To ask whether you would use this ‘best before’ icing?

[GloryforGloves]

15.08.18. Royal Icing. Was hoping to use it for my Xmas cake. It is best before, and it’s really just for me and DP (cake probably a bit too alcoholic for DS 16 months).

What do you think? What’s your cut off point for best before?

I wouldn’t ever check the best before on sugar, it can’t really ‘go off’ it’ll be fine.

I'd use it, in fact, I have used more out of date icing quite recently! It was fine. Enjoy your cake!

If anything it just won’t roll and be a bit crumbly. Sugar was put into things to preserve them (where condensed milk comes from) so it should be ok.

BB is a quality guide - so you'll come to no harm however old it is.

Sugar 3 months out of date wouldn't even cause me to blink.

it will be fine - use it.

Is it still sealed? If so it will be fine. If it's open make some up and taste it first as it may taste a little stale.

Thank you. That’s what I was hoping to hear

Check whether it has egg in it. Proper royal icing does, though I suspect the ready-made kind does not.