Waste not want not
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- halfateabag
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Re: Waste not want not
Will Long Life milk freeze well? I normally buy semi skimmed fresh milk (2 litres) and freeze half for another time when I may not be going to town.
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I think I saw small cartons in my local Tesco along with the plant-based and normal long life milk
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I've tried freezing milk, it doesn't work for me, just doesn't fit into the way things are scheduled for one person who doesn't drink the stuff at all
If I have excess long life I usually make yogurt with it, long life makes better yogurt, which doesn't taste of UHT, but currently not eating yogurt
If I have excess long life I usually make yogurt with it, long life makes better yogurt, which doesn't taste of UHT, but currently not eating yogurt
- liketocook
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I will sometimes freeze whole milk. It's not something I use that often so only buy if needed for a recipe. I find it freezes okay for cooking, much better than semi skimmed does.
Unfortunately no small cartons of long life in local Tesco just 1l or multi pack options.
Unfortunately no small cartons of long life in local Tesco just 1l or multi pack options.
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KeenCook2 wrote:During my clearing, I've come across some "longlife" milk I stowed away during lockdown etc.
It expired at the end of January - how longlife is longlife, do you think?
I think it depends on the brand and whether it's "extended life" or UHT/ultra pasteurised. For example, this dairy ultra pasteurises many of their products they and last 9 months it says here.
There should be a best by or use by date on it. That said, I've used UHT single and whipping cream several months after the use by date with no ill effects. Equally, I have opened and tossed cartons. I always pour a little out and have a teeny tiny tip of tongue taste first and don't swallow it. I do store that sort of thing in the fridge, not room temp cupboard. If in doubt, toss.
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ZeroCook wrote:KeenCook2 wrote:
During my clearing, I've come across some "longlife" milk I stowed away during lockdown etc.
It expired at the end of January - how longlife is longlife, do you think?
I think it depends on the brand and whether it's "extended life" or UHT/ultra pasteurised. For example, this dairy ultra pasteurises many of their products they and last 9 months it says here.
There should be a best by or use by date on it.
When KC2 says it “expired” in January I assume that’s the BB date?
The dairy you link to, Moo, is the one that used to do the single serving cartons
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Stokey Sue wrote:ZeroCook wrote:KeenCook2 wrote:
During my clearing, I've come across some "longlife" milk I stowed away during lockdown etc.
It expired at the end of January - how longlife is longlife, do you think?
I think it depends on the brand and whether it's "extended life" or UHT/ultra pasteurised. For example, this dairy ultra pasteurises many of their products they and last 9 months it says here.
There should be a best by or use by date on it.
When KC2 says it “expired” in January I assume that’s the BB date?
Yes, Best Before and it is UHT.
I think I'm going to try opening it the next time I'm making a bechamel (or 3!!!) and if it's gone off I'll dump it and use fresh milk
(But the next lasagne I'm planning to make is the Ottolenghi one Smitch linked to on one of the other threads, that uses a non-cook bechamel )
- halfateabag
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On bechamel toppings/sauces I bought 8 of those french packet mixes and they are authentic and great. Todays moussaka had one with an egg yolk and has set to a T !
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Stokey Sue wrote:When KC2 says it “expired” in January I assume that’s the BB date?
Yep. Did. Duh. That's a reeeeeally long time
Finally getting through a lot of non perishable lockdown stuff and replenishing with new/fresh. Still have quite a bit of pasta.
Do dried grains and pulses ever become totally unusable or unsafe to eat? I have some really really old dried beans, some of which I've used as baking beans and some of which I have tried cooking after very long soaking but found there were quite a lot that just didn't soften after hours and hours.
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Unless they've got mould or weevils, I would suggest that ancient dried goods are edible, just possibly a bit chewy and requiring of more soaking and cooking. (I would suppose that weevils are edible, but moulds can be nasty!)
I've yet to find many things that won't soften in a pressure cooker. The notable exception was a piece of venison a few years ago, but old pulses, even ex-baking ones, tenderise eventually.
I've yet to find many things that won't soften in a pressure cooker. The notable exception was a piece of venison a few years ago, but old pulses, even ex-baking ones, tenderise eventually.
