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Default Dating Expiration of Refrigerated Foods

On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:55:51 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:00:32 -0400, William > wrote:
>
> >What is your method of rotating foods including leftovers into the
> >refrigerator and out to be eaten or dumped into the garbage?
> >
> >William

>
> I keep a black marker in my kitchen drawer, and whenever I open
> something and only use part of it, like a box of chicken stock or a
> jar of pasata, I write the day I opened it on the top of the
> container. Boxed stock is supposed to be used within 2 weeks of
> opening, so this way you don't have to worry about remembering when is
> has to be used.
>

Good idea! I need to get better about marking dates. I try to
remember to label my baking soda and baking powder because I use them
so slowly, but often forget.

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