sell by dates....

[jacksdad]

I've just raided my Christmas stock, the luxury mince pies did it for me

I noticed the sell by date, 19 of NOVEMBER ! How can Lidl sell stuff from a huge Christmas display stand when it won't last until soddin Christmas

Ah well, I will just have to eat the lot then buy some more next month

[John-B]

cos it's a "SELL" by date and not a "USE" or "EAT" by date, I would still eat them no bother at all

[Diceman]

Most supermarket mince pies are made in Jan/Feb, traditionally a quiet time for the manufacturers, and frozen till they need them. There is no way they would be able to keep up when the "season" starts and still keep up with their regular products. Don't ask me how I know that. Just bung 'em back in the freezer, they'll be fine.

[DaveK]

Never had this sell by or use by rubbish til we went into Europe. Used to be you knew when it was going off and binned it. Far too much good food being wasted because of a date on a label.

[jacksdad]

I don't worry about sell by dates either, I can tell if somethings fresh or bad, like we did when I was a lad

Mince pies won't go bad, but might be stale after a few weeks storage, remember most additives and such are banned or not used cos the tree huggers won't eat them!

Still, better eat the last 9 just to be safe, and buy another doz for Christmas

[Imperfection]

Use your nose.If it smells alright-then it should be alright to eat.

[hambone]

If it's not to runny, not to green and you don't retch when you unwrap it then you should be ok to eat it. Dont tell anyone i said this in case you find yourself 'unwell'.

[paddywack12]

Never had this sell by or use by rubbish til we went into Europe. Used to be you knew when it was going off and binned it. Far too much good food being wasted because of a date on a label.

 

could not agree more :blink:

[955i]

My wife is terrible for this. As soon as something reaches 'the date' she claims it is now off and tries to throw it away :blink:

[George1990]

People I know (young people that is) all seem to take sell by dates seriously. Drives me mad. Even stuff on cans they still believe the sell by date. In the war they had it for years.

 

And meat always has to be a fresh red colour. I've eaten plenty of mince that was pre-browned in the fridge and why not. Uised to get quite a bit of free food of flat mates anyway :blink:

[leeds chimp]

if its a day over a use by date still eat it....but had a duck wrap that was dated the 28th..had it on the 30th....not good :blink:

[Egg]

The sell-by date's a load of mince. You can't kill a mince pie - they're indestructible, like Dracula. Or Superman.

[ste12b]

The sell-by date's a load of mince. You can't kill a mince pie - they're indestructible, like Dracula. Or Superman.

 

 

I think the 4 bore would, if you could squeeze the pie in the trap :blink: Saying that though you would actually need to hit it and looking at the thread it would be unlikely in my case.

Edited November 1, 2010 by ste12b

[jonesbach]

if its a day over a use by date still eat it....but had a duck wrap that was dated the 28th..had it on the 30th....not good :blink:

 

take every case in its own right...most things are fine past their date and i have no problems eating them for others!lol!

[Egg]

I think the 4 bore would, if you could squeeze the pie in the trap :blink: Saying that though you would actually need to hit it and looking at the thread it would be unlikely in my case.

After Xmas all the leftover mince pies are sent to Africa: they're used as ammo to fell rogue bull elephants or Cape buffalo.

[garygreengrass]

As I am reading this post I am having two apple pies with the sell by date up two weeks ago, If you don`t get any more posts from me you know not to eat them in the future. :blink:

[berettaman]

After Xmas all the leftover mince pies are sent to Africa: they're used as ammo to fell rogue bull elephants or Cape buffalo.

 

 

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