It seems to me that the reason we are all fairly relaxed about keeping food is that we are old enough to have encountered food that had gone off and we know what it looks like and smells like. I doubt if many of today's young wives have ever come across a rotten egg or a piece of gone off meat and they just rely on what the producers tell them. Oh those lovely, long hot summers, straining the little white lumps out of the milk in my tea - and it still tasted horrid! 
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What can I do? Just been having a big clear out and thrown nearly all my jars of sauces, mustards, pickles, etc out. Most three-quarters full. They all read 'once opened use within x number of days'. There's only two of us, how can I use 210g of horseradish sauce in 28 days or 250g of dijon mustard in 6 weeks?
Why can't I buy them in mini pots? Or can I? I've come on GN 'cause if anyone knows GNetters will 
That's how this all started, glass!
A rose by any other name
You are all daft
I dont know who mentioned the maggoty bacon but my MIL worked in the Coop before she was married and she said they had to scrape the maggots off before they could slice the bacon!!!
Hope you cooked it first, Ella...
Earlier, I found a Christmas pudding in the cupboard which was dated 'best before March 2010'
In the interests of science and support for the 'stop wasting food lobby' I've had some.......................it was delicious 
I love sushi , think it perfectly safe to eat .
In fact had some about 20 mins . ago as an appetiser .
Yum, Yum .
Are smoothies always non-alcoholic? Maybe not nanado
jodi not for the last few days. Actually it appears she wants to be called a rose?
I can hear you all! Yes, I was on smoothies all night, must have been all the sugar. It was the apple and kiwi one; the one the GKs call 'frog juice'. Think I'd better stick to 
tonight.
Chucks safely in, sun over horizon.
Ah! So that's what Nanado was on!
jO & Movedalot JO you changed your name number??
I did to nanado smoothies have the same affect in me!
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