"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Polly Esther" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "A Moose in Love" <Oh yeah. Something else. I've got a bottle of
>> Mescal, that I picked
>> up in Mazatlan Mexico back in 1979. It just sits there, complete with
>> worm and everything. Yuch. I could understand drinking it way back
>> then, but now...???
>>
>> There's starched and sprinkled baby clothes ready for ironing in our
>> refrigerator. Not exactly sure of their age but the baby is about to
>> become a grandfather. Polly
>
> ???

Who irons baby clothes? I have read that in the old days they did
refrigerate clothes until they were ready to iron them. I never did that.
And nowadays I try to buy things that don't need to be ironed.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Aug 31, 3:06 pm, wrote:
>>>> A large hunk (about three pounds remaining) of an overjarige cheese
>>>> brought
>>>> back from Gouda, Holland, over ten years ago. Triple wrapped -- we just
>>>> shave
>>>> off the outer layer of mold, use what we need, and re-wrap in fresh
>>>> paper/saran/foil.
>>>>
>>>> It's the "energizer cheese' -- it just keeps going, and going, and
>>>> going ...
>>>>
>>>> -- Larry
>>>
>>> Didn't I read somewhere that if you wrap cheese in vinegar-soaked
>>> cheesecloth (wrung out, of course) before wrapping further, it will
>>> not mold as quickly?
>>
>> Dunno, but that is how they did it before fridges.
>
> I have also read to butter the cut edge.
>
> And butter works on a cut onion too. Not so much to preserve it but to
> stop the odor. My dad freaked when I moved back home because I had
> discovered onions. Prior my mom had only ever used the dried, minced. He
> didn't want me to put a cut onion in his fridge because it would stink. I
> buttered it and it didn't. Actually I margarined it because they don't
> use butter. That worked too. Now they eat real onions.

Attagirl) I would hate to be without onions)
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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Hackmatack" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hackmatack > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Paleo-alimentation.
>>>
>>> Paleo-alimentation is basically what's at the back of my refridgerator,
>>> once you've scraped off the green fuzz.
>>
>> lol that sounds awful. I clean my fridge out every friday)
>
> I should do that. We don't usually have leftovers but... The others in
> this house have a tendency to open new bottles/jars/cartons/tubs/packages
> of things when there is already a partially eaten one in there. Tonight I
> knew something had to be wrong because the fridge was so stuffed full and
> yet we needed food.
>
> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
> in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I few other
> things that were never eaten but had expired. So out they all went.
>
> I also organized. That's another problem I have. Daughter loves to put
> the food in there but she doesn't always do it in an organized fashion.
> Sometimes she does. Sometimes she doesn't. Because of this I have a lot
> of Feta cheese. I couldn't find it so I'd buy more. I would look for a
> recipe that uses it but...I am the only one in the house who likes it.

*sigh* that girl will have to be beaten within an inch of her life ...


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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Polly Esther" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "A Moose in Love" <Oh yeah. Something else. I've got a bottle of
>>> Mescal, that I picked
>>> up in Mazatlan Mexico back in 1979. It just sits there, complete with
>>> worm and everything. Yuch. I could understand drinking it way back
>>> then, but now...???
>>>
>>> There's starched and sprinkled baby clothes ready for ironing in our
>>> refrigerator. Not exactly sure of their age but the baby is about to
>>> become a grandfather. Polly
>>
>> ???
>
> Who irons baby clothes? I have read that in the old days they did
> refrigerate clothes until they were ready to iron them. I never did that.
> And nowadays I try to buy things that don't need to be ironed.

I don't iron. My husband is ex military and prefers to do his own and for
me, (unless it is my very good clothes) if, after it has been washed it
needs to be ironed.. it will disappear

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On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Paleo-alimentation.
>>>
>>> Paleo-alimentation is basically what's at the back of my refridgerator,
>>> once you've scraped off the green fuzz.
>>
>> lol that sounds awful. I clean my fridge out every friday)
>
> I should do that. We don't usually have leftovers but... The others in
> this house have a tendency to open new bottles/jars/cartons/tubs/packages of
> things when there is already a partially eaten one in there. Tonight I knew
> something had to be wrong because the fridge was so stuffed full and yet we
> needed food.
>
> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
> in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I few other
> things that were never eaten but had expired. So out they all went.

Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened
containers.


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I'm *not*

James Silverton > wrote:
> On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Paleo-alimentation.
>>>>
>>>> Paleo-alimentation is basically what's at the back of my refridgerator,
>>>> once you've scraped off the green fuzz.
>>>
>>> lol that sounds awful. I clean my fridge out every friday)
>>
>> I should do that. We don't usually have leftovers but... The others in
>> this house have a tendency to open new bottles/jars/cartons/tubs/packages of
>> things when there is already a partially eaten one in there. Tonight I knew
>> something had to be wrong because the fridge was so stuffed full and yet we
>> needed food.
>>
>> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
>> in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I few other
>> things that were never eaten but had expired. So out they all went.
>
> Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
> I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened containers.
>

The worst offender seems to be the produce drawer. When something wants to
go bad in there, it goes bad in a hurry.

James Silverton > wrote:

>On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:

-snip-
>>
>> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
>> in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I few other
>> things that were never eaten but had expired. So out they all went.
>
>Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
>I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened
>containers.

Either you need to turn the temp down in your fridge-- or I've got to
stop buying sour cream and yogurt with embalming fluid in them.<g> I
get closer to 6 weeks out of both before the mold forms.

Jim

"Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
...
>
>> I've got salad dressing, not as old as your stuff, but about 3 years
>> old. Bottled Caesar, and bottled 3 cheese ranch. I don't want to use
>> them because they are so old, and I don't want to throw them out. So
>> they just sit there. I started making my own vinagrettes, so didn't
>> use them.
>
> I remember about 15 years ago I was at my parents house and went thru
> their refrigerator and noticed they had bottles of salad dressing in
> there that had expired ten years before. Totally grossed me out.
>
I went through my mother's freezer in 2007 and found meat (and fish!) dated
from 2000. Completely freezer burned and absolutely inedible. Ugh! She
also had salad dressing that was way past it's prime. I didn't understand
it at first. Then I realized she had been so busy taking care of my father
(who had Alzheimer's) she didn't dare leave him alone to go shopping. She
used to drive to the Commissary at Parris Island to go grocery shopping.
Why are you driving 35 miles (one way) to buy groceries? "No sales tax."
Oh come on, you can afford to pay sales tax! Sheesh. Why drive 35 miles to
save on sales tax?

Anyway, I dumped all that stuff from the freezer and the fridge and went
shopping. Then I started cooking. Mom always hated to cook so she
appreciated the help I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for them that year.
Cornish game hens, cornbread dressing, green beans, parker house rolls.

Jill

On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:20:16 -0500, Andy wrote:

> The absolutely oldest food on my
> property is a petrified hot dog a guest
> left in a poolside BBQ grill. It's
> probably approaching 15 years old but
> it still looks edible! LOL! I don't
> recall the brand.

ever think of maybe throwing it away? christ.

blake

On Sep 1, 9:44*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:20:16 -0500, Andy wrote:
> > The absolutely oldest food on my
> > property is a petrified hot dog a guest
> > left in a poolside BBQ grill. It's
> > probably approaching 15 years old but
> > it still looks edible! LOL! I don't
> > recall the brand.
>
> ever think of maybe throwing it away? *christ.
>
> blake

you know how attached to things Andy gets.

