[They'reGone2000]

Nuts!

[oust the louse]

Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....beer.

[Straight Vermonter]

Over-the-counter medicine: A bottle with 1,000 ibuprofen tablets probably has a great per-pill price. But check the expiration date. Chances are, it’ll take you five or six years to go through them — and they’ll have expired well before then.

Medicine doesn't go bad. The expiration date is just to get folks to throw out the old bottle and buy a new one.

[Pan_Yan]

Ping

[Revolting cat!]

[Tagurit]

Here is a good site for shelf life of foods.
A good reference to use for stocking up.
http://stilltasty.com/

[Tatze]

Ping for later!

[Nepeta]

Dried herbs and spices last a lot longer than a year if they are stored properly. Sam's sells bulk seasonings in plastic containers. Stored in glass, in a cool, dark place, they will last a good deal longer (over the stove is convenient, but not good for long term use). Generally ground seasonings have the shortest flavorful life.

Some seasonings last a long, long time without noticeable loss of flavor. 30+ years ago I worked in a lab that tested herbs and spices. I am still working through a large can of curry powder that continues to have quite a kick.

[Arrowhead1952]

I learned something from a neighbor. He raises a lot of herbs and dries them in the oven. He made some 2 SQ FT racks out of 1X2 boards and put screen on on side. He pulls the leaves off the plants, places them on the screen and sets the oven at 125 or so. When dry, he lets them set out and puts the dry spices into saved spice bottles. Then he vacuum packs the bottles in a food saver bag.

[Rebelbase]

A gallon of olive earl lasts me about 9 mos. and is much cheaper than buying the same amount in small bottles at the grocery.

[patton]

Ewwww - he said diapers and spurts in the same article.