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Old Aug 11th 2017, 3:50 am
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Originally Posted by WEBlue
Quick question to solve a big argument here. The husband & I are helping clear out a house of a relative who's passed away here in the US.


We've heaved out loads of expired food from ancient times. The husband found a few sealed (unopened obviously) jars of Branston pickle at the back of a cupboard, one to be sold by 2002 & one 2012. He claims pickles can survive well beyond their sell by dates. So he wants to keep (& eat) the second.

This has caused a family firestorm! Granted the sacrilege that this relative did NOT consume her Branston pickle in a timely manner.... Would you dare to eat that second BP?
I opened one last month that's 2 years out of date...
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Originally Posted by anotherlimey
I opened one last month that's 2 years out of date...
How did that affect you?
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Old Aug 11th 2017, 9:53 am
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How did that affect you?
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Old Aug 11th 2017, 10:51 am
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Originally Posted by mrken30
How did that affect you?
Doctor says the rash was nothing at all to do with the food - that's all I remember from that day.

But a real cheese and pickle sandwich is worth all side affects.
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Old Aug 11th 2017, 7:25 pm
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I'd have a tentative try. But I'm from a family who goes by sniff and taste tests not dates. My mum used to tell me to cut off mould from cheese/ scrape off the fur from the jam etc. (Meat is treated with great caution however; especially by me - a veggie!)

In laws are usually horrified. But we haven't poisoned anyone yet.

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I can only say one thing:

No bloody pickle is worth having to sit on the throne for 24-36 hours while me system purges itself after ingesting them nor is it worth a potential visit to ER or Urgent Care be of food poisoning.
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We had an open jar of Branston pickle in the fridge in my student house for probably the entire three years I lived there. Every now and again, we'd all brave a bit with some cheese on toast. I tend to keep things until they're blue and/or furry, though I must say the 2002 dated jar would probably meet the bin, if only to avoid psychological trauma!

An old housemate of mine used to eat yogurts up to two months past their use-by date. "They just taste a bit fizzy", apparently.

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Originally Posted by KK85
We had an open jar of Branston pickle in the fridge in my student house for probably the entire three years I lived there. Every now and again, we'd all brave a bit with some cheese on toast. I tend to keep things until they're blue and/or furry, though I must say the 2002 dated jar would probably meet the bin, if only to avoid psychological trauma!

An old housemate of mine used to eat yogurts up to two months past their use-by date. "They just taste a bit fizzy", apparently.
I can relate to all of those things. I can confirm yoghurts can get a bit of fizz with age. The bloated top sometimes gives you a clue. I remember a house mate pulling mold off his crumpets because they were only a few days old.
Raw meat and fish is the only iffy thing, but even those , cooked well enough won't kill you.

Somethings mature and taste better with age.
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Originally Posted by WEBlue
The husband found a few sealed (unopened obviously) jars of Branston pickle at the back of a cupboard, one to be sold by 2002 & one 2012.
The one from 2002 is probably just about ready. The 2012 needs to mature more yet.
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Originally Posted by Chesten
I'd have a tentative try. But I'm from a family who goes by sniff and taste tests not dates. My mum used to tell me to cut off mould from cheese/ scrape off the fur from the jam etc.
Was that not just a normal upbringing for any kid before the mid '80's?
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Was that not just a normal upbringing for any kid before the mid '80's?
I still cut the mold off cheese
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I used to work in a little village shop as a teen....my first job of the day on Saturday morning was to go through the cheese display and pick out the pieces with mold. Then I had to cut off the mold and repackage the cheese with new price stickers....I wonder if the customers ever twigged on to that , lol !
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Originally Posted by KK85
An old housemate of mine used to eat yogurts up to two months past their use-by date. "They just taste a bit fizzy", apparently.
Originally Posted by mrken30
I can relate to all of those things. I can confirm yoghurts can get a bit of fizz with age. The bloated top sometimes gives you a clue....

Somethings mature and taste better with age.
Yes! I've made my own yogurt, as did my father before me, for many, many years. Proper yogurt definitely improves with age--that "fizzy" taste is just further fermentation of the milk by the special (and beneficial) yogurt bacteria, so it's fine to eat--it just tastes sourer.

If there's an off smell, or if the whey (liquid part) gets a funny yellow/orange/pink colour, then you should bin it, but yogurt was invented well before refrigeration to preserve milk as well as make it tasty, so it lasts a loooong time in the fridge.
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Go for both of them, the vinegar acts as a preservative. And to show your appreciation of both his frugality and his bravery, go and get him a bit of old cheese:

Cheese lovers rejoice: Recently discovered 40-year-old cheddar to be sold | Madison Wisconsin Business News | host.madison.com
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Invite the neighbours around and try it on them.
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