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I'd agree BM with exception of some ancient chick peas that came from my Dad's which even after much pressure cooking refused to soften. That said they could've been decades rather than years old........
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We are putting a new floor in the utility room this week . The washing machine leaked and the floor has "drooped"
So, in clearing the fitted units before removing them temporarily, we found these...
All are still sealed. The Tesco pears in syrup have a best before date of 1999 and the French jars were bought in the Dordogne and are BBE 2002. Shall we try them, or just bin them?
So, in clearing the fitted units before removing them temporarily, we found these...
All are still sealed. The Tesco pears in syrup have a best before date of 1999 and the French jars were bought in the Dordogne and are BBE 2002. Shall we try them, or just bin them?
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i think the discolouration looks a little less than appetising. i'd be inclined to open them, sniff, feed them to the worm bin and re-use the jars.
try cooking the beans with a bit of bi-carb - it helps to soften them.
i've eaten a four hundred year old dried pea that had been buried in a store by an arctic explorer - i'm not dead yet.
try cooking the beans with a bit of bi-carb - it helps to soften them.
ZeroCook wrote:Do dried grains and pulses ever become totally unusable or unsafe to eat?
i've eaten a four hundred year old dried pea that had been buried in a store by an arctic explorer - i'm not dead yet.
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That's a scary question Aero! I'm always pretty game for trying just about anything including a fair amount past its use by date. But. And it's a big but. I have had bad results on a couple of occasions It's made me a little more circumspect these days. I'd probably try the pears but don't know if I'd have the nerve to try the boeuf and poule.
But I did find this:
https://www.holisticsurvival.com/blog/h ... st-anyway/
Which would add a few notches to trying it just because!
You could always test some on the cat first!
Might try the bicarb, Scullion. But they might be like LTC's dad's chickpeas!
That's a scary question Aero! I'm always pretty game for trying just about anything including a fair amount past its use by date. But. And it's a big but. I have had bad results on a couple of occasions It's made me a little more circumspect these days. I'd probably try the pears but don't know if I'd have the nerve to try the boeuf and poule.
But I did find this:
https://www.holisticsurvival.com/blog/h ... st-anyway/
Which would add a few notches to trying it just because!
You could always test some on the cat first!
Might try the bicarb, Scullion. But they might be like LTC's dad's chickpeas!
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I opened my 20+ year old jar of cherries in brandy syrup found during my kitchen clean out
They weren’t “off”, just faded, not in colour which was still good as they’ve never been in the light, - the fruits were over soft, and although the juice tasted of alcohol, I doubt the most expert palate would have identified either cherry or cognac.
Binned.
They weren’t “off”, just faded, not in colour which was still good as they’ve never been in the light, - the fruits were over soft, and although the juice tasted of alcohol, I doubt the most expert palate would have identified either cherry or cognac.
Binned.
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Interesting, aero. I'd be a little nervous about meat but if the lids haven't blown and the contents look/smell ok then maybe try a small spoonful and wait 24 hours! I believe that canned goods from WW1 are still edible.
That's a shame, Sue!
That's a shame, Sue!
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One of the problems with eating old produce, particularly meat or fish, is that even if it is wholesome, the uncertainty generates a feeling of unease that might not be worth the warm glow of avoiding waste!
- liketocook
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Much as I hate waste I don't think I could bring myself to eat those!
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Any idea for what to do with leftover chippy chips - nice ones, grease-free, chunky, crispy bits? I have enough to feed every seagull in Stokey
Thinking tortilla, or ?
Thinking tortilla, or ?
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Tortilla was my first idea. Chippy chips freeze well, just portion and use as oven chips. Chopped and squished they also make a good base for bubble & squeak or as a hash brown type potato cake. They are also good, cut into chunks seasoned with something spicy and roasted until crispy as a side for chilli. These I've all tried successfully before, I like the idea of chippy chips but can only ever manage a few.
I've not tried this bake but it does sound as though it would work https://foodonthetable.co.uk/leftover-c ... %20More%20
I've not tried this bake but it does sound as though it would work https://foodonthetable.co.uk/leftover-c ... %20More%20
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