Out of Date Sweets
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Found a box of sweets in a cupboard that are a year out of date, but wonder how can sweets be out of date got 1pk of Mint Selection, a couple of Fox's Mints and six packs of Werthers Original, there is also two bottles of Salade Cream, I remember buying the salade cream (I know that can't bew eaten) but things happened and i forgot about them, but where the sweets come from ???
Oliver Hardy said:
Found a box of sweets in a cupboard that are a year out of date, but wonder how can sweets be out of date got 1pk of Mint Selection, a couple of Fox's Mints and six packs of Werthers Original, there is also two bottles of Salade Cream, I remember buying the salade cream (I know that can't bew eaten) but things happened and i forgot about them, but where the sweets come from ???
Boiled sweets will be ‘best before’ rather than ’use by’.They are hygroscopic, so will absorb moisture over time and go sticky on the outside. The sweet will eventually crystallise and go fudge-like and taste stale.
That process will take between 1-3 years from manufacture depending on external conditions.
The high sugar / low moisture content means it will resist micro growth and should still be safe to eat for many years. Will probably taste rank after 2-3 years though.
Oliver Hardy said:
Found a box of sweets in a cupboard that are a year out of date, but wonder how can sweets be out of date got 1pk of Mint Selection, a couple of Fox's Mints and six packs of Werthers Original, there is also two bottles of Salade Cream, I remember buying the salade cream (I know that can't bew eaten) but things happened and i forgot about them, but where the sweets come from ???
Is this a posh M&S version, is that why you remember buying it? 
Have I misspelt salade!!! Dam it, I keep meaning not to use Firefox as the spelt checker does not work, but use it for YouTube and I keep forgetting to switch.
If you don't want them give them away, don't waiste it.
Sorry if there are mistakes in my spelling!
sherman said:
If the werthers seem a bit soft. Tip them into a pan and they will melt down into a lovely caramel sauce if you add a spot of milk or cream.
Sounds great, thanks.soad said:
I got a box of Nestle Quality Street (not out of date) from the Christmas work raffle (yes, really). No desire to eat them.
So have I, but I will have them eventually.If you don't want them give them away, don't waiste it.
Sorry if there are mistakes in my spelling!
I bought a really expensive rose and violet cream Easter egg, from the company that is notorious for that flavour combo, from John Lewis after Easter. I got if for my mums and was going to keep it for her birthday (she is northern so appreciates thrift) then forgot all about it. Roll forward 2.5 years I find it… the chocolate egg was absolutely fine, the soft sweets were a bit hard and tasted a bit dusty but were fine!
Where you getting the caramac, online? Not seen it in shops since the news. I find caramilk indistinguishable other than thickness.
Dont do what I did with the last ricicles, did an op - forgot about them. Had all gone a bit hard and yet non crispy.
Dont do what I did with the last ricicles, did an op - forgot about them. Had all gone a bit hard and yet non crispy.
Edited by theplayingmantis on Tuesday 12th March 21:04
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