I remember a time before date codes, if the cake mix or pancake mix didn’t have worms in it, it was safe to eat. You only watched out for bloated cans, if the milk was sour you used it for making breads or chocolate cake. (the lumpy stuff you tossed). Dried out bread was for bread pudding and to this day, I still always check eggs right before I use them, by putting in a glass of water to see if they float. If they do, I throw them out, if they sink, good to use. (Google it) I was raised by my grandparents who lived through the depression.
I remember a time before date codes, if the cake mix or pancake mix didn’t have worms in it, it was safe to eat. You only watched out for bloated cans, if the milk was sour you used it for making breads or chocolate cake. (the lumpy stuff you tossed). Dried out bread was for bread pudding and to this day, I still always check eggs right before I use them, by putting in a glass of water to see if they float. If they do, I throw them out, if they sink, good to use. (Google it) I was raised by my grandparents who lived through the depression.