I am planning on making pumpkin chocolate chip bread for Thanksgiving and went to find ingredients in my pantry and realized that the Libby's canned pumpkin I have is marked best used by April 2017. Would you still use it? Its the 100% pure, no preservative kind. I haven't opened it yet to see if it smells or looks off.
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11-21-2017 #1
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keep or toss - canned Libby's pumpkin
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I feel like it’d be fine. I’d open it and smell it.
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If the can's not bulging, I would use it without hesitation.
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Best by is totally flexible. That’d be a big waste if you tossed it. It’s not “expired” and even if it was, if no bulge plus look and smell fine, I’d use.
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Thanks everyone. Normally I'm not too picky on dates but since I'm making it for others I was a bit uncertain. I actually have 3 cans with that best use by date, any other great pumpkin recipes you want to share (besides pumpkin pie)?
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I make pumpkin cream cheese streusel bars that are really tasty and easy.
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Pumpkin cookies
I do a variation from comment section. Use the whole can of pumpkin and half the butter
Eta. I just used pumpkin from that date a few weeks ago with no issues
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I like to just mix pumpkin into vanilla yogurt and add some cinnamon. Also good in oatmeal with cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
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I would not serve it to others. Some people, like my DH, have to be extra careful with food safety due to medical conditions.
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But a Best By date doesn’t refer to food safety.
Originally Posted by Pear
“A "Best if Used By/Before" indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality. It is not a purchase or safety date. “
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal...product-dating
“"Best if used by (or before)" date. This refers strictly to quality, not safety. This date is recommended for best flavor or quality. It is not a purchase or safety date. Sour cream, for instance, is already sour, but can have a zippier, fresh taste when freshly sour (if that's not an oxymoron!)”
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/...n-dates-matter
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