Sunday 26 February 2023
Best before date
Mrs H is aiming to try a new curry recipe today. We have most of the ingredients but one question we have to settle is that our jar of turmeric has a best before date of October 2012. It still smells okay, looks okay and hasn't compacted itself into a solid lump so it is probably quite usable.
Next step is to see what we can forage from the Co-op. A squash would be good, but no doubt we'll see what shortages the media have created for us.
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One of the benefits of curry is that you can eat any old rubbish, and it still tastes like...well, like curry.
Sam - we like curry and Mrs H makes some very good ones, but we don't have it too often for that reason - it always tastes like curry.
Best of luck with that. I took a risk today and am paying for it.
James - I would have used it, but Mrs H has now flushed it down the sink. I hope you soon recover from your mishap. You do well to carry on blogging, I struggle to post anything at all if I'm even a little below par.
I threw out a load of old dated stuff at the weekend, including that one tin of Lyles black treacle that everyone has at the back of some cupboard.
The reason I threw them out was to create space, as none of them would ever get used, but they likely were still edible
As for herbs and spices, I don't think I realised they had BBEs. We have a huge collection of such, and some of the less used ones must be years old.
Bucko - we find treacle is one of those things you buy for a recipe then never use again. The best before labels on herbs and spices can be difficult to make out after years in the cupboard but I don't suppose it matters much. If it smells okay it probably is.
A recipie is probably why we bought it. And the condensed milk
We only chuck spices if they go solid. Still coming out of the jar? Still good to use
When stationed in the Middle East during my army service, I was assured by a local that diced, curried, camel meat could be kept, without refrigeration or freezing, for 6 weeks. Fortunately, never had to test that theory.
Penseivat
Bucko - that's why I'd have used the turmeric - hadn't gone solid or even a bit lumpy.
Penseivat - I suppose it was possibly okay depending on the spices used and how well it was cooked after 6 weeks, but I wouldn't try it.
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