Good until 2556

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My (hoarding tendancies, messy) DH and DS3 are in London for the weekend. So, I've spend the past few hours putting the house back the way it should be. It's usually in better shape but I've been working much more than usual, and it always goes to pot (superficially) when DH goes away because it's very difficult for him to get out of the house in time and he always leaves a small disaster in his wake. 

I finally got to the fridge. DS2 went to Thailand two years ago. We all LOVE Thai food, so he bought back a bunch of ingredients. DH, who is a great cook, used some of them in the first few months, but then stopped. 

I found a sauce. It's written in Thai, so I don't know what it says / is / contains. But, there are two dates: 2555, and 2556. So I'm guessing the first is a "best-used by" date, and the second is an "expired" date. 

But, whatever it is, it's supposed to last for over 500 years?! LOL!

[movingforward]

I think their year is different over there... I don't think they use our calendar

[Opti]

Just googled for Thai date and found a converter. 2555 is 2012.

FWIW.

[Abby Normal]

They use the Buddhist Calendar.  I think it's 2013 on ours.

[Abby Normal]

In other words- consume at your own risk.  

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Ah! So stupid of me! I assumed if it was written using our figures, it was using our calendar.
Thank you! I'm ashamed to say that that hadn't even occurred to me. 

[bean29]

LOL, thanks I needed a laugh.  I am having trouble getting into a website to complete one last task before I leave for the weekend.

I got sidetracked back here. 

One more thing for the garbage can.  The fridge will be sparkling clean when they get back.

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Bean, I actually kept that (hermetically sealed) sauce, but threw out a couple of three opened bottles of Thai sauces. 

[tloonya]

nonono!

a lots of foods are never expire like dry mushrooms, spices etc.

cans of meat from WWII is still good to consume and you know...going as a free food help to other countries.

expiration date is for us, retailers to move thangs quickly and whatsnotsold to reduce and sell to people for reduced price

and ORDER MORE from manufacturies which otherwise would go broke because they need to move their new foods...

its all invented for...balance of foods produced, bought and sold.

remember (sure who doesn't) once I had posted that we have a store in Philly that sells expired food.

I was soooooooo mad asking you how is this possible for them to sell ketchup 3 for $1 that expired in 2011.

you told me than that there is really no regulations on what you can't sell.

you said I can sell anything but you as a consuer have rights not to buy what I sell. and it gave me peace.

I understood, though I still wondering IF someone died from eating frozen seafood dinner for $1 that expired last year...

you said nothing to that. but considering that this store is operating for years - there were no dead people OR all of deceased were orphans.

go figure...especially in Thailand etc.

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Loony, I SERIOUSLY doubt that I would have been the one to tell you about the US laws on that, given that I've been in France for 30 years. ETA: Sorry I guess by "you" you meant "YM", not me personally.

I agree that you can definitely eat certain foods past their sell-by dates. DH can eat whatever he wants. That doesn't mean I'm going to feed it to my kids (even my adult ones).

I'm NOT religious about sell-by dates. Sometimes I go over by a few days, or even a few weeks. But not by a few years. 

ETA: My fridge is looking great now! And I found an "expired" jar of homemade, very liquid apple jam from a friend that I will use for pork / chicken roasts instead of maple syrup or honey or store-bought jam. 

[HoneyBBQ]

Jun 13, 2014 17:18:28 GMT -5 tloonya said:

nonono!

a lots of foods are never expire like dry mushrooms, spices etc.

Spices may not 'expire' but they certainly lose their potency.

[tloonya]

Gee, debt, I am never using YOU as you, debtheaven. I am always calling all of you - YOU!

And if I mean someone specifically I am saying you...wrong person or not funny one or...well, everyonr knows here when I am talking to them...sorry, you didn't get a MEMO.

[tloonya]

Jun 13, 2014 17:38:25 GMT -5 HoneyBBQ said:

Jun 13, 2014 17:18:28 GMT -5 tloonya said:

nonono!

a lots of foods are never expire like dry mushrooms, spices etc.

Spices may not 'expire' but they certainly lose their potency.

Depends on a packaging. Like I said Canned meat from WWII that was canned loooooooooong before WWII is still very desirable and probably ORGANIC even.

Go find some and try and I am sure your honey BBQ wings will be just POOF shit...btw...never found good ones...still. MotherOfWings...WHY

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So it looks like we agree, Loony, I realized you weren't talking to ME personally. Sorry, we can't all be as smart or quick as you.

[tloonya]

Jun 13, 2014 17:45:46 GMT -5 @debthaven2 said:

So it looks like we agree, Loony, I realized you weren't talking to ME personally. Sorry, we can't all be as smart or quick as you.

Its not your fault. I am just gifted with a lot of things people can only dream about...

And may I say...I miss Archie?

[busymom]

Great job on the purging, Debt!

I miss Archie, too...

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Jun 13, 2014 17:23:57 GMT -5 @debthaven2 said:

Loony, I SERIOUSLY doubt that I would have been the one to tell you about the US laws on that, given that I've been in France for 30 years. ETA: Sorry I guess by "you" you meant "YM", not me personally.

I agree that you can definitely eat certain foods past their sell-by dates. DH can eat whatever he wants. That doesn't mean I'm going to feed it to my kids (even my adult ones).

I'm NOT religious about sell-by dates. Sometimes I go over by a few days, or even a few weeks. But not by a few years. 

ETA: My fridge is looking great now! And I found an "expired" jar of homemade, very liquid apple jam from a friend that I will use for pork / chicken roasts instead of maple syrup or honey or store-bought jam. 

Home made is the LAST thing I would use expired. That is taking your life/bowels in your hands!

Expiry on American foods is based on how long the food maintains its optimum flavor and consistency. Nothing at all to do with going bad. It also has to do with how much testing the manufacturer wishes to do and how long they want to hold product for that testing. Products that don't change ingredients routinely will have longer 'sell by date' because they can test over longer period. New product has to be tested and you do not know actual results until a year later. 

[Spellbound454]

Unless its a "use by" date. Then you have to use it by that day or you could get food poisoning.

"Sell by" dates can run over but not "use by"

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Jun 14, 2014 11:28:03 GMT -5 Spellbound454 said:

Unless its a "use by" date. Then you have to use it by that day or you could get food poisoning.

"Sell by" dates can run over but not "use by"

I am referring to canned/jarred or packaged shelf foods. Not perishables like milk/eggs/cheese/hot foods.

[Nazgul Girl]

   I miss Archie, too.    Maybe he still reads the threads once in awhile.  Does booze ever have an expiration date ?    I would think that beer would.   Do any of you (booze) hounds know ?  

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I don't know if beer is stamped with an expiration date, but it definitely has one. Darker beer stored in cool area will last up to a year. The cheap stuff, not so much - maybe a season.

I still had bottles of alcohol from my wedding 10 years later. Didn't seem to change the potency or taste!

[tloonya]

Jun 14, 2014 16:43:25 GMT -5 Nazgul Girl said:

   I miss Archie, too.    Maybe he still reads the threads once in awhile.  Does booze ever have an expiration date ?    I would think that beer would.   Do any of you (booze) hounds know ?  

EXCELLENT point! Booze does NOT expire. Its getting mature and better and here!