On Sep 1, 7:47*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> James Silverton > wrote:
> >On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> -snip-
>
>
>
> >> I found tons of old yogurt. *Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
> >> in it. *Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. *And I few other
> >> things that were never eaten but had expired. *So out they all went.
>
> >Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
> >I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened
> >containers.
>
> Either you need to turn the temp down in your fridge-- or I've got to
> stop buying sour cream and yogurt with embalming fluid in them.<g> * I
> get closer to 6 weeks out of both before the mold forms.
>
> Jim

Further, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, creme fraiche - all these
dairy products will last about twice as long if you store them upside
down. Don't ask me why, I don't know, but it sure-fire works.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> On Sep 1, 7:47 am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>> James Silverton > wrote:
>> >On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> -snip-
>>
>>
>>
>> >> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab
>> >> left
>> >> in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I few
>> >> other
>> >> things that were never eaten but had expired. So out they all went.
>>
>> >Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
>> >I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened
>> >containers.
>>
>> Either you need to turn the temp down in your fridge-- or I've got to
>> stop buying sour cream and yogurt with embalming fluid in them.<g> I
>> get closer to 6 weeks out of both before the mold forms.
>>
>> Jim
>
> Further, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, creme fraiche - all these
> dairy products will last about twice as long if you store them upside
> down. Don't ask me why, I don't know, but it sure-fire works.

That is very interesting!


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On Sep 1, 12:53*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> On Sep 1, 7:47*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > James Silverton > wrote:
> > >On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > -snip-
>
> > >> I found tons of old yogurt. *Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
> > >> in it. *Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. *And I few other
> > >> things that were never eaten but had expired. *So out they all went.

On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:09:05 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

> > » Don't ask me why, I don't know, but it sure-fire works. «
> >
> > N.
>
> Why?

Why shouldn't you ask why? You'd be wasting your breath because she
already told you she doesn't know.

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James Silverton wrote:
> On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Paleo-alimentation.
>>>>
>>>> Paleo-alimentation is basically what's at the back of my
>>>> refridgerator, once you've scraped off the green fuzz.
>>>
>>> lol that sounds awful. I clean my fridge out every friday)
>>
>> I should do that. We don't usually have leftovers but... The
>> others in this house have a tendency to open new
>> bottles/jars/cartons/tubs/packages of things when there is already a
>> partially eaten one in there. Tonight I knew something had to be
>> wrong because the fridge was so stuffed full and yet we needed food.
>>
>> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a
>> dab left in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I
>> few other things that were never eaten but had expired. So
>> out they all went.
>
> Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting
> colors? I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in
> opened containers.

Luckily no mold but they were badly separated. The most horrid thing was a
partially eaten package of cheap hotdogs. They were not expired but they do
seem to go bad very quickly once they've been opened. I will not buy them
again. They were all soft and slimey. Almost liquid.

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> -snip-
>>>
>>> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a
>>> dab left in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened.
>>> And I few other things that were never eaten but had expired. So
>>> out they all went.
>>
>> Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting
>> colors? I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in
>> opened containers.
>
> Either you need to turn the temp down in your fridge-- or I've got to
> stop buying sour cream and yogurt with embalming fluid in them.<g> I
> get closer to 6 weeks out of both before the mold forms.

Some of mine expired in May.

On 9/1/2011 1:32 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/31/2011 1:15 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>> I'll start: I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
>>> shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. It is impossible to drink and I
>>> keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. I hate giving it
>>> fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. It might
>>> eat my pipes. : ))
>>
>> A jar of olive salad. The oldest was a jar of Liquid Smoke, but it
>> disappeared.
>
> The jar or the smoke?
>

Heh, the jar. lol

Becca

On Aug 31, 4:51*pm, A Moose in Love >
wrote:
> On Aug 31, 2:15*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > I'll start: *I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
> > shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. *It is impossible to drink and I
> > keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. *I hate giving it
> > fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. *It might
> > eat my pipes. : ))
>
> I've got salad dressing, not as old as your stuff, but about 3 years
> old. *Bottled Caesar, and bottled 3 cheese ranch. *I don't want to use
> them because they are so old, and I don't want to throw them out. *So
> they just sit there. *I started making my own vinagrettes, so didn't
> use them.

So why not toss the contents, recyck the bottles and gain the space?
What's holding you up? Think of all that nice freedom from having to
root around amongst those bottles -- unless you've got em shoved way
in the back. Hey - that's another thread.

