Posted on 05/13/2010 10:43:27 AM PDT by notaliberal
“Well, smell it.” (snort, sniff) “It has absolutely no smell whatsoever!” “It’s good! Put it back! Somebody is saving it. It’ll turn up in something.” -George Carlin
Cinco de mayo. LOL!
I don’t store oil in the fridge and I toss it when it starts to smell funny. It’s probably not going to hurt you, but it makes the food taste odd.
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as
Sinko De Mayo.
Opened: 2 months in the fridge. Be sure to refrigerate after opening, and never leave mayo out of the fridge for more than two hours.
I make sure to take mine out of the fridge every day and put it in the sun for an hour and 59 minutes.
Packaging question. Why does the big jar of mayo which is more than I will use in a couple of years cost $3, while the 12 oz bottle costs $2.90?
We never kept ketchup in the refrig. It never went bad. Although I’ve seen brown ketchup in restaurants. And I found maggots in a ketchup bottle in a greasy spoon in N. Dakota. Fortunately, it wasn’t MY ketchup. It was on another table. But I could see them moving from eight feet away.
This thing is ridiculous.
BTW: If you keep your refrigerator at 32º, stuff, including milk and cream, will keep ten times as long as at 40º.
God gave us a nose for a reason. Sniff away, if it smells spoiled or rancid then ditch it.
JERRY: Kramer, are you drinking that milk?< /seinfeld >
KRAMER: Yeah.
JERRY: What's the expiration date on that?
KRAMER: September third.
JERRY: The third?
GEORGE: and SUSAN: The third?
KRAMER: Um, Uh, ugh, ...
SUSAN: Noooo... [Kramer throws up on Susan]
Fermentation is a normal process.
Sometimes it is not merely spoiled.
And pickling works against that.
The answer to the question “Why does X cost Y?” is always exactly the same:
Because that’s what people will pay for it.
How does sour cream taste when it goes bad?
We don’t use much ketchup anyway (since the kids grew up and and left) but I’m a fridge kind of person, sort of when in doubt keep it cold. And I smell most everything before I eat it anyway. We almost never get stomach bugs, and I attribute that to the fact that I’m just this side of Mr. Monk when it comes to that stuff (I think most stomach *flu* is really food born illness). Teaching biology probably accounts for my hyper sensitivity. LOL I DO like to keep butter on the counter to keep it soft. I know....that’s strange, but I’ve never had it go bad, and you CAN tell when it turns.
I have Twinkies and Peeps I’m keeping just to see how long before they go bad.
It is a totally different smell. Have you ever smelled bad milk? Completely different from sour cream. I can’t describe it, but it’s gross.
Lol! Dang, I was falling for it too!
Sorry, I just couldn’t help myself.
Until Sinko De Mayo?
Sorry - but mayo has an expiration date printed on it - (unopened) - I'll go with the manufacturer's call any day of the week...
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