Best By? Expiration Dates..

[HipChick]

It says Best By 04.26.2013 - It's brussels sprouts..they look fine to me

[Chan790]

1. Fresh, frozen, canned?

On vegetables:

Fresh? They're probably fine if they look fine, possibly dried-out.
Frozen? They're probably going to be bland but edible.
Canned? They're fine if the can is fine.

[HipChick]

6. 'Fresh" in the back of the fridge..I need some veg for my lamb dinner.

If you don't hear back from me for the rest of the afternoon...

[Chan790]

7. They're fine if they're not moldy.

I might take a vegetable brush and warm water and scrub them up a little but generally they're probably fine for steaming or roasting. (I don't know why people keep boiling them...it makes them awful.)

[PoliticAverse]

2. Are they moving under their own power ? n/t

[In_The_Wind]

3. It's a violation of the health code for that to be on the shelf for sale.

One of my jobs in the past was a food broker.

I've tried taking out of code products to the manager with a gentle complaint. If I find it back on the shelf, I drop a dime on the store.
I guess I've always been a whistle blower when I comes to safety. So sue me.

[Chan790]

4. I think she's talking about items in her pantry. n/t

[In_The_Wind]

5. Oops. Then your answer above is the correct answer.

[IcyPeas]

8. I would slice one in half and look for bugs

brussel sprouts can get buggy

[Callmecrazy]

9. Throw em out!

I hate brussel sprouts.

[BainsBane]

10. They are wonderful roasted.

[In_The_Wind]

11. I like Brussels Sprouts almost anyway.

[HipChick]

12. Be still my heart..

Brussels Sprouts soul mates ...me too..

[In_The_Wind]

13. I also like cabbage, rutabaga and a few other veggies that turn most folks off.

[Liberal Veteran]

14. Rutabaga. It would have to be damned dire hunger to force me to eat that.

Look, even the smiley hates rutabagas.

[In_The_Wind]

15. Have you tried them mixed with potatoes ?

I also like turnips.

[Liberal Veteran]

16. Turnips are okay. Turnip greens are really good.

I have never tried neeps and tatties.

[In_The_Wind]

17. It's one way to become accustomed to them.

I really do like all kinds of greens. My childhood was in Georgia. We had a small veggie patch out back.

[Liberal Veteran]

18. I was raised in Georgia myself. Greens were practically on every table.

Turnip/mustard greens with pepper sauce is great. Turnips themselves are pretty good raw (almost like a radish).

[In_The_Wind]

19. Like most Southerners with a garden, we grew HOT peppers.

My dad crunched on them raw. My stepmother put them up in vinegar. Dad was a meat eater, so greens, beans, fried okra were on the table in the summer months. It was great going to the farmer's market. We put away bushels of fresh things for the winter.

[olddots]

20. Do you enjoy projectile vomiting ?

April was 3 months ago ...better safe than sorry ---pitch them

[Quantess]

21. Frozen. You must be talking about FROZEN brussels sprouts.

If so, maybe it's okay to cook them and see if they seem okay to eat. It all depends on the conditions while they were frozen.

[Kali]

22. a suggestion

to sniff and/or look close before ingesting or serving

[madinmaryland]

23. If we don't see you for several days, we will all know why. Best of luck!

[HipChick]

25. I ended up tossing them, you all made me paranoid..

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

24. Trick question: "Best" and "Brussels Sprouts", oxymoronic.

Unless, maybe, if they're wrapped in bacon, battered, rolled in crushed corn flakes, and deep fried.

Then they MIGHT be ok.

Bon appetit.

[ConcernedCanuk]

26. Heck - I dragged meat and veggies out of dumpsters

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I was poor for over 6 years,

rarely had a digestive problem.

a few times I did

but my asshole took care of it.

I survived.

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