On 8/31/2011 6:43 PM, sf wrote:
> I keep my bottle of smoke in a cupboard, not the refrigerator.
>

Is Liquid Smoke safe to store out of the fridge? My mother always
refrigerated it, and so did I. Thanks, I learned something today. I
wonder how long it can be stored after opening. It does not say on the
bottle. I guess I will find out.

Becca

On Sep 1, 11:16*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >> I've got salad dressing, not as old as your stuff, but about 3 years
> >> old. *Bottled Caesar, and bottled 3 cheese ranch. *I don't want to use
> >> them because they are so old, and I don't want to throw them out. *So
> >> they just sit there. *I started making my own vinagrettes, so didn't
> >> use them.
>
> > I remember about 15 years ago I was at my parents house and went thru
> > their refrigerator and noticed they had bottles of salad dressing in
> > there that had expired ten years before. *Totally grossed me out.
>
> I went through my mother's freezer in 2007 and found meat (and fish!) dated
> from 2000. *Completely freezer burned and absolutely inedible. *Ugh! *She
> also had salad dressing that was way past it's prime. *I didn't understand
> it at first. *Then I realized she had been so busy taking care of my father
> (who had Alzheimer's) she didn't dare leave him alone to go shopping. *She
> used to drive to the Commissary at Parris Island to go grocery shopping.
> Why are you driving 35 miles (one way) to buy groceries? *"No sales tax.."
> Oh come on, you can afford to pay sales tax! *Sheesh. *Why drive 35 miles to
> save on sales tax?
>
> Anyway, I dumped all that stuff from the freezer and the fridge and went
> shopping. *Then I started cooking. *Mom always hated to cook so she
> appreciated the help *I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for them that year.

On Sep 1, 2:46*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Aug 31, 4:51*pm, A Moose in Love >
> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 31, 2:15*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > > I'll start: *I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
> > > shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. *It is impossible to drink and I
> > > keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. *I hate giving it
> > > fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. *It might
> > > eat my pipes. : ))
>
> > I've got salad dressing, not as old as your stuff, but about 3 years
> > old. *Bottled Caesar, and bottled 3 cheese ranch. *I don't want to use
> > them because they are so old, and I don't want to throw them out. *So
> > they just sit there. *I started making my own vinagrettes, so didn't
> > use them.
>
> So why not toss the contents, recyck the bottles and gain the space?
> What's holding you up? *Think of all that nice freedom from having to
> root around amongst those bottles -- unless you've got em shoved way
> in the back. *Hey - that's another thread.

Some people can't get rid of things....

On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:53:14 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>On Sep 1, 7:47*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>> James Silverton > wrote:
>> >On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> -snip-
>>
>>
>>
>> >> I found tons of old yogurt. *Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
>> >> in it. *Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. *And I few other
>> >> things that were never eaten but had expired. *So out they all went.
>>
>> >Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
>> >I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened
>> >containers.
>>
>> Either you need to turn the temp down in your fridge-- or I've got to
>> stop buying sour cream and yogurt with embalming fluid in them.<g> * I
>> get closer to 6 weeks out of both before the mold forms.
>>
>> Jim
>
>Further, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, creme fraiche - all these
>dairy products will last about twice as long if you store them upside
>down. Don't ask me why, I don't know, but it sure-fire works.

Maybe an air lock forms? Maybe you just don't see the mold because
it is on the bottom?<g>

Jim

On 9/1/2011 4:09 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Sep 1, 12:53 pm, > wrote:
>> On Sep 1, 7:47 am, Jim > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> James > wrote:
>>>> On 9/1/2011 2:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> -snip-
>>
>>>>> I found tons of old yogurt. Three tubs of sour cream with just a dab left
>>>>> in it. Old cream cheese but another cream cheese opened. And I few other
>>>>> things that were never eaten but had expired. So out they all went.
>>
>>>> Weren't the old opened yoghurts and sour creams some interesting colors?
>>>> I've usually found that mold grows after less than a week in opened
>>>> containers.
>>
>>> Either you need to turn the temp down in your fridge-- or I've got to
>>> stop buying sour cream and yogurt with embalming fluid in them.<g> I
>>> get closer to 6 weeks out of both before the mold forms.
>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> Further, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, creme fraiche - all these
>> dairy products will last about twice as long if you store them upside
>> down. Don't ask me why, I don't know, but it sure-fire works.
>>
>> N.
>
> Why?

