Use or Sell-By Dates

[dustin]

I had a co-worker that would rinse his "lunchmeat" under the faucet to get the stickiness off before eating his sandwich.

At this school I went to we had to make a presentation on a "how-to".... this one guy did his on how to make a turkey sammich. Everyone started crackin up when he proceeded to dab his turkey lunchmeat with a papertowel to "get the juice off the meat".

 

[Warron]

Those dates are very liberal to protect the company from liability. Usually the food will last quite a bit longer, but you eat at your own risk.

 

[Baja28]

alrighty then.

I always heard "If it smels like colonge, leave it alone." :shrug:

 

[struggler44]

Yes

I've found that "If it smells good, eat it" is a rule that's never let me down.

.......may have been David Allen Coe

"Eat it or swim" ........

 

[Dymphna]

I had a co-worker that would rinse his "lunchmeat" under the faucet to get the stickiness off before eating his sandwich.

After my mom died I went though her chest freezer and found frozen strawberries from 1973.

My dad was going through some old store rooms on my grandparents' farm in preparation of selling the property. This was in the mid-80's. My grandmother had a stash of canned goods from the 40's.

As far as lunch meat goes, it starts getting slimy before it starts smelling...more slimy that can be justified by being packed with juice. If it smells ok and it isn't slimy, it's generally fine.