kraft dinner-expiry date

"elaine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:40a681ec_4@aeinews....
: Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested
: expiry date -
May 2002?
: My neighbour says no. I disagree and although I
: would never
eat it ( just
: have it on hand for the kids), I wouldn't them to
: get sick.
Actually this
: goes for a lot of items that I leave at the cottage
: and use the
following
: year - hasn't killed me yet!
:
: Elaine
:
: ===========

I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV but yes, it should
be fine. The cheese powder flavor may not be as pronounced
as it would have been 2 years ago... but should be fine
otherwise.
--
Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply

The cheesey stuff last forever, its the noodles that go
funny.

take care Liz

Hey! Look what "elaine" <[email hidden]> wrote :

Quoted message said:

Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested expiry
date - May 2002? My neighbour says no. I disagree and
although I would never eat it ( just have it on hand for
the kids), I wouldn't them to get sick. Actually this goes
for a lot of items that I leave at the cottage and use the
following year - hasn't killed me yet!

Elaine

On Sat, 15 May 2004 16:44:06 -0400, "elaine" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested expiry
date - May 2002?

I don't believe there are expiration dates on any American
packaged/sold foods. (Is ca.something Canada?) Dates are
usually 'sell by', 'best by', or 'use by', which is about
the closest to expiration. Canned goods have 'packed on'
date codes. The USDA doesn't require dates on food -- they
are put there by the manufacturers to suggest optimim flavor
and 'freshness'. Gov't guidelines on food shelf-life are,
IMO, quite conservative. Some things gradually lose flavor;
texture or color changes may occur; virtually nothing that
wasn't lethal when it was packaged becomes lethal after long
storage. This is, of course, assuming intact packaging and
reasonable storage conditions.

"Frogleg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

elaine said:

Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested expiry
date - May 2002?

I don't believe there are expiration dates on any American
packaged/sold foods. (Is ca.something Canada?) Dates are
usually 'sell by', 'best by', or 'use by', which is about
the closest to expiration.

Yes, ca.something is Canada.

And this Canadian sees a "best before" date not an expiry
date on the only box of KD in her pantry.

Macaroni, what my daughter has always called 'gutted slugs'.
Needless to say, she & I don't eat it.

Gabby

In rec.food.cooking said:

"elaine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:40a681ec_4@aeinews....
: Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested expiry
: date -
May 2002?

No. You will surely die.

--
...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

Frogleg said:

elaine said:

Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested expiry
date - May 2002?

I don't believe there are expiration dates on any American
packaged/sold foods. (Is ca.something Canada?) Dates are
usually 'sell by', 'best by', or 'use by', which is about
the closest to expiration. Canned goods have 'packed on'
date codes. The USDA doesn't require dates on food -- they
are put there by the manufacturers to suggest optimim
flavor and 'freshness'. Gov't guidelines on food shelf-
life are, IMO, quite conservative. Some things gradually
lose flavor; texture or color changes may occur; virtually
nothing that wasn't lethal when it was packaged becomes
lethal after long storage. This is, of course, assuming
intact packaging and reasonable storage conditions.

There goes another myth...I thought that on the expiration
date, the food just expired. [censored]! Gone. Nothing left. You
mean that this doesn't really happen? I've been rushing to
use the stuff so that it won't dissappear into that big
black hole with all the *other* socks?

BOB shaking his head and walking away

On Sat, 15 May 2004 21:42:38 -0400, " BOB" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Frogleg said:

elaine said:

Is it ok to use kraft dinner after the suggested expiry
date - May 2002?

I don't believe there are expiration dates on any
American packaged/sold foods. (Is ca.something Canada?)
Dates are usually 'sell by', 'best by', or 'use by',
which is about the closest to expiration.

There goes another myth...I thought that on the expiration
date, the food just expired. [censored]! Gone. Nothing left. You
mean that this doesn't really happen? I've been rushing to
use the stuff so that it won't dissappear into that big
black hole with all the *other* socks?

Very funny, Bob. However, many people *do* believe food
products aren't good -- should be thrown away -- after the
date stamped on a package. One teen of my acquaintance
won't drink milk poured from a carton stamped with
yesterday's date as "sell by." Of course, teenagers are
notoriously quirky.

In rec.food.cooking said:

There goes another myth...I thought that on the expiration
date, the food just expired. [censored]! Gone. Nothing left. You
mean that this doesn't really happen? I've been rushing to
use the stuff so that it won't dissappear into that big
black hole with all the *other* socks?

Quoted message said:

BOB shaking his head and walking away

Bob - Don't fall for this misinformation. At midnight of the
expiration date, the food changes from fresh and wholesome
into deady poison. Instantly.

--
...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

Quoted message said:

In rec.food.cooking said:

There goes another myth...I thought that on the
expiration date, the food

just

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

expired. [censored]! Gone. Nothing left. You mean that this
doesn't really happen? I've been rushing to use the stuff
so that it won't dissappear into that big black hole with
all the *other* socks?

Quoted message said:

BOB shaking his head and walking away

Bob - Don't fall for this misinformation. At midnight of
the expiration date, the food changes from fresh and
wholesome into deady poison. Instantly.

--
...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

Man-O-Man. I'm just so glad I use everything before that
expiration date. It would be terrible if the food just
vanished, but the deadly poisons would be
(IMO) even worse.

BOB Who?

Why is it that throughout reading this thread, I'm hearing that
famous line from Apu ("The Simpsons"😉:

"Silly customer! You cannot hurt a Twinkie!"

Bob M.