Not so gingery ginger

This was one of the most disappointing vintage finds, ever. I was craving--and I mean craving--pickled ginger. And yes, I was planning on eating it right out of the jar with my finest pair of chopsticks.

It looked a bit pale (beige, instead of pink), and was a bit out-dated (Best By 8/28/2003), but it hadn't been opened yet, so I figured it would probably be fine.

Instead of being spicy and a bit crunchy, it turned to mush in my mouth. I can't describe how it tