Sell by date

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Jaysay, I don't know if it is because we are of the same era, but I too, take little notice of sell by dates.
If it looks alright and smells alright and has no green overcoat on then we eat it....

Thats ok but without sell buy dates shops would be able to sell anything and you would not find out if it was ok till you got it home

[Margaret Pilkington]

Of course you are right to a degree Neil, but I remember the days before 'sell by' dates and we survived.
And if you bought something that was 'off' you'd take it back and get a replacement.

I try, where possible to buy fresh foods, and if I can buy stuff without it being sheathed in plastic, then I do...though sometimes it is hard....everything seems to come in a tough plastic overcoat these days.

[blazey]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Pray tell us just what your going to do with 10 chicks blazey now you've rescued them from the battery I maybe getting on a bit but

The CHICKENS are in a pen. The chicks are still too young to go outdoors and are still living with heat lamps. They'll also go in a pen.

The University allocated us a garden at the end of the rugby field and the pen runs next to it. We grow tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions, potatoes, leeks, strawberries, pumpkins, raddishs... loads of things. It's a very satisfying way of living.

[Neil]

Its the wrapped in plastic food that is impossible to sniff until your break into it. Places like Asda/Tesco would be the problem with no sell by dates

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

That's easy, you wait until they are nice and plump then pull their heads off and chuck them in the oven.

At least you could have used a big grinning smiley behind that statement Neil

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by blazey

The CHICKENS are in a pen. The chicks are still too young to go outdoors and are still living with heat lamps. They'll also go in a pen.

The University allocated us a garden at the end of the rugby field and the pen runs next to it. We grow tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions, potatoes, leeks, strawberries, pumpkins, raddishs... loads of things. It's a very satisfying way of living.

You still ain't answered the question

[grannyclaret]

I would be worried about some things like fresh or prepacked meat,,,but yesterday i had a tin of m&s lamb curry that should have been used feb 2008.....I wasent even sick,,,lol

[Neil]

Originally Posted by jaysay

At least you could have used a big grinning smiley behind that statement Neil

I don't add smilies when I am being serious.

Anyone for BBQ goat this weekend in the park

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

I don't add smilies when I am being serious.

Anyone for BBQ goat this weekend in the park

Can you save me a leg

[accyman]

they started doing goat at the local chineese chippy

i asked for goat

he said ahhso

i said no thanx id rather have the leg

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by accyman

they started doing goat at the local chineese chippy

i asked for goat

he said ahhso

i said no thanx id rather have the leg

Would that be with flide lice accyman

[accyman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Would that be with flide lice accyman

yes but becarefull when ordering takaway because theres so many wongs and wings you can easily wing the wong number

[accyman]

hang on did that indian takeaway down blackburn road get shut down a few years ago for serving cat or was it just that the cats wernt displaying sell by dates ?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by accyman

hang on did that indian takeaway down blackburn road get shut down a few years ago for serving cat or was it just that the cats wernt displaying sell by dates ?

You mean in the same way as Mutton dressed as Lamb

[accyman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

You mean in the same way as Mutton dressed as Lamb

no i mean cat dressed as chicken lol