Pickles by Brian Crane for November 29, 2016

{shoulder shrug} who knows, Earl… who knows

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.

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.

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.

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

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 !.

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.

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.

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.

Opal could never do better than Earl.

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!!

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?

Because he IS!!!!!!

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

Crisps can’t even go off.

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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.”

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

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