Would you eat it?

Alright, say you see a jar of mustard in the fridge. The date on the lid says May 21, 2007. Would you eat it? Or is that just nasty??

I said it was gross, I wouldn't touch it with a 10ft pole. Rob's parents say it is fine and they would eat it, so what? I think 3 months past the date on the lid is a bit long!!

I'm going to say no. You're right, 3 months is a little long!

Nope, and give it to the parents as a gift so they can eat it

I'd probably eat it.
Mustard's main ingredients are vinegar and water, followed by mustard seed.
Add various spices depending of mustard type.
If it's never been opened, or has been refidgerated, chances are good that there is nothing at all wrong with it.

If it was the only mustard in the house and there wasn't any green junk growing in the lid, I would!!

No way. I'm such a freak about expiration dates. I think its because I once accidentally drank very expired orange juice...not pleasant

-Kristen

Yeah, things beyond their date, really depends on what it is.
The products are dated mainly to protect the manufacturers should anything be wrong with a product.
Because really, we all know that not all stores rotate things like they are supposed to.
Milk is actually been proven safe and good for up to 10 days past it's date, but that's one item I won't test the theory on.

I think it'd be fine, but the general rule in my kitchen is, when in doubt throw it out.

I don't like mustard to begin with, but if I did, I think if its been opened and past the "sell by" date, I'd throw it out. Let's hope no one gets sick from eating it!

i say no because i dont like mustard! lol ;-)

I say no because I've had a bad experience with expired stuff. For me, even the day of expiration is too late to eat it. Wasteful? Maybe. But I really don't ever wanna taste something off again.

I say yes...

I guess because I don't think of mustard as going bad. Come to think of it, I have had this jar of mustard in my fridge for quite some time. Perhaps I should check it.

If it was something else like milk or meat I wouldn't.

Man I've had mustard in my fridge for two years and still used it!! And milk is good 7 days past date unless its been stored on the door instead the shelf!!

Mustard or the like, yes I'd eat it. Some other things probably not.

One of my old co-workers would eat almost anything past the expiration date. He grew up with very little and came to the US as a teen. To him it's waste. He even boils fat and bones and things to make a gravy he gives his dog. (I forget exactly how he does it.) He used to finish anything you gave him and would argue with you if you said something was bad and needed to be thrown out. He also did the dishes though! And some things he would take to put in his compost pile. So we liked bringing him any leftovers we had at home before they went bad. He put on 30lb his first year working with us!

Sure, why not?

what about eggs? I have a half dozen eggs with an expiration date of 8/28 and I wanted to hard boil them...

I've never seen a bad egg as long as it was kept refrigerated.
Did you know that eggs sit in refrigerated warehouses for up to a year?

The most I've seen happen was that the membrane just inside the shell gets a little thick.

I don't think I would eat although I don't think the ingredients in it would go bad very quickly.

However I have had food poisoning before and believe me it is something you want to avoid...