"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Bigbazza" > wrote:
>
>> How long can a bottle of ketchup stay in your fridge before it goes bad?
>> I'm thinking 5 or 10 years, but if you want an expert opinion, go to
>
> <grin> I keep both ketchup and mustard in the cupboard and have never
> had a problem with either. Because I mark my stuff when I buy it, I
> know hold old pretty much everything is. Both ketchup and mustard in
> the cupboard have been open for at least 3 months > either. The only
> mustard I refrigerate is some excellent Duesseldorf
> mustard from a friend. It keeps a long time there, too < more than a
> year, easily.
>
> I don't refrigerate soy sauce, either. :-) Or Tabasco. Or
> Worcestershire. Oddly, I do refrigerate homemade hot sauce < I have a
> couple bottles from Jorge that have been in there since February 2004.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://web.me.com/barbschaller 1-9-2010

I'd say that has a lot to do with where you live, too. Here in the desert
SW, the inside of a house can be a LOT warmer than someone in say, Maine.

Steve