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January 17, 2025 at
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I was surprised that something grain based - pasta - is essentially good forever.
Some "solid" diary, like sour cream and yogurt - lasts for months if you invert it to eliminate the air pocket on top.
I got Pillsbury crescents (in the tube) for .33 ea at Grocery Outlet, now expired for 3 weeks and they baked fine yesterday. Read online canned biscuity things are good 1 month from date on can, and then I can freeze them after I bake them.
Since I'm going on about food and cost, I've been using vegan eggs when I bake cakes and brownies. 1 T. ground flax + 3T water subs for one egg. I get golden flax or there's dark specks in light colored cakes. Cheapest I've found is in bulk at Sprouts.
For brownie mix, I usually use a can of black beans. Drain off liquid (I don't try to get it all out) and refill can with water (with beans still in it). I use immersion blender to puree. Add to brownie mix - no other ingredients. (I was given the beans by a fellow couponer that was moving, they're 9 years expired. No issues).
I remember back when foods did not even have expiration dates on them and they most likely had less or even no preservatives added to them. My mother (disabled and widowed in her 30's with four children to raise) never threw any food out seemingly (at least to us kids) no matter how old it was. We were fed it and all survived, lol.
As far as your canned black beans, I was raised with the idea that food was canned in order to last forever. So unless the can is bulging or has a leak, it's okay to me. And something like dried pasta; I've always figured how could that go bad, it's dried! Not like it's going to grow mold or anything unless it's stored in a lots of humidity.
And thanks for the tip about inverting dairy, I had never heard that but will adopt the practice because hey, it can't hurt. Have a great week!
Since the egg prices got so I, have read and heard from people about substituting a can of pop in a cake mix instead of using eggs, oil and water. Every report has been positive.
On pasta, if it is egg pasta, there may be a chance that it can get a bit funny smelling after a while. But on the whole, pasta doesn't go bad, especially if stored in a cool, dark place.
Rice also can stay good for years, except for brown rice which can go rancid.
Anything with nuts in it will go rancid if kept too long. You can freeze them for a long time.
Does anyone know--can you freeze Brie?
Does anyone know--can you freeze Brie?
Since the egg prices got so I, have read and heard from people about substituting a can of pop in a cake mix instead of using eggs, oil and water. Every report has been positive.
On pasta, if it is egg pasta, there may be a chance that it can get a bit funny smelling after a while. But on the whole, pasta doesn't go bad, especially if stored in a cool, dark place.
Rice also can stay good for years, except for brown rice which can go rancid.
Anything with nuts in it will go rancid if kept too long. You can freeze them for a long time.
Does anyone know--can you freeze Brie?
and they don't slice well. I don't frost but I think that would be impossible. I'd use a glaze.
Personally, I use flax eggs and applesauce for oil replacement (or homemade peach sauce from my tree's otherwise unusable fruit). I got some Dolly Parton mixes for .47 at Grocery Outlet. They call for butter & 4 eggs, my sub makes them somewhat sticky, unlike other mixes.
The cake mixes are now expired, I keep them in the freezer & after 1 mo past date, add a little baking powder.
I agree on nuts, I have walnuts from CVS deals that I think were pre-Covid and some raw almonds that may be older with no indication of being rancid when I use them.
I remember back when foods did not even have expiration dates on them and they most likely had less or even no preservatives added to them. My mother (disabled and widowed in her 30's with four children to raise) never threw any food out seemingly (at least to us kids) no matter how old it was. We were fed it and all survived, lol.
As far as your canned black beans, I was raised with the idea that food was canned in order to last forever. So unless the can is bulging or has a leak, it's okay to me. And something like dried pasta; I've always figured how could that go bad, it's dried! Not like it's going to grow mold or anything unless it's stored in a lots of humidity.
And thanks for the tip about inverting dairy, I had never heard that but will adopt the practice because hey, it can't hurt. Have a great week!
WalMart, except food sign said. Not much left
Hobby Lobby, baskets, wooden sign (many religious), some rabbits
Kroger Affiliates, food at my store was still 50% off. Not much left of either food or plain Easter items. There were quite a few dinosaurs with rabbit ears attached which will be simple to remove. $1.40 for a plush Dino was a good deal.
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