Expiration dates on food

[Chris]

I ate this egg roll. And it was good.

Whenever I need a chuckle, I will come back and read this out of context.

Haha, awesome.

Matt laid out some great guidelines there. Good luck with that cake.

[Kelly]

dried foods depends on a few factors...
1. Does it have dairy or live active cultures?
2. is it in paper, cardboard or moisture penetrable container?
3. Does it smell different?
4. Has the color changed?
5. Will the item be eaten without cooking?
6. Is the item all-natural or organic?

Answers yes to any of these, then don't eat.

Many expiration dates on heavily processed foods are there to "rotate stock"

Answered no to all the questions and since my family was game, used the mix for lemon cupcakes. I can tell you that a cake mix 9 months past its "use by" date is still good.

[Matt]

found a slab of vanilla fudge in the back of my freezer... I don't remember where it came from. I'm guessing it's more than 3 years old. If i bought it at Niagara Falls.. that could 4 years. Eat it or no?

[Kelly]

Even if it was fresh, I wouldn't eat vanilla fudge.

But assuming you bought it cuz you like vanilla fudge, I say, thaw it and see if it tastes good. I doubt it can hurt you.

[Matt]

ate it all already.

[Kelly]

the whole slab?

[Matt]

yep

[gardengirl13]

Well since the cake is old news it doesn't matter what i say, but coming from a baking family I'd say I'd toss it personally. From the looks of the cupcakes it worked out ok, but the flour and baking soda/powder will lose it's effectiveness over time. It's like yeast, it won't rise as well. But I assume they give lots more time on those dates then you think.


As for the fudge, does your belly hurt eating that much?