My main gripe is with Dannon no-fat yoghurt, which does not come with a
proper lid and I think I'd have a mess if I used plastic foil upside down.

--


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I'm *not*

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> On Sep 1, 11:16 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> "Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>> >> I've got salad dressing, not as old as your stuff, but about 3 years
>> >> old. Bottled Caesar, and bottled 3 cheese ranch. I don't want to use
>> >> them because they are so old, and I don't want to throw them out. So
>> >> they just sit there. I started making my own vinagrettes, so didn't
>> >> use them.
>>
>> > I remember about 15 years ago I was at my parents house and went thru
>> > their refrigerator and noticed they had bottles of salad dressing in
>> > there that had expired ten years before. Totally grossed me out.
>>
>> I went through my mother's freezer in 2007 and found meat (and fish!)
>> dated
>> from 2000. Completely freezer burned and absolutely inedible. Ugh! She
>> also had salad dressing that was way past it's prime. I didn't
>> understand
>> it at first. Then I realized she had been so busy taking care of my
>> father
>> (who had Alzheimer's) she didn't dare leave him alone to go shopping.
>> She
>> used to drive to the Commissary at Parris Island to go grocery shopping.
>> Why are you driving 35 miles (one way) to buy groceries? "No sales tax."
>> Oh come on, you can afford to pay sales tax! Sheesh. Why drive 35 miles
>> to
>> save on sales tax?
>>
>> Jill
>
> If she didn't dare leave him alone, then when did she manage to drive
> to the tax free place? What did I miss?

What you "missed" was she had stocked the freezer with stuff I wound up
throwing away. Freezer burned meats and fish that had been there for years.
Trust me, you wouldn't have wanted to eat this stuff.

> Making that drive would save a lot of tax if she went rarely and loaded
> up, I guess.

She was 82 when she asked me to come help with my father. She certainly
didn't need to be driving, much less 35 miles (one way) to save 6% sales
tax. Once I got here I took care of the shopping and the cooking.

Jill

On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:51:17 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

> On Sep 1, 2:46*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> > On Aug 31, 4:51*pm, A Moose in Love >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Aug 31, 2:15*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> >
> > > > I'll start: *I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
> > > > shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. *It is impossible to drink and I
> > > > keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. *I hate giving it
> > > > fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. *It might
> > > > eat my pipes. : ))
> >
> > > I've got salad dressing, not as old as your stuff, but about 3 years
> > > old. *Bottled Caesar, and bottled 3 cheese ranch. *I don't want to use
> > > them because they are so old, and I don't want to throw them out. *So
> > > they just sit there. *I started making my own vinagrettes, so didn't
> > > use them.
> >
> > So why not toss the contents, recyck the bottles and gain the space?
> > What's holding you up? *Think of all that nice freedom from having to
> > root around amongst those bottles -- unless you've got em shoved way
> > in the back. *Hey - that's another thread.
>
> Some people can't get rid of things....

In cases like that, the one in the refrigerator keeps you from buying
another one that you'll use a spoonful of (if you ever do open it) and
then store forever, so you saved money.

--
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On 9/1/2011 4:46 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 8/31/2011 6:43 PM, sf wrote:
>> I keep my bottle of smoke in a cupboard, not the refrigerator.
>>
>
> Is Liquid Smoke safe to store out of the fridge? My mother always
> refrigerated it, and so did I. Thanks, I learned something today. I
> wonder how long it can be stored after opening. It does not say on the
> bottle. I guess I will find out.
>
> Becca
I've kept an opened bottle of Liquid Smoke in the cupboard for well over
a year, forgot it was there, seldom use it anyway. I wouldn't worry.

