In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "Alice Faber" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >i am ocd or whatever about food waste so it rarely happens to us, it
> >> >used
> >> >to until i started really watching it, food is one of the few places you
> >> >can actually save money in your budget, its work but it can be done...
> >> >the
> >> >dh will eat almost anything as i can if needs be.
> >> >
> >> > a small side comment, one of your issues, from your writing seems to be
> >> > the expiri dates on packages, that is a selling gimmick/legal
> >> > protection
> >> > for the producers/sellers, most foods are fine well past their labeled
> >> > date, you must use your nose/eyes to eat these foods but honestly its
> >> > really not critical to keep by them, if it tastes fresh then it is...
> >> > bear
> >> > in mind i say this selling food... much of which has these dates and i
> >> > am
> >> > prohibited from selling it, but i often bring it home and we eat it or
> >> > give it away and its all fine as long as the package is sealed...
> >> >
> >> > the most stunning example of this is yogurt, its good forever and if
> >> > still
> >> > sealed can be a generational thing, lol, Lee
> >>
> >> I don't know about the yogurt. I don't eat it but Angela has had some
> >> that
> >> was expired and it was very badly separated. She doesn't eat the kind
> >> with
> >> fruit in it so it should all be the same texture. It wasn't.
> >
> > Yoghurt has milk solids and whey in it. When your yoghurt separates, the
> > liquid is the whey. You can just pour it off. The more expensive Greek
> > yoghurt has all the whey strained out, which is why it's thicker.
> >
> > Some cheaper brands of yoghurt have gelatin or other stabilizers to
> > minimize the amount of separation.
>
> Well, she won't eat it if it is that way.

Just pour off the liquid then.

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