ali Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 If you're like me, you have things at the back of the cupboard that you bought and either didn't end up using or totally forgot about. I've just found a can of passion fruit pulp with a 2010 date on it. What's in your pantry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Mine is feral. It's on my to do list these holidays, my youngest loves doing stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 sounds like my MIL's cupboards and fridge, my OH always cleaned them out when we visited, she used to just roll her eyes at being told off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB T Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 sounds like my MIL's cupboards and fridge, my OH always cleaned them out when we visited, she used to just roll her eyes at being told off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo and scott Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 sounds like my MIL's cupboards and fridge, my OH always cleaned them out when we visited, she used to just roll her eyes at being told off! sounds like my mils too !! lots of out of date food, but says its okay to still eat, erm, no thanks !! i had a bag of soggy lettuce in my fridge ive just chucked out :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I can't believe how quickly my pantry has built up again. We arrived in January without a single tin of beans to our name. Now I'm having to buy extra Tupperware to organise everything! I did accidentally put a bag of frozen broad beans in there instead of the freezer at one point over the summer. They were buried under something else and it took me ages to figure out where the funky smell was coming from!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beandownunder Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 my OH asked me if I wanted a gin and bitter lemon on Saturday, I thought "bitter lemon- didn't know we had that?" it was a weird shade of grey and has a sell by date of 2010 !!!!! definitely been lurking in the back of the juice cupboard for a while (it's gone down the drain now!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 my OH asked me if I wanted a gin and bitter lemon on Saturday, I thought "bitter lemon- didn't know we had that?" it was a weird shade of grey and has a sell by date of 2010 !!!!! definitely been lurking in the back of the juice cupboard for a while (it's gone down the drain now!) They do a great lemon and lime bitters here in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 When Mrs p's mum passed away we cleaned out the pantry and found things that were a good 20 years out of date. There was a jar of damson preserve that her dad knew was more than twenty years old because that's when he cut the tree down. It tasted yum-o We tend to keep stuff well beyond the date on the packet/jar. We had a jar of Mussaman curry paste that was 18 months out of date and it was awesome. I remember in the UK we found a huge bag of massive American marshmallows that were so old they'd gone hard. We took them camping and toasted them over the fire and they were great. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beandownunder Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 They do a great lemon and lime bitters here in WA is it your round Lou? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaffanZimbo Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 We have 30+ bottles of wine / champagne / liquers on top of our kitchen cupboards which we will hopefully be drinking before OH departs on 25 September.... however some have been up there for months/years and a few are looking decidedly odd colours - the liquers in particular are a worry! OH reckons the smell test will do the trick... Just wish every time we have a braai (BBQ) our guests would adhere to our "bring a salad but not a bottle" rule or at least drink more on each visit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beandownunder Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 We have 30+ bottles of wine / champagne / liquers on top of our kitchen cupboards which we will hopefully be drinking before OH departs on 25 September.... however some have been up there for months/years and a few are looking decidedly odd colours - the liquers in particular are a worry! OH reckons the smell test will do the trick... Just wish every time we have a braai (BBQ) our guests would adhere to our "bring a salad but not a bottle" rule or at least drink more on each visit!!! I could adhere to that rule , what's your address?? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 We have 30+ bottles of wine / champagne / liquers on top of our kitchen cupboards which we will hopefully be drinking before OH departs on 25 September.... however some have been up there for months/years and a few are looking decidedly odd colours - the liquers in particular are a worry! OH reckons the smell test will do the trick... Just wish every time we have a braai (BBQ) our guests would adhere to our "bring a salad but not a bottle" rule or at least drink more on each visit!!! A SA friend of mine used to tell stories of cooking on the beach in a big pot where they threw all manner of meats and liquids - beer, wine, coke, whatever they happened to have. They'd surf/play on the beach and after a few hours of slowly bubbling away they'd tuck into it. Sounded fantastic. Maybe you could buy a bag of frozen fruits and reduce them down in various liqueurs and sugar. Sieve the liquid, add gelatine and cool to a jelly. At this stage it doesn't really matter what the liqueur was like, it will just be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocolevi Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 My mil is awful we went not long ago I went to make the girls a drink of ribena and it was brown and had floaty bits in we usually check dates on her stuff we if go for a BBQ Mayo is always out of date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo and scott Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 We have 30+ bottles of wine / champagne / liquers on top of our kitchen cupboards which we will hopefully be drinking before OH departs on 25 September.... however some have been up there for months/years and a few are looking decidedly odd colours - the liquers in particular are a worry! OH reckons the smell test will do the trick... Just wish every time we have a braai (BBQ) our guests would adhere to our "bring a salad but not a bottle" rule or at least drink more on each visit!!! leaving party at your house ?? sounds good to me, i would happily bring my bag of soggy lettuce lol !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I could adhere to that rule , what's your address?? ;-) Snap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 When we moved out the kids where made up we had loads of food in cupboard and they got 6 bottles of wine each not red we has drunk that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmilBees Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 this is a must watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadhouse Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 We have 30+ bottles of wine / champagne / liquers on top of our kitchen cupboards which we will hopefully be drinking before OH departs on 25 September.... however some have been up there for months/years and a few are looking decidedly odd colours - the liquers in particular are a worry! OH reckons the smell test will do the trick... Just wish every time we have a braai (BBQ) our guests would adhere to our "bring a salad but not a bottle" rule or at least drink more on each visit!!! perthpoms parteeeeee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sorry to be boring but only just cleaned cupboards and pantry out. So mine are perfect and nothing out of date ,few bottles of wine which now I can drink will be finished in the next couple of weeks I am sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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