I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
recipe? Thanks.....Sharon

biig wrote:
> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon

Sorry, I don't know any recipes that use cottage cheese. The only way
I've ever eaten it is inside a ring of canned pineapple topped with a
maraschino cherry. I was younger than 10, and cottage cheese went
immediately onto the list of "okay, I've tried it and I never need to
try it again" things. I'd say throw it out, but not because it has
spoiled, which it probably has not if it looks ok and doesn't have an
odor. <g>

-aem

biig wrote:
> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon

If your refrigerator is cold it is very likely that it is still OK to
use especially since it passes the smell test.

"aem" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>Sorry, I don't know any recipes that use cottage cheese.

It's an essential ingredient in Midwestern Lasagna.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

I use it in lasagne, with a beaten egg mixed in to help it set up. I
also use it as a protein choice in my diabetic diet....Sharon

aem wrote:
>
> biig wrote:
> > I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> > looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> > recipe? Thanks.....Sharon
>
> Sorry, I don't know any recipes that use cottage cheese. The only way
> I've ever eaten it is inside a ring of canned pineapple topped with a
> maraschino cherry. I was younger than 10, and cottage cheese went
> immediately onto the list of "okay, I've tried it and I never need to
> try it again" things. I'd say throw it out, but not because it has
> spoiled, which it probably has not if it looks ok and doesn't have an
> odor. <g>
>
> -aem

George wrote:
> biig wrote:
>
>> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
>> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
>> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon
>
>
> If your refrigerator is cold it is very likely that it is still OK to
> use especially since it passes the smell test.

Agree.

Aside:

This morning, I had the pleasure of finding a half-used container of
plain yogurt in the nether regions of the fridge, dated November 4, 2004.

Really interesting stuff. The top half looked like our common
perception of what a brain looks like: grey, with deep convoluted folds
and a pimply surface. The bottom was yellow liquid that all ran out
when I tipped it into the recycle pail. Surprisingly (to me), it didn't
smell bad.

(I am going to park the recycle pail in the (freezing) barn, just in
case it decides to get up and walk around tonight.)

--
Mr. Civility

On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:53:54 -0500, biig > wrote:

> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
>looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
>recipe? Thanks.....Sharon


It should be fine.

Boron

biig wrote:
> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon

Probably good for at least two months past the 'best-by' date...
properly refrigerated and uncontaminated cottage cheese keeps well a
long time. Just last week I noticed a two pound container of cottge
cheese at the back of my fridge I bought just prior to last
Thanksgiving... only was separated a bit, poured off the whey and it
was perfectly good.


Best-by dates are in reality mostly best for the manufacturer's bank
account.

In article >, biig > wrote:

> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon

Sure.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Yes, it should be fine. Here's a tip I've used for years, with great
success, for extending the life of cottage cheese. Store the cottage
cheese carton upside down, both before opening, and especially,after
opening. This somehow blocks off a lot of air . Be sure to put in in
a container (I use a wide shallow soup bowl, or a piece of aluminum
foil crunched up around it. ) You don't want the lid coming off when
you are picking it up. (says she who once ended up with cottage cheese
in her shoes ! ;-(
It really works.
Nancree

Sheldon wrote:

> Best-by dates are in reality mostly best for the manufacturer's bank
> account.


Milk I've found will typically last for a month or so after the expiration
date, eggs even longer...

--
Best
Greg

Thanks for the replies....I put it in my lasagne and it is
fine...Sharon

nancree wrote:
>
> Yes, it should be fine. Here's a tip I've used for years, with great
> success, for extending the life of cottage cheese. Store the cottage
> cheese carton upside down, both before opening, and especially,after
> opening. This somehow blocks off a lot of air . Be sure to put in in
> a container (I use a wide shallow soup bowl, or a piece of aluminum
> foil crunched up around it. ) You don't want the lid coming off when
> you are picking it up. (says she who once ended up with cottage cheese
> in her shoes ! ;-(
> It really works.
> Nancree

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Best-by dates are in reality mostly best for the manufacturer's
bank
> > account.
>
>
> Milk I've found will typically last for a month or so after the
expiration
> date, eggs even longer...

