Out of date (unopened) chutney

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HitthefloorforTaintedLove · 19/03/2019 22:04

Hello, hoping to be guided by stangers on the Internet as to whether the best before date matters on a M&S winter berry chutney that I just found in the cupboard. Best before end of September? Thanks!

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MakemineaGandT · 19/03/2019 22:06

It’ll be absolutely fine.

lljkk · 19/03/2019 22:06

If it smells & tastes ok I'd eat it. Lots of sugar & salt preserve well.

shinyNewPound · 19/03/2019 22:08

Best before isn't the same as use by. Chutney lasts for ages and will be fine. Give it the smell and taste test.

rslsys · 19/03/2019 22:09

Currently eating home made jam made 5 years ago. If it looks & smells OK - no worries!

BikeRunSki · 19/03/2019 22:09

It’s fine. It’s a preserve.

SleightOfMind · 19/03/2019 22:10

Sniff & Snaffle!

Redshoeblueshoe · 19/03/2019 22:15

I've just finished one that was 10 years out of date. I'm not dead yet !

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HitthefloorforTaintedLove · 20/03/2019 12:43

Thanks all. When I looked again it was September 2016 not 2018!! It was crammed at the back of the cupboard, spring cleaning has unearthed it.

l will open it tonight with some nice 🧀 and if it seems okay will go for it. If not I'll still have the cheese.

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wowfudge · 20/03/2019 20:00

Chutney and jam last for ages unopened.

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