I shrugged. I am of the opinion that Marmite could survive a nuclear attack. And I've been feeding it to GrandDaughter - and eating it myself - with no ill effects.
'Yes, of course, I'll get it for you.'
He applied some and said, 'It tastes a bit fishy.' Then he looked at the best before date.
Honestly children today are just too fussy. We never had Best Before dates when I was growing up. And we didn't have fridges then either. And we all survived.
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One of the downsides of teaching them to read.
I so agree with you. Our elder daughter, who works for a liquor distribution company, pointed out that our Irish Cream was at least 30 years old. She feared that her dad and I would be poisoned by the spoiled cream. We drank it about 5 or 6 years ago and are still doddering about. My husband gets upset because I eat cottage cheese that is several months out of date. Unless it has turned pink or black, who cares?
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P.S. I'm still using jams that my mother put up in 1993 (she died in 1994). With enough sugar or alcohol, how can anything spoil?
When you and I were young, we decided whether something was past-it or not by looking at it and sniffing it. Which is still a pretty reliable method, whatever the supposed best-by date. I'm sure Marmite stays edible for years and years. I once inadvertently had some parmesan cheese that was two years past its best-by date. It tasted fine and there were no ill-effects. I think best-by dates are mainly to encourage you to buy a replacement you don't really need.
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