Lobster Man > wrote in news:j1TZg.4547$V6.2198
@fed1read06:

> Not feeling well this week, and I got tired of tea and mineral water, so
> I bought some bullion cubes at the store. A hot cup of beef bullion is a
> nice change of pace.
>
> Anyway, when I opened the jar, I was struck by the "Best used by" date
> on the top of the jar. (And the date was only a little over a year in
> the future...) It's not like a cube of mostly salt can really "go bad",
> right?
>
> I assume it's some stupid FDA food freshness requirement. But it still
> struck me as ironic.



Maybe it's something to do with texture rather than flavour or safety?
I've had really old ones that had kinda solidified and gone a bit gummy.
They tasted just fine, but they were more difficult to 'melt' than fresh
ones are.

K