FoodieFanatic
Senior Cook
So I have a can of Cream of Mushroom soup and the best by dat is 3/15. Is this still good to use?
So I have a can of Cream of Mushroom soup and the best by dat is 3/15. Is this still good to use?
I needed to open a new bottle of Worcestershire sauce (big one from Costco) and looked at the date. 2013!
Took all this time to use the first one we opened.
I used it and put the bottle in the fridge.
Am I safe?
My point exactly! There are a number of foods that don't expire per se. Honey, for example, can never be subject to mould or bacteria so it will never spoil. Salt, sugar etc will never spoil as well, but it doesn't stop ants from attacking it ;-)
A buddy of ours, who has apiaries and sells honey in Mexico, told me many distributors cut their honey with brown sugar, corn syrup, or other sweeteners. That might cut the shelf life a bit. Also, a lot of the honey here in the states isn't real, particularly if it comes from China.
Otherwise, real honey should have no expiration date, the honey found in Egyptian tombs was still good!
+1. One of my fellow master gardeners has hives and sells his honey at the farmers market, where I buy it, so I know it's real. And it has a wonderful flavor. If people have the option of buying local honey directly from beekeepers, I recommend it.