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/1/2011 1:32 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 8/31/2011 1:15 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>> I'll start: I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
>>>> shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. It is impossible to drink and I
>>>> keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. I hate giving it
>>>> fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. It might
>>>> eat my pipes. : ))
>>>
>>> A jar of olive salad. The oldest was a jar of Liquid Smoke, but it
>>> disappeared.
>>
>> The jar or the smoke?
>>
>
> Heh, the jar. lol


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On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:33:18 +0000 (UTC), Hackmatack
> wrote:


>The worst offender seems to be the produce drawer. When something wants to
>go bad in there, it goes bad in a hurry.

Several years ago, my parents went on a trip, and I decided to clean
out their refrigerator while they were gone.

I found a bag of liquified green vegetable. No idea what it was. I
also found an old prescription for my grandmother who had died 7 years
earlier. I think their fridge is too big. Things get pushed to the
ack, and then forgotten. My fridge is much smaller, so I can see
everything easily. I do have to throw thnings out if I don't get to it
fast enough, but it doesn't sit there too long.

I think the oldest thing in my fridge is probably one of the
condiments. I don't go through them very fast.

I do have some liquid smoke that is a couple years old. I was over
enthusiastic when I bought it, as I make a lot of salmon dip. I bought
4 quarts, and I have only used two of them so far.

On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:39:19 -0700, Meghan Noecker
> wrote:

> I think their fridge is too big. Things get pushed to the
> ack, and then forgotten.

The newer refrigerators are the same capacity, but configured
differently. They're wider and shallower which makes it a lot easier
not to lose things at the back.
>
> I think the oldest thing in my fridge is probably one of the
> condiments. I don't go through them very fast.
>
> I do have some liquid smoke that is a couple years old. I was over
> enthusiastic when I bought it, as I make a lot of salmon dip. I bought
> 4 quarts, and I have only used two of them so far.

4 quarts??? That's restaurant quantity. One of those quarts would
outlast me. Heck, a cup of that stuff would outlast me. I don't use
very much liquid smoke, but when I do it's by the drop - not the cup.

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On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:39:19 -0700, Meghan Noecker wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:33:18 +0000 (UTC), Hackmatack
> > wrote:
>
>>The worst offender seems to be the produce drawer. When something wants to
>>go bad in there, it goes bad in a hurry.
>
> Several years ago, my parents went on a trip, and I decided to clean
> out their refrigerator while they were gone.
>
> I found a bag of liquified green vegetable. No idea what it was. I
> also found an old prescription for my grandmother who had died 7 years
> earlier. I think their fridge is too big. Things get pushed to the
> ack, and then forgotten.

i hereby proclaim 'Things get pushed to the ack' the typo of the week.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:39:19 -0700, Meghan Noecker wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:33:18 +0000 (UTC), Hackmatack
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>The worst offender seems to be the produce drawer. When something wants
>>>to
>>>go bad in there, it goes bad in a hurry.
>>
>> Several years ago, my parents went on a trip, and I decided to clean
>> out their refrigerator while they were gone.
>>
>> I found a bag of liquified green vegetable. No idea what it was. I
>> also found an old prescription for my grandmother who had died 7 years
>> earlier. I think their fridge is too big. Things get pushed to the
>> ack, and then forgotten.
>
> i hereby proclaim 'Things get pushed to the ack' the typo of the week.

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blake murphy > wrote:

>On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:39:19 -0700, Meghan Noecker wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:33:18 +0000 (UTC), Hackmatack
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>The worst offender seems to be the produce drawer. When something wants to
>>>go bad in there, it goes bad in a hurry.
>>
>> Several years ago, my parents went on a trip, and I decided to clean
>> out their refrigerator while they were gone.
>>
>> I found a bag of liquified green vegetable. No idea what it was. I
>> also found an old prescription for my grandmother who had died 7 years
>> earlier. I think their fridge is too big. Things get pushed to the
>> ack, and then forgotten.
>
>i hereby proclaim 'Things get pushed to the ack' the typo of the week.

Agree-- 'ack' should become part of the lexicon.
Jim

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:39:19 -0700, Meghan Noecker
> > wrote:
>
>> I think their fridge is too big. Things get pushed to the
>> ack, and then forgotten.
>
> The newer refrigerators are the same capacity, but configured
> differently. They're wider and shallower which makes it a lot easier
> not to lose things at the back.

My fridge is only a couple of years old. It's a side by side. Very deep.
Very easy to lose things in it.

<snip>

On 9/1/2011 5:51 PM, George Shirley wrote:
> On 9/1/2011 4:46 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 8/31/2011 6:43 PM, sf wrote:
>>> I keep my bottle of smoke in a cupboard, not the refrigerator.
>>>
>>
>> Is Liquid Smoke safe to store out of the fridge? My mother always
>> refrigerated it, and so did I. Thanks, I learned something today. I
>> wonder how long it can be stored after opening. It does not say on the
>> bottle. I guess I will find out.
>>
>> Becca
> I've kept an opened bottle of Liquid Smoke in the cupboard for well
> over a year, forgot it was there, seldom use it anyway. I wouldn't worry.

Thanks George.

Becca

On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:23:20 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 9/1/2011 5:51 PM, George Shirley wrote:
> > On 9/1/2011 4:46 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> >> On 8/31/2011 6:43 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> I keep my bottle of smoke in a cupboard, not the refrigerator.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Is Liquid Smoke safe to store out of the fridge? My mother always
> >> refrigerated it, and so did I. Thanks, I learned something today. I
> >> wonder how long it can be stored after opening. It does not say on the
> >> bottle. I guess I will find out.
> >>
> >> Becca
> > I've kept an opened bottle of Liquid Smoke in the cupboard for well
> > over a year, forgot it was there, seldom use it anyway. I wouldn't worry.
>
> Thanks George.
>
Worcestershire sauce (I use L&P) is another one that's okay to keep in
the cupboard.


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[quote=Ema Nymton;1656679]On 9/1/2011 5:51 PM, George Shirley wrote:
On 9/1/2011 4:46 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
On 8/31/2011 6:43 PM, sf wrote:
I keep my bottle of smoke in a cupboard, not the refrigerator.

Is Liquid Smoke safe to store out of the fridge? My mother always
refrigerated it, and so did I. Thanks, I learned something today. I
wonder how long it can be stored after opening. It does not say on the
bottle. I guess I will find out.

Becca
I've kept an opened bottle of Liquid Smoke in the cupboard for well
over a year, forgot it was there, seldom use it anyway. I wouldn't worry.

Thanks George.

Becca[/QUOTE

Some chicken I bought a year ago. JK.

I have a little jar of BBQ sauce I made with Chinese hot mustard that I still use a bit at a time. Sorry, Sheldink, I didn't keep it in porcelain. Still great!! 'Bout a year old. It's hot, though.

On 08/31/2011 11:15 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> I'll start: I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
> shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. It is impossible to drink and I
> keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. I hate giving it
> fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. It might
> eat my pipes. : ))

Hmm, I have to go look. I'm pretty brutal about throwing things out, but
I'll play along:

Mmm, got distracted by the herring in garlic sauce that we bought at
Ikea the other day. Yumma.

Anyway, I guess it's a thing of sushi ginger that I can't remember when
I bought. Probably several months ago, but not sure how many. I'm sure
it's still good, right? There's no date on it.

Serene

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A can of Coke dating back to 2006. I'm sure it's still good, but we are not big Coke drinkers in this house...lol.

On Aug 31, 2:15*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> I'll start: *I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
> shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. *It is impossible to drink and I
> keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. *I hate giving it
> fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. *It might
> eat my pipes. : ))

Well I just finished cleaning and throwing everything out of the
freezer
and fridge. Darn! I lost lots of food from that hurricane Irene.
now I'll have to start all over again. I got my power back on
yesterday.

Lucille

condiments from fast food places and a spaghetti take out, Lee
"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> I'll start: I've had a bottle of chili pepper wine on the bottom door
> shelf since........oh,' bout 2003. It is impossible to drink and I
> keep forgetting to drop a bit into my hot dishes. I hate giving it
> fridge space, but can't bring myself to pour into the drain. It might
> eat my pipes. : ))