Holiday Lifetimes(in the refrigerator)

[debthecook]

Turkey: 2 days
Ham: 3-4 days
Stuffing: 1-2 days
Cranberry Sauce: 7 days
Mashed Potatoes: 1-2 days
Egg Nog: 4-5 days
Pumpkin Pie: 2-3 days
Cold Cut trays: 3 days
Sweet Potatoes: 7 days
Fruit Cake: Unknown.

Source: Whirlpool HomeLife Network Services

Comments?

 

[lyndalou]

If we have a lot of leftovers, I just package them up and freeze them (ham,turkey, cold cuts). The rest gets tossed, after a few days.

 

[Juliev]

I don't make a turkey or ham,that is my Grandma's job.. lol. But, she freezes any turkey or ham that she knows she's not going to use right away. She does a zillion things with the turkey and ham.. I love her ham salad for sammiches. With the turkey, she makes everything from soup to a casserole. With the mashed taters (which there isn't any, usually), she makes potato pancakes... and there is NEVER any stuffing left.

 

[crewsk]

Thanks deb! I'll need this for this year!

 

[marmalady]

"Fruit Cake: Unknown. " - LOL! Don'cha know there's only one fruitcake in the world - it just keeps getting passed around?

 

[ronjohn55]

"Fruit Cake: Unknown. " - LOL! Don'cha know there's only one fruitcake in the world - it just keeps getting passed around?

That's why it's listed as "Unknown"! It hasn't gone bad yet, so they don't know if it's even reached it's nuclear half-life! Maybe they never do??

John

 

[Otter]

"Fruit Cake: Unknown. " - LOL! Don'cha know there's only one fruitcake in the world - it just keeps getting passed around?

You beat me to it - my sentiments exactly!

 

[buckytom]

i guess i should be asahmed to admit it, but i keep foods well sealed in the fridge for up to 2 weeks sometimes. i have a very good nose for when things go bad, so if it smells ok, i eat it. i have never gotten food poisoning, so i guess it's has been ok. (ok, i really almost never get ashamed either..)

 

[middie]

you mean you guys actually have leftovers 2 and 3 days after?????

 

[Psiguyy]

I don't know why fruitcake continues to get a bum rap. There are some "gourmet" fruitcakes out there that are moist and delicious.