Pickles by Brian Crane for November 29, 2016

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 8 years ago

    {shoulder shrug} who knows, Earl… who knows

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    The U.S. could probably feed several third world countries with the edible, unopened, food that ends up in landfills. But, that is okay because it knows it is exceptional and the hope of mankind.

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    macky87  almost 8 years ago

    I just made brownies using Bakers chocolate that had a ‘best if used by’ date from early 2013, and they turned out really good. Don’t toss old chocolate that looks and smells good.

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    dadoctah  almost 8 years ago

    I’ve been eating Slim Jims with a 2013 expiration date. The extra three years has dried them out to the point that they’re crispy, and nowhere near as greasy as the “fresh” ones.

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    tinmanzzz  almost 8 years ago

    Those dates are “Best By” not "Expiration’ most canned food and dry food are good for years longer

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    Linguist  almost 8 years ago

    With the amount of chemical preservatives in most foods today, it’s no surprise they are still edible after the ‘shelf life’ has expired.

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    One way to solve the ‘past prime’ problems in the pantry is to buy fresh and buy as you need it rather than impulse buying.

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    We " grocery shop " once a month to stock up on necessities and staples ie. flour, pasta, sugar, salt etc. We buy very little by way of canned or frozen foods. All our vegetables, fruits, poultry, meat and most of our seafood is purchased daily or weekly, as needed. ( We do purchase some frozen fish to use during the month )

    The " waste not want not * problems arise from the leftovers that find their way into the fridge but never find their way out !

    This, I confess is my fault. I never throw any food away unless it’s turned blue, green or black, and grown fur.

    I like leftovers – my wife does not !.

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    bfloxword  almost 8 years ago

    I am amazed that bread I buy these days for my peanut butter snacks can sit on our counter for a month without any apparent deterioration or mold. My hope is that by eating sufficient quantities of that stuff, the preservatives will so infuse my body that I will last for many extra years.

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    bfloxword  almost 8 years ago

    yes, I believe they found chololate bars in some arctic or antarctic caches from early explorers that was completely fresh and delicious when eaten in 2010.

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    Carl R  almost 8 years ago

    My grandfather stocked up on unsweetened chocolate back at the beginning of WWII. We used the last of it up in the 1970’s, and it was fine. I’m not so sure the sweetened chocolate lasts that long, but the unsweetened does indeed have a very, very long shelf life.

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    jtviper7  almost 8 years ago

    Opal could never do better than Earl.

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    Ljw53  almost 8 years ago

    My son has kept a loaf so Sara Lee bread on the counter in its plastic bag for more than six months with no mold, deterioration, and still soft. GROSS!!

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    alondra  almost 8 years ago

    I’ve heard the same thing is true of a Mickey D’s hamburger. It can sit there forever and never change how it looks. But I don’t think I’d want to eat it would you?

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    Germanshepherds4ever  almost 8 years ago

    Because he IS!!!!!!

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    Number Three  almost 8 years ago

    Crisps have expiry dates on them but I see no point.

    Crisps can’t even go off.

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    hippogriff  almost 8 years ago

    bfloxword

    Not surprising. Before they discovered scientists were willing to pay top prices, Siberian hunters were feed their dogs wooly mammoth meat. When it comes to frrozen food, I always say, “Remember the wooly mammoth.”

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    chain gang charlie  almost 8 years ago

    Wanted to make a sarcastic comment.. but noticed the“expiration date” on my birth certificate …Any day now….

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    sarahbowl1 Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    Love the Pickles family. They are my leaps. Lol.

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