tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6805018335035573811..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Sell by datesThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15201093983412610562018-02-03T04:30:52.553-08:002018-02-03T04:30:52.553-08:00Hope you enjoy your guests. Fun to show off your n...Hope you enjoy your guests. Fun to show off your new home.<br /><br />I almost wish clothes had expiration dates.....<br />it would help with de-cluttering.<br />Just threw away some pickling spice - sell by June 2016 -I had grand plans to make my own pickled onions - obviously, since I had not managed it in 2 years, it is not going to happen.<br /><br />Very horrid and cold here but off to my granddaughters' birthday party. Both Feb 1st - but three years apart!<br />Think of you often though I really don'r blog much any more.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43281355220461194002018-02-03T01:00:20.144-08:002018-02-03T01:00:20.144-08:00After getting food poisoning a few times, cheese r...After getting food poisoning a few times, cheese ravioli being the culprit one of the times was out of date. If the date is up, out it goes. My stomach will get queasy, if a egg is boiled to long and has a sulfur smell. Gabrielle Howard Genglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944071372544950237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37463677146544927972018-02-02T20:42:40.361-08:002018-02-02T20:42:40.361-08:00Sometimes - when I'm 'in the mood' I r...Sometimes - when I'm 'in the mood' I remember to decant into small jars, label each with product and date, and freeze what I' not going to use in good time .... then the problem is remembering to check the list on the fridge door telling me what i've got stored in the freezer! Sometimes it's just All Too Hard!!<br /><br />Meanwhile, enjoy your guests - who won't give a toss whether there's dust on the lower shelf or not!! And I'll bet they would happily drink the out-to-date alcohol too!! Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32417221286566147562018-02-02T01:41:20.360-08:002018-02-02T01:41:20.360-08:00I had a friend come for coffee the other morning, ...I had a friend come for coffee the other morning, I got the dyson out and whizzed round the bits of carpet where crumbs/threads/cat hairs and other grunge could be seen. I said, don't look out of the windows, I haven't cleaned the outside in ages. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7305781871197318042018-02-02T01:25:27.203-08:002018-02-02T01:25:27.203-08:00It reminds me of my first mother-in-law, who never...It reminds me of my first mother-in-law, who never threw food away, if it couldn't go in the daily soup then Swiss ham and cold meats, even if turning green with age, were put on the table to they were eaten! But war had taught her that.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75864331713093233592018-02-01T17:44:15.316-08:002018-02-01T17:44:15.316-08:00Lazy garlic? I'm intrigued!
AlphieLazy garlic? I'm intrigued!<br /><br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5596324263128102562018-02-01T15:22:49.532-08:002018-02-01T15:22:49.532-08:00I'm with Rachel we worry too muchI'm with Rachel we worry too muchJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65718343634789383062018-02-01T13:02:57.373-08:002018-02-01T13:02:57.373-08:00Debs I really will write back this time I feel ash...Debs I really will write back this time I feel ashamed of neglecting you.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55238805652279207162018-02-01T12:29:21.532-08:002018-02-01T12:29:21.532-08:00Not convinced anything needs a use by date. Noses ...Not convinced anything needs a use by date. Noses and common sense do pretty well for most things. Perhaps ham is an exception.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11994020006910139962018-02-01T09:45:48.561-08:002018-02-01T09:45:48.561-08:00The only thing I take notices of is meat from the ...The only thing I take notices of is meat from the market.<br />I try not to have too many jars of stuff in the frig. <br />Have a wonderful time with your friends !<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and mandibles.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14973823525049226242018-02-01T08:33:12.726-08:002018-02-01T08:33:12.726-08:00I sometimes find it difficult to use things up bef...I sometimes find it difficult to use things up before the sell by date arrives. Sometimes I take a little taste to see if the item is usable, or if it is well out of date it gets thrown out and the container recycled. I cannot understand why so many things which we once kept in a cupboard, now have to be refrigerated. Even jams! We never had to keep jams in the fridge years ago.<br />Like you I can get down but find it very hard to get up again.<br />Have a lovely weekend with your friends.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29128095233667067552018-02-01T00:45:55.342-08:002018-02-01T00:45:55.342-08:00It's the jams & marmalade that get put in ...It's the jams & marmalade that get put in the fridge after openning from when the last guests were staying. There is quite an array of glass jars (including the savoury) that should be turfed out now. The stuff goes down the sink, with a minimal rinse out but the glass goes straight to the bottle bank.