URGENT!!! Can I use treacle that is 4 years past best before date???

[TheFoosa]

life or death, these gingerbread people are depending on it....

of course!

fur and fizzing aside! chuck it out if either of those apply.

If it smells ok, use it.

It wouldn't have a 'best before' date on it a few years ago so you would've had to rely on the 'fur and fizzing' rule. I'd use it.

I would if it smelt OK

dd has tasted it and declared it 'fine to use'

she REALLY wants to make gingerbread though

ok I'm going in

I had the same dilemma and came to the same conclusion- of course if you turn out to be very ill as a result do let us know and I can rethink my Christmas cake options!

My tin of treacle has a dire warning NOT TO USE AFTER USE BY DATE.

How did they know I was going to buy it?

it's not the poisoning risk but the explosion one.

apparently if you ignor a tin of tracl for years ut ca ngo kaboom.

i have a special 6 year old one waiting for just such an event.

How exciting!

Is it just me, or is the food topic the most exciting thing on MN at the moment?

There's danger, conflict, suspense, explosions ffs...and that's just on this thread

I have had a 'Kaboom' situation with black treacle: still used it (scummy trollope)

Is there anything in Treacle to go off? I have a very old half jar of molasses in the cupboard and was wondering the same thing. Why does it explode?

Mine was 3 years past sell by date and went POP loudly, but it wasn't exactly a kaboom/explosion. The ginger biscuits we made were yummy though.

The only thing that's likely to have gone wrong with treacle is that some of the sugar may have crystallised, thus affecting the texture. But that probably won't make a difference to the finished product, especially if the recipe involves heating (as the crystals will melt again).

. I wonder how many years it takes to get to that stage.

We used as we couldn't be arsed to go out and get another tin

The cinnamon was 2 years out of date too

We are currently still alive so fingers crossed for an uneventful night

Have put treacle pot in an old roses tin so hopefully kaboom moment will ensue

2012... Just opened, looks fine, no drama with the can turning into an IED but... Is it safe?