https://staging.patsnyderonline.com/2011/04/14/expiration-dates-a-debate/ Life is a Balancing Act Mon, 02 May 2011 00:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://staging.patsnyderonline.com/2011/04/14/expiration-dates-a-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 Mon, 02 May 2011 00:42:16 +0000 http://www.patsnyderonline.com/?p=1599#comment-2091 This column really had me laughing as I thought about the milk we faithfully sniffed each day after the May 21st expiration date, before pouring it on the cereal. Finally finished it yesterday – with no casualties. And then there’s the leftover spaghetti sauce that’s been in the refrigerator about four months. And the stick of butter sitting in the butter compartment about two months. How can you tell what the expiration date is on an opened stick of butter? The rule of thumb of an old friend was, “Just leave it in the refrigerator. Once the green mold appears, throw it out.” Thanks for a good laugh.

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