FoodBanter.com - View Single Post

Terry Coombs

On 6/25/2019 3:18 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:22:38 -0500, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/24/2019 6:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "Thomas" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Reading another post about freezing milk I am now confused.as luck
>>>> would have it I froze a half gallon on june 23. Today is june 24. The
>>>> use by date is june 24, today. If I thaw it, is its new date tomorrow
>>>> whenever that may be?
>>>> Never had milk sour on me but usage dropped due to a med issue. It
>>>> might take several days to thaw it.
>>> Frozen or not, milk is good for 7 days after you open it.
>> Â* Then Max and I have been drinking a lot of bad milk ! I go by the
>> use-by date stamped on the jug . Most of the time we drink it in 2 to 2
>> 1/2 weeks from the date we open it , and I can tell when it's on the
>> verge of spoiling by the way it mixes into our coffee . It takes that
>> long to use a gallon since we use most of it in our coffee .
> Fresh milk here doesn't have a "use by" date, it has a *sell by* date.
> And then much depends on how the store stores milk... there are many
> stores that leave dairy and other perishables in the aisle for
> prolonged periods. Lots of stores have poor refrigeration, they don't
> even have doors on their coolers. I've actually checked suspected
> store's refrigeration with a thermometer. when their milk spoils
> relatively rapidly I found their temps to be over 40ÂºF, I'll no longer
> shop there.

Â* The jug of milk in my refrigerator is clearly marked "best by June
80" . They might do it different where you live/shop .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !