Out Of Date Food

[fireman]

I found my old uncle using a rather old looking spice jar the other day, when i looked at the bottle of mixed spice the sell by date was 1977. Maybe I could put it on the antiques roadshow.

[MUMMIBOO]

I dont really buy food that is out of its sell buy date, but i did buy some chicken from Kwik save and it still had a couple of days left on the best sefore date came down opened the fridge and it stunk of egg mayo it was yak and all the chicken went in the bin.

[Romps]

Living on the ceiling no more room down there..........................

sorry some will be confused but I know Rindy, Slinks 'n' Tinks will get it!!

[MUMMIBOO]

Originally Posted by fireman

I found my old uncle using a rather old looking spice jar the other day, when i looked at the bottle of mixed spice the sell by date was 1977. Maybe I could put it on the antiques roadshow.

Hey i was born that year too you would'nt get me on the antiques roadshow.

Im not past it yet you know.

[slinky]

My hubby was born in that year too, and i beg to differ mummiboo..........he he he joke!!!!

[cashman]

don,t think sell by dates mean a right lot, as gayle said certains things do,but the rest dont mean jack.lol

[mel3ft]

sounds good might have to hold you to that one garinda

[harwood red]

I don't have too much issue with sell by dates... What do we really think that things go off on that actually date, is their some kind of time release inside the packet that sends it off when it gets to the date in question???? Meat/Fish is prob the only thing that I will take notice of when it gets to the date

[SPUGGIE J]

If dates to sell by/best before were an absolute then why can shops sell them cheaper. When these dates are close the supermarkets have a reduced sale. I therefore reckon on at least 2-3 bdays beyond before I chance illness. The meat and fish issue is easier as you see them turning and less likely to eat it. How do you think we ended up with curry ie spicey food to hide the taste of rancid meat that was given to the poor on the Indian sub continent in colonial times (alledgedly).

[grannyclaret]

ive had some real bargains in the supermarket,,tesco and iceland both reduce their prices,
especialy on veg ,bread and meat n fish......
i wanted some tinned grapefruit in juice the other week and they only had a couple of dented tins,so i asked if they would reduce the price which they did,,i am all for a bargain myself..but mick i think you were ripped off if he only knocked 15p off your poppadomms,,,
misserable git

[Neil]

Originally Posted by slinky

My hubby was born in that year too, and i beg to differ mummiboo..........he is a joke!!!!

I bet he slaps you for that

[Acrylic-bob]

The insistance on "Sell By" or "Use By" dates is another one of the make-work scams from those caring, sharing, creeps in Brussels.

If you think about it logically, none of it makes any sense whatsoever. Take cheese for example. The whole point about cheese is that it is encouraged to go off in the process of manufcture by the addition of Rennet; that's part of the taste - the longer you leave it, the better it tastes. Some of the more obscure varieties have layers of mould on them so thick you could sole shoes with it.

Obviously, perishable stuff like fish and meat need to be sold fresh, for the rest of the contents of your shopping bag it doesn't make one iota of difference.

It is little wonder that so many people have all sorts of exotic food allergies these days, their food is so sanitised that they get very little chance to acquire any resistance to germs.

[SPUGGIE J]

Well they have interfered with most things so on the point of cheese would they try and ban blue cheeses?

[garinda]

Past the sell by date food is good for dieting, as it doesn't stay in you as long.

[SPUGGIE J]

Well before that I was looking forward to my tea so I suppose thats good for a diet as well