What's the oldest spice in your cupboards? Just thrown out one that's 10 years out of date.

[PunishmentRoundupWithJoon]

Decluttering and finally addressing the kitchen cupboards. Oldest jar of spices expired in July 2014. Have several from 2018/2019 and many whose dates have rubbed off. I put the 2019 ones back thinking, "they're not that old..." - then realised it's actually 5 years ago.

Obviously, I don't use spices very much in cooking.

I went through the spice drawer in my parents' house a couple of months ago. There were some things in there which had pre-decimal pricing, so dated sometime before 1971.

Last year I think, I use a lot. Probably use a few jars of thyme and oregano a year and a lot of nutmeg for béchamel

Only recently finished and replaced the salt that I moved with. 4 years ago.

Don't know what the date on it was. I live alone and rarely cook!

I don't check the dates on dried spices, if it's not clumped together and doesn't have funny looking bits in it I use it.

Pretty sure I've got one with 1997 on it. I have a few that have price stickers on from when I used to shop in a local co-op supermarket

My son recently wanted white pepper for a recipe and the one he tound in the cupboard was dated 1999. He tried to sell it on Ebay 😆

Not spice cupboard but I have a jar of Vicks vaporub which is best before 1998. Still works!

Does a tin of mustard powder count? I don't know what the expiry date was but I brought it with me when we moved house in 2005 and only binned it a couple of weeks ago.

I honestly thought people would be coming on to tell me I was a right manky old bugger! I've cleaned out the spice section and everything that's there will be proudly displayed for another 10/20/50 years....

When I think that my Vicks has lost its smell (dated 2012) that's because I've lost my sense of smell and really need the Vicks. Still going strong!

clearing out ancient herbs now and buying new. Determined to make a proper curry, here goes!

😁

2010 ginger. It still gets used every so often.