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HELP....Have just used out of date sauce for tea

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:39

I have just done the kids a tuna and brocili bake thingy, with a jar of cheese sauce. As i put the jar in the bin i checked the best before date and it should of been used by the end of june.

What do i do, shall i chuck it all in the bin ?? Its in the oven cooking as i speak.
It smelt alright when i opened the jar and it looked yellowy white which is how i would expect cheese sauce to look so, is it o.k or will i make the kids ill ??

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lonelymumof3 · 04/08/2004 16:44

it should be ok as long as it is cooked through really well.

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:44

Anyone ????? Help

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lonelymumof3 · 04/08/2004 16:44

oooh we posted at EXACTLY the same time then!!!

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:45

Do you think. I mean if it were fish or meat or something then i would chuck it, but cheese should be o.k shouldn't it.

I am well known for cooking things therough well anyway

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:45

Ohhh spooky

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Northerner · 04/08/2004 16:46

Hi Nutty - was it a best before date or a use by date?

lonelymumof3 · 04/08/2004 16:46

lol nutty.....me too!!! i would think it would stil be ok. Did it say best before of use by?

lonelymumof3 · 04/08/2004 16:47

if its best before then all it means is it might not taste the same but wont matter if you eat it past that date. Use by is different...you have to use it by that date

Lonelymum · 04/08/2004 16:47

I think these jars always have a period of time when they are technically out of date but still safe to eat. The manufacturers are covering themselves I think. Having said that, I would taste it first before giving it to the kids to eat. I often eat things past their date which taste fine and have no ill effects.

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:54

Hang on i'll go see if it was bb or ub

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:55

It says on the side of the jar Best before end :see lid, which says june 2004

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Northerner · 04/08/2004 16:56

Oh in that case it'll be fine Nutty. Let them eta it!

lonelymumof3 · 04/08/2004 16:57

will be fine then....dont worry

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 16:59

Thankgod for that, went out especially to get the tuna so didn't want to waste it.

Who wants to bet that they'll all hate it now anyway ???

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gscrym · 04/08/2004 17:02

Try not to convince yourself when tasting it that there's anything wrong with it. I've done that a lot when I've been a bit unsure of food.

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nutcracker · 04/08/2004 17:04

I'll get dp to taste it

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