Mincemeat, can you use after bbe

Cabbie21

But a vintage red can be like velvet, Josanne!!

Ooo yes, funny you should say that, I was watching Ce qui nous lie yesterday and the children dug out a bottle of vintage red Burgundy covered in cobwebs from their dad's old cellar! 🍷 🍷

But a vintage red can be like velvet, Josanne!!

I would throw them why take the risk?
After several bouts of campylobacter whilst on foreign holidays I no longer take any risks and have finally taught DH as well.If it looks or smells"off" out it goes without any tasting.

I know out of date wine tastes vinegary if that helps! 🤮

Loads of foods are wasted by worrying about Best Before dates. The ones to worry about are those which contain fish, dairy, fats, hence the suet in mincemeat may cause problems.
The vast majority of the contents of tins and jars are safe, they have been sterilised and sealed, but may not have the best flavour after a few years. I have got a number of out of date things in my cupboards which I have no worries about at all.

I d use it if it smelt and tasted ok a lot of things keep way way beyond their sell by date
My best was when my daughter borrowed my clove oil off me and said OMG mum it’s 16 years out of date (it was fine)

Do not even think about using it why risk food poisoning on your family?

shouldn't have accepted them from your sister.

GrannySomerset

I make mincemeat every two or three years and it’s always fine. Stir a little brandy in if it looks a bit dry. Been doing this for 60 years without any ill effects.

I once added about half a teaspoon of fresh orange juice to each mince pie just before putting the lids* on and shoving them in the oven. The mincemeat was old-ish - I’d already added brandy in the jar but it still looked a bit dry.
Seemed to work fine.
*I always do star tops now, less pastry and they turn out looking more reliably tidy.

Years out of date, I would throw away. I'm not saying it will poison you, but why use ingredients that are past their best and might spoil the taste of a whole recipe?

If it looks and smells fine, , I’d use it. But I’m very much in the waste not, want not, camp.

I make mincemeat every two or three years and it’s always fine. Stir a little brandy in if it looks a bit dry. Been doing this for 60 years without any ill effects.

If worried about using it, empty all the jars, regardless of make or use by date etc into a saucepan, bring to the boil, simmer for a few minutes, lace heavily with brandy/whixky or other liqueur, rebottle and keep in the fridge.

Use it up in mincepies, large and small, bake apples and stuff them with it, stir it into stewed apple and make crumble or eat on its own.

Mincemeat usually keeps well, however several years may be a step too far.

I’ve used bought mincemeat that is 2-3 months out of date in Mary Berry’s mincemeat cake. It was fine but if jars are years old, I wouldn’t waste time, effort, other ingredients and fuel cooking something that may or may not be “ok”.

Several years ?

I'd chuck them- I mean just why?

I guess it is the suet in it that might taste rank. Otherwise sealed jars and tins keep for years.

I would open one, look at it, sniff it, taste a bit.

If it tasted and smelled ok, and not mouldy or obviously too old, I would use it.

Having said that, if it is literally several years old, I might think differently.

(But if you don’t want your sister’s out-of-date impulse purchases, I would say “thanks, but no thanks”).

She might think about it if she has no one to dump them on.

I think it would depend on just how far out of date they are. If I find an old jar of mincemeat I boil it up to kill off any bacteria, and then might add some extra fruit and brandy. If it tastes okay then, I will use it!