Out of date Christmas pudding, best before April 2019

[EleanorReally]

Wil I live?

I would say so....

No it will poison you.

Post it to me so I can dispose of it safely

It’s only best before notnuse by. Christmas pudding lasts for ever. You’ll be fine.

You need to get a fresh one for comparison to see whether it really was past it's best.

Yes I think you’ll be OK. I’m halfway through a tub of peanut butter with a BBE August 2018 and I’m still alive.

The longer you leave it the better it tastes. I always buy a reduced price Christmas pudding in January to eat at Christmas. The best before date is usually Apr/May so I eat it 7/8 months out of date.

ohhh yum! what could be better on a horrid wet june evening than christmas pud with custard and cream? could be 10 years out of date but i'd still give it a go'

tbh, I think rich puddings like these were invented to last a very long time so as to use fruit and spices up before they went off.

It's a best before so yep you'll live.

That's what I think, the date doesn't matter, the longer the better

You’d better douse it in brandy before you eat it, just to kill off any germs...

We've eaten one years,not months out of date !

It’s best before not use by .

You will be fine hope you enjoyed it

Stab it a few times with a skewer and pour some brandy in to make sure it's safe to eat!

Of course you'll live . It's packed with sugar and booze.

It will be perfect Festive Season 2019 at the earliest. Important you adhere to the special storage instructions - only I'm aware of - so best if I PM you my address so the pudding can be transferred into my care.

I have 2 Christmas puddings and 2 Christmas cakes sat in my office ready for when I visit overseas family later this year.

It's killing me not to be able to eat them and they're probably bb January or something!

There's a Christmas pudding in my larder with a BB date of January 2016. I keep trying to throw it out but dh insists they get better with age and he will get around to eating it.

I made a pudding and a cake for Christmas 17. We forgot to eat them so in autumn last year I checked them - still perfect - gave them a feed of rum, and rewrapped to have them at Christmas 18. Guess what? We forgot to eat them! So this year our pudding and cake will be over 2yo. They will be boozy and lush