at 15 years old is indistinguishable from new. Obviously I do not eat margarine. If it actually contained food it would not last that long. Apparently bacteria can not live in it.
They definitely can not live in high salt and high sugar foods. Both draw the water out of them.
They definitely can not live in high salt and high sugar foods. Both draw the water out of them.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
My mother would give my kids chocolate candy that was once brown now it’s white. It was a ongoing joke with my kids. We threw it away.
I've had sardines in mustard sauce with the date past due.
They were fine, I figured the mustard kept the fish from gassing off when I popped the tin.
They were fine, I figured the mustard kept the fish from gassing off when I popped the tin.
That there's haught cuisine.
Tweren't haught at all, just tangy.
I haught to know better.
REM 3200
US Veteran
We ate C-rations from WW2 well into the 1970s with no ill effects.
If the can is not swollen, it was called safe to eat.
If the can is not swollen, it was called safe to eat.
Gots to get me some Spam. I've got the aged mustard.
Stevens
Member
When this topic comes up I always think, I wish we could have put "Use by" dates on the Ag Machinery parts we used to sell, I could have retired years earlier.
When it comes to food I usually ignore the date and judge the looks, smell, and taste of the product. I do check dates of some items at the store before buying them, if they are past I'll pick a different one.
Steve W
When it comes to food I usually ignore the date and judge the looks, smell, and taste of the product. I do check dates of some items at the store before buying them, if they are past I'll pick a different one.
Steve W
True story. I was in a meeting and cans of soft drinks were available. One fellow, a PhD Physicist took a can and proceeded to take his pocket knife and punched a small hole in the bottom of the can and proceeded to drink through the hole he had just made. After the meeting I asked him if he collected cans and wanted an unopened can for his collection. He just looked at me and pointed to the inscription on the can which stated, "Contents Best if Consumed by Date on Bottom."
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