Does breast milk have a Best-By date... I mean while it's still on
tap... I think it's all good.

nancree wrote:
> Yes, it should be fine. Here's a tip I've used for years, with great
> success, for extending the life of cottage cheese. Store the cottage
> cheese carton upside down, both before opening, and especially,after
> opening. This somehow blocks off a lot of air . Be sure to put in
in
> a container (I use a wide shallow soup bowl, or a piece of aluminum
> foil crunched up around it. ) You don't want the lid coming off when
> you are picking it up. (says she who once ended up with cottage
cheese
> in her shoes ! ;-(
> It really works.
> Nancree

Humphh... and here I always thought cottage cheese kept best in a
blintz.

On 2 Mar 2005 15:55:29 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>nancree wrote:
>> Yes, it should be fine. Here's a tip I've used for years, with great
>> success, for extending the life of cottage cheese. Store the cottage
>> cheese carton upside down, both before opening, and especially,after
>> opening. This somehow blocks off a lot of air . Be sure to put in
>in
>> a container (I use a wide shallow soup bowl, or a piece of aluminum
>> foil crunched up around it. ) You don't want the lid coming off when
>> you are picking it up. (says she who once ended up with cottage
>cheese
>> in her shoes ! ;-(
>> It really works.
>> Nancree
>
>Humphh... and here I always thought cottage cheese kept best in a
>blintz.


Farmer cheese.

Boron

Boron Elgar wrote:
> On 2 Mar 2005 15:55:29 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
> >
> >nancree wrote:
> >> Yes, it should be fine. Here's a tip I've used for years, with
great
> >> success, for extending the life of cottage cheese. Store the
cottage
> >> cheese carton upside down, both before opening, and
especially,after
> >> opening. This somehow blocks off a lot of air . Be sure to put
in
> >in
> >> a container (I use a wide shallow soup bowl, or a piece of
aluminum
> >> foil crunched up around it. ) You don't want the lid coming off
when
> >> you are picking it up. (says she who once ended up with cottage
> >cheese
> >> in her shoes ! ;-(
> >> It really works.
> >> Nancree
> >
> >Humphh... and here I always thought cottage cheese kept best in a
> >blintz.
>
>
> Farmer cheese.
>
> Boron

Yeah, well... was trying to keep it goyish. <g>

Not easy to find farmer cheese nowadays... usta be so common...
excellent onna slab uff kornbrot mit matjes herring.

So where's the pot cheese, noo? Pot cheese is really the typical
blintz cheese... farmer cheese is much too dry.

If you think farmer cheese is hard to find then ferget pot cheese... I
don't know where one finds pot cheese anymore.

Sheldon

On 2 Mar 2005 16:35:19 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On 2 Mar 2005 15:55:29 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>> >
>> >Humphh... and here I always thought cottage cheese kept best in a
>> >blintz.
>>
>>
>> Farmer cheese.
>>
>> Boron
>
>Yeah, well... was trying to keep it goyish. <g>
>
>Not easy to find farmer cheese nowadays... usta be so common...
>excellent onna slab uff kornbrot mit matjes herring.
>
>So where's the pot cheese, noo? Pot cheese is really the typical
>blintz cheese... farmer cheese is much too dry.

My mom always used farmer and so do I. Friendship makes it. I just
wish I had the small saute pans she used to make the blintz skin.
She'd have 3 burners going at once. It was a sight to behold.

>If you think farmer cheese is hard to find then ferget pot cheese... I
>don't know where one finds pot cheese anymore.
>

I do not think I have seen it in years.

Boron

biig wrote:
> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon

Taste it. If it tastes like strong chemicals (and you will know what I
mean by that phrase), it's bad and needs to be tossed.

-L.

Feb 19 is practically brand new! When did you crack the top? How long
it's been exposed to air is the big deal. If you opened the tub on
Feb. 1, I say throw it out.

sf

That is sooooo true! I started off cutting down on salt by using
farmer's cheese, but when it became a thing of the past - I switched
over to cottage cheese (unsalted).

BTW: cottage cheese is only ONE of the cheeses I use.

sf

pot cheese is something I've never used or seen.... I've only read
about it.


sf

biig wrote:

> I have a tub of cottage cheese with the "best by" date of Feb 19. It
> looks ok and doesn't have an odor. would it be still ok to use in a
> recipe? Thanks.....Sharon


If it's not blue (or pink), and doesn't have black fur, it's probably OK.

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob > wrote in :

> If it's not blue (or pink), and doesn't have black fur, it's probably OK.

White fur is also bad, but it's easy to miss by eye. It'll taste like mold.
And you'll pay for the mistake in the bathroom later. Guess how I found
out!