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8535813965573765042018-01-31T23:04:58.906-08:002018-01-31T23:04:58.906-08:00I am sure you and your visitors will have a great ...I am sure you and your visitors will have a great time! As for sell-by dates, I agree with what nearly everyone here has said. Sometimes they seem to be there just for the sake of it, but some stuff really can not be kept long, and in the end it is always better to be safe than sorry.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41965748082180563772018-01-31T22:53:30.333-08:002018-01-31T22:53:30.333-08:00Like you I find that visitors always make me smart...Like you I find that visitors always make me smarten up my act. I think I'm quite good at using things in order, though everybody must have problems with those little items that get used infrequently. I usually have some cranberry sauce hanging about till November the next year.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88772057675766051442018-01-31T22:11:40.406-08:002018-01-31T22:11:40.406-08:00I think that you have hit on a modern day trend, w...I think that you have hit on a modern day trend, we often buy more than we can properly use in a given time and end up wasting food by throwing it away. Not so bad in your case but some people throw away fruit and vegetables because they overbuy and the stuff simply rots through not being used.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60727662285734613212018-01-31T21:13:27.154-08:002018-01-31T21:13:27.154-08:00I don't take too much notice of 'sell by&#...I don't take too much notice of 'sell by' dates; food doesn't get that chance, but I did find an opened jar of Marmalade recently (obviously one that my wife didn't like) which had a thick layer of blue mould on the top. Shame!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35392621523036641772018-01-31T15:53:35.403-08:002018-01-31T15:53:35.403-08:00I'm a bit of a bear about sell by dates. I kn...I'm a bit of a bear about sell by dates. I know that for the most part they're just suggestions, but it totally wigs me out when I find a can of milk or other such thing 2 years out of date. <br />I know what you mean about the getting back up again, that's the pain.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66038076647943669582018-01-31T14:35:27.895-08:002018-01-31T14:35:27.895-08:00Oh Pat.. Do have fun with your guests.. I clean al...Oh Pat.. Do have fun with your guests.. I clean alot less often than i used to but as long as hubby and i are comfortable what does it matter.. lol If company calls before they come then i make an effort to make it tidy .. if not... they get what they get.. :) <br /><br />Psssst... Pat i just put a letter in the post to you.. I hope i got the addy right.. We shall soon see... :) Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77479792305290743972018-01-31T14:09:23.242-08:002018-01-31T14:09:23.242-08:00I cannot get to my knees, either. No worry about g...I cannot get to my knees, either. No worry about getting up, though.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12476829310720175292018-01-31T13:10:13.428-08:002018-01-31T13:10:13.428-08:00Agree largely with comments above but hardly like ...Agree largely with comments above but hardly like to inflict such produce on visitors staying.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21481538442911429652018-01-31T13:01:45.449-08:002018-01-31T13:01:45.449-08:00Can't get on my knees at all, the pain is terr...Can't get on my knees at all, the pain is terrible. I think I could get back up but can't test that theory.<br /><br />Good luck with the cleaning. One thing about visitors is that we get to doing the things we've been putting off.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12641802403763966472018-01-31T13:01:29.014-08:002018-01-31T13:01:29.014-08:00Sell by dates are for stock control, food quality ...Sell by dates are for stock control, food quality might be affected by the date but it's not dangerous to eat. Use by dates are the important ones. Personally I like sell by dates, I don't mind keeping something in my cupboard for 5 years and using it well out of date but I don't really want to be sold something that's already 5 years old :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817456278474481057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76996898466273016142018-01-31T11:51:26.118-08:002018-01-31T11:51:26.118-08:00Hope the visit goes well. Hope the visit goes well. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75958073057961592232018-01-31T11:44:35.178-08:002018-01-31T11:44:35.178-08:00I'm with you on the not being able to get back...I'm with you on the not being able to get back up. lol<br />Im still trying to understand what went wrong. Why on earth can't I just spring up like before? <br />It's like standing on a chair. I used to just step up to maybe reach something but oh dear however much I try to lift my leg it will not go. LOL<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4840330579933454322018-01-31T11:36:59.157-08:002018-01-31T11:36:59.157-08:00Some sell by dates are useful. But many are useles...Some sell by dates are useful. But many are useless. I bought a jar of honey with a sell by date. This had me perplexed. Honey keeps forever. Perhaps it's a EU rule? We have shops for poor people like refugees and so on and a lot of expired sell by date produce like honey goes there and gets sold very cheaply. My nose is my date detector when it comes to what I put in my mouth. Having evolved over millions of years it ought to know by now . . .Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com