On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:54:45 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:07:06 -0400, "cybercat" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"The Ranger" > wrote
>>>>
>>>> She's _never_ been sick or made someone sick from something she
>>>> considers
>>>> questionable. I'd say that's a pretty admirable track record. Also, if
>>>> it
>>>> worries her, it's not perfectly good food; she wouldn't be able to enjoy
>>>> the food "wondering" throughout the entire meal if she was going to get
>>>> sick or cause someone to get sick. <shrug>
>>>>
>>>
>>>"Never making someone sick" from one's cooking is not
>>>a "pretty admirable track record," it is a requirement.
>>>
>>>Jesus. Who wants to eat or serve ANYTHING that is not fresh?
>>>
>>
>> you don't eat all the meat you make for sandwiches on the day you cook
>> it, do you?
>>
>
>Already covered this, had you read the entire thread or at the very least my
>other comment in it. (Please pass this on to Goomba the Mouthbreather, too.)
>
>If it is a dish I cooked, after four days max, it's gone. If you look at any
>reputable food saftey information, that's a really good idea bacteria wise,
>but I do it because I like fresh food.
>
>Soups and stews are often better the second day. They are still gone by the
>fourth.
>

well, o.k., then. i might push it to six days, but same thing.

>What else is there? Condiments are kept until the "use by" date, unless I
>feel they've been in there too long. Fruit juices, used within four days.
>Eggs keep forever, but if I break one in the pan and it is too flat I might
>toss it.
>
condiments vary. stuff that's mostly salt or vinegar might live past
the 'use by' if they look o.k. usually those dates say '*best* if
used by,' not 'you're gonna die.' they're usually stuffed with
preservatives anyway.

>My sainted MIL sent over some oatmeal bars, allegedly to help with her son's
>high cholesterol. The "use by" date had expired over a year earlier.
>

yeah, stuff like that just gets nasty.

your pal,
blake