Yes, of course, I’m
getting ahead of myself. If I were
working full time, I would get through a week a month. Now here I am done with week four.
Have you ever looked at
the dates on your salad dressings? We
had a whole shelf of them, and I didn’t even know they had “use by” dates. There was an OMG moment when I discovered
that most of those dressings were so far beyond their expiration dates that
they were dead. A whole shelf of refrigerated
dead.
The canned goods were
fine. But next to them sat the spice
shelves. They too have expiration dates,
and much to my surprise many of them had 2017 “use by” dates. Hurrah…but I still have to replace a bunch. By dinner time the recycle and trash bins were full.
Next Recipes and
Cookbooks. I can always do that
again. I love my cookbooks.
I try and go through all my spices once a year, but I always find a couple that are well past expired. I only use one brand / flavor of salad dressing now, so it's easier to keep tabs on it, too. But great reminders! A full pantry inventory (pull it all out) always finds SO MUCH that has expired. eep!
ReplyDeleteGreat progress. Impressive for sure! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
DeleteMost of those expired things will not make you sick, they will lose their texture and flavor, though
ReplyDeleteAs dead as they were, they had no smell for a spice, and the dressings looked awful. I never used them as I am an oil and lemon lady.
DeleteI agree with Tabor. Most expiry dates can be taken with a grain of salt or a pinch of spice. :) In moderation, of course. Sounds like some of yours were way past the date. Better to be safe than sorry.
ReplyDeleteOh, vastly beyond the date. LOL
DeleteLove your pantry. I have a pull out cupboard in my little kitchen too. Good work your doing.
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