Revolting food finds from the back of the cupboard/fridge

Bet you wished you'd said something like "Well you're grown up now darling so I'm sure you can sort out your own mouse." agile - but they pull the flaming umbilical and we come running, dammit.

Deedah that scenario is why I insisted we engage someone who knows the kitchen in the big country house where my daughter is getting married next year, I said I didn't mind what the cost was! Luckily we found a local farmer's wife who knows the kitchen well. It's my worst nightmare a big strange kitchen.

JessM is that what it is re the cord.

I went to the fridge a couple of days ago and found 3 jars had frozen to the back - and it's an icefree fridge! Or it was until I left something [I don't know what's in them either] touching the back for over a year

I went to the fridge full of good intentions to have cottage cheese on crispbreads. The cottage cheese was three weeks over its 'use by' date, hadn't gone green, but tasted a bit rancid. So I'm afraid it will have to be binned and I am off to Waitrose to replace it and continue with the 5:2.

Very wise Grannyknot we were caught out that time because it was lunch time. When we catered for evening events we had plenty of time to invastigate the facilities and get stuff cooked.

Just found the jug of milk that had been left out overnight so I thought I'd add lemon juice and make sour milk scones. That was two weeks ago. Some very pretty cultures.

Ah yes, moulds can be beautiful can't they. Different colours and textures.

Here is an awe-inspiring example of what can happen when "simple" forms of life get a clear run at some nutrients:

www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/04/china-algal-bloom-yellow-sea-green

Found an unopened bag of marshmallows dated March 2010 in the back of the cupboard and I opened them to see what they looked like. The answer was a uniform dirty cream colour and growing little whiskers. Think I need a more upmarket recipe for chocolate mousse