Ever have a day like this?
#11
Update on the tortilla soup - it is fantastic! Of course i substituted a few things here and there for my own personal taste but i will definitely make it again. She also gave us her mom's recipe for root beer cookies. Scale of 1-10 i gave them a 10! I am going to ask her if she minds if i give out the recipes - i don't think she will but some people are funny about stuff like that!
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I agree about the anti-bacterial soap, although I DO have some I keep in the kitchen. I have a friend who is very picky about that, she uses clorox wipes everywhere and keeps her house almost sterile. She does NOT want her kids getting sick. Funny thing is, her kids ALWAYS have the sniffles or a cold, they're sick twice as often as my kids are. Her youngest has had so many viruses and ear infections that he has some hearing loss from scarring on his ear drum.
Sorry, but I laughed out loud at the tampons in the freezer, lol!! I would have stuck one inside my bra to warm it up and sat on the throne until it did!
Sorry, but I laughed out loud at the tampons in the freezer, lol!! I would have stuck one inside my bra to warm it up and sat on the throne until it did!
#15
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I throw out expired stuff, but that is just me. HOWEVER, you can make your own cream of chicken soup, take the chicken noodle soup, blend it, add milk (or water) and add flour, heat to make a thick soup consistency, not clotted like in can. Also, you can use broth in the soup. Make it thicker with flour or cornstarch. Either one works. You won't even be able to tell the difference. Sometimes I think of an incomplete pantry as a time for using the old noggin'. Have at it.
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I honestly never knew, or paid attention to cans having sell by dates! So yeah, I'm sure I've used some old stuff!!
And yes - I've had PLENTY of days like that. Including the day (recently) I came home from grocery shopping (for the 3rd or 4th time because I kept forgetting the 1 thing I went for), and put the groceries away. Later that evening when I needed that ONE item I kept forgetting ... it wasn't where it belonged. I did find it, in the freezer. The item ... tampons.
Trust me, that was not a pleasant experience.
And yes - I've had PLENTY of days like that. Including the day (recently) I came home from grocery shopping (for the 3rd or 4th time because I kept forgetting the 1 thing I went for), and put the groceries away. Later that evening when I needed that ONE item I kept forgetting ... it wasn't where it belonged. I did find it, in the freezer. The item ... tampons.
Trust me, that was not a pleasant experience.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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I honestly never knew, or paid attention to cans having sell by dates! So yeah, I'm sure I've used some old stuff!!
And yes - I've had PLENTY of days like that. Including the day (recently) I came home from grocery shopping (for the 3rd or 4th time because I kept forgetting the 1 thing I went for), and put the groceries away. Later that evening when I needed that ONE item I kept forgetting ... it wasn't where it belonged. I did find it, in the freezer. The item ... tampons.
Trust me, that was not a pleasant experience.
And yes - I've had PLENTY of days like that. Including the day (recently) I came home from grocery shopping (for the 3rd or 4th time because I kept forgetting the 1 thing I went for), and put the groceries away. Later that evening when I needed that ONE item I kept forgetting ... it wasn't where it belonged. I did find it, in the freezer. The item ... tampons.
Trust me, that was not a pleasant experience.
OMG, that is to cute, i did that with sanitary pads, (obvisiously a long time ago)LOL
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: WI
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Yes- the only ones I worry about are the fresh meats- I have had several bad ones past date. Canned goods etc are fine. My mother gave me sauces she canned about 5 years ago because they now have to have a no salt diet- still good
#20
First of all, I don't have a problem with canned goods slightly outdated, but I can afford to toss a $1 can of soup rather that risk eating something outdated by a year.
But, Botulism does not have a smell or taste, and a small amount can kill you. Yes heating the item should kill bacteria, but it should be heated to at least boiling point and boiled for ten minutes at least, meats should be pressure cooked to kill bacteria.
Next, our forefathers were not healtheir than us, they had a much shorter life span, died of simple infections such as an infected cut, had no chance of surviving any cancers and a number of other medical maladies that plague us. An infant born in the early 1900's had about a 50% chance of surviving to 5 years old. The rate of maternal death due to 'childbirth fever' was very high, a problem solved when Semmelweiss discovered that washing your hands was a good idea and maybe the barber wasn't the best person to perform surgery.
But, Botulism does not have a smell or taste, and a small amount can kill you. Yes heating the item should kill bacteria, but it should be heated to at least boiling point and boiled for ten minutes at least, meats should be pressure cooked to kill bacteria.
Next, our forefathers were not healtheir than us, they had a much shorter life span, died of simple infections such as an infected cut, had no chance of surviving any cancers and a number of other medical maladies that plague us. An infant born in the early 1900's had about a 50% chance of surviving to 5 years old. The rate of maternal death due to 'childbirth fever' was very high, a problem solved when Semmelweiss discovered that washing your hands was a good idea and maybe the barber wasn't the best person to perform surgery.
I worked in a grocery store for 10 years. The best before on canned goods is really there so that the stock gets rotated. The amount of stuff that North America throws into the garbage is disgusting. I check the best before on a can, then look at the can (yes bulging or rusty does get tossed) But the real teller is openning it and taking a good sniff. Smells okay, then look at the product. Looks okay. Then give it the taste test. A wee taste will not kill you if the stuff is off, but you should be able to tell. Plus, if it is something you are cooking, the heat should kill off any random bacteria.
And remember that our foreparents had no refridgeration and seemed to be healthier than we are today. Maybe it was because their bodies got to fight off a lot of stuff that has been deemed 'dangerous' in today's society.
Throw out your antibacterial soap!! Okay off my soap box.
And remember that our foreparents had no refridgeration and seemed to be healthier than we are today. Maybe it was because their bodies got to fight off a lot of stuff that has been deemed 'dangerous' in today's society.
Throw out your antibacterial soap!! Okay off my soap box.
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