Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
with a year-old expiry date. Upon opening discovered that it smells
fine and looks fine. Would there be any danger in eating this on my
baked potatoes?

On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:38:42 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
wrote:

>Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge

14% is fine. 16% might be deadly.

When in doubt....throw....

Going to the icebox and look at what percentage we have.

...and that is a challenge for everyone to report on their percentage.

On Sep 29, 6:09*pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:38:42 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
> wrote:
>
> >Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
>
> 14% is fine. * * *16% might be deadly. * *
>
> When in doubt....throw....
>
> Going to the icebox and look at what percentage we have. *
>
> ..and that is a challenge for everyone to report on their percentage.

==
Thanks Mr. Bill. I tried it for supper and it was just fine.
Production methods have really changed over the years with better
filtration, pasteurization and sanitation. Our milk and cream often
goes over the expiration date without going sour or rotten. This was
not the case when I was a young man...we were lucky if milk kept more
than two or three days.
==

Roy > wrote in news:9ab16864-b780-4528-9dee-187c1509e3d4
@k22g2000prb.googlegroups.com:

> Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
> with a year-old expiry date. Upon opening discovered that it smells
> fine and looks fine. Would there be any danger in eating this on my
> baked potatoes?


I've had sour cream that was way past the use by date, but not opened, and it
was fine. I've also had sour cream that was opened and been in the fridge for
a couple of weeks, that started to grow funny coloured mould.

So I think it's a case of use it quickly, and don't leave it sit opened for
too long.


When you think about it, it's really quite funny.... having a "use by date"
on sour cream!!

--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
> with a year-old expiry date. Upon opening discovered that it smells
> fine and looks fine. Would there be any danger in eating this on my
> baked potatoes?

Death. Dysentery. Botulisms. Spontaneous brain explosions. Reduced
sexual drive. Suicidal tendencies. Limbs falling off unexplainably.
Hemorrhaging. Blindness.

Other than that, it should be fine.

Steve

On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:55:32 GMT, Aussie
> wrote:
>
>
> When you think about it, it's really quite funny.... having a "use by date"
> on sour cream!!

If you ever keep sour cream long enough for it to go bad, you'll
understand the difference.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:55:32 GMT, Aussie
> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> When you think about it, it's really quite funny.... having a "use by
>> date" on sour cream!!
>
> If you ever keep sour cream long enough for it to go bad, you'll
> understand the difference.
>


Yeah, I've had some that grew some rather pretty colours in mould :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

On Sep 29, 7:55*pm, Aussie >
wrote:
> Roy > wrote in news:9ab16864-b780-4528-9dee-187c1509e3d4
> @k22g2000prb.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
> > with a year-old expiry date. Upon opening discovered that it smells
> > fine and looks fine. Would there be any danger in eating this on my
> > baked potatoes?
>
> I've had sour cream that was way past the use by date, but not opened, and it
> was fine. I've also had sour cream that was opened and been in the fridge for
> a couple of weeks, that started to grow funny coloured mould.
>
> So I think it's a case of use it quickly, and don't leave it sit opened for
> too long.
>
> When you think about it, it's really quite funny.... having a "use by date"
> on sour cream!!
>
> --
> Peter Lucas * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Hobart
> Tasmania
>
> The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
> whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
> but only when done with love.

==
At least today's sour cream is created with a culture of desired
bacteria rather a melange of nature's mix so it is of consistent
quality.
==

On Sep 29, 9:06*pm, "Steve B" > wrote:
> "Roy" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
> > with a year-old expiry date. Upon opening discovered that it smells
> > fine and looks fine. Would there be any danger in eating this on my
> > baked potatoes?
>
> Death. *Dysentery. *Botulisms. *Spontaneous brain explosions. *Reduced
> sexual drive. *Suicidal tendencies. *Limbs falling off unexplainably.
> Hemorrhaging. *Blindness.
>
> Other than that, it should be fine.
>
> Steve

==
Thanks, I needed that encouragement.<g>
==

On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:37:53 GMT, Aussie
> wrote:

> sf > wrote in
> :
>
> > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:55:32 GMT, Aussie
> > > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> When you think about it, it's really quite funny.... having a "use by
> >> date" on sour cream!!
> >
> > If you ever keep sour cream long enough for it to go bad, you'll
> > understand the difference.
> >
>
>
> Yeah, I've had some that grew some rather pretty colours in mould :-)

I had one that definitely tasted like it had gone bad and smelled
wrong too, but it didn't have any colors other than white.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf > wrote in news:4n88a6h1oq7utgqrv92cgqhr6o9mldl1fr@
4ax.com:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:37:53 GMT, Aussie
> > wrote:
>
>> sf > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:55:32 GMT, Aussie
>> > > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> When you think about it, it's really quite funny.... having a "use
by
>> >> date" on sour cream!!
>> >
>> > If you ever keep sour cream long enough for it to go bad, you'll
>> > understand the difference.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Yeah, I've had some that grew some rather pretty colours in mould :-)
>
> I had one that definitely tasted like it had gone bad and smelled
> wrong too, but it didn't have any colors other than white.
>


You wouldn't read about it!! I had a look inb thje fridge and low and
behold, there's some old sour cream, opened, that's starting to grow
stuff. I'll have to leave it a coupole of days and see what transpires in
the way of colours.



--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

>
> I've had sour cream that was way past the use by date, but not opened, and it
> was fine. I've also had sour cream that was opened and been in the fridge for
> a couple of weeks, that started to grow funny coloured mould.



If you store opened sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt and other stuff
like that upside down in the fridge, it will last a LOT longer. I
don't know the science behind it, but try it if you don't believe me.

N.

Nancy2 > wrote in
:

>>
>> I've had sour cream that was way past the use by date, but not opened,
>> and it was fine. I've also had sour cream that was opened and been in
>> the fridge for a couple of weeks, that started to grow funny coloured
>> mould.
>
>
>
> If you store opened sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt and other stuff
> like that upside down in the fridge, it will last a LOT longer. I
> don't know the science behind it, but try it if you don't believe me.
>
> N.
>


I do that with tomato paste, and it doesn't grow any fungus. But we probably
have different containers to you for the sour cream etc. We have little
platic tubs with lids that don't fit well enough to have them sitting upside
down in the fridge.



--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.

> > If you store opened sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt and other stuff
> > like that upside down in the fridge, it will last a LOT longer. *I
> > don't know the science behind it, but try it if you don't believe me.
>
> > N.
>
> I do that with tomato paste, and it doesn't grow any fungus. But we probably
> have different containers to you for the sour cream etc. We have little
> platic tubs with lids that don't fit well enough to have them sitting upside
> down in the fridge.
>
> --
> Peter Lucas * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Hobart
> Tasmania
>
> The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
> whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
> but only when done with love.

We also have plastic tubs, but the lids fit tightly enough to turn
them upside down.

N.

"J. Clarke" > wrote

>
> Y'all left off fire and brimstone coming down from the skies, rivers and
> seas boiling, forty years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes, the dead
> rising from the grave, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together .
> . .

Well, there's that, too. I love those TV ads for the new spendy wonder
drugs when they list the side effects. Some of them are horrendous.

Steve

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On Sep 29, 4:38*pm, Roy > wrote:
> Just discovered a carton of 14% sour cream in the back of the fridge
> with a year-old expiry date. Upon opening discovered that it smells
> fine and looks fine. Would there be any danger in eating this on my
> baked potatoes?

Life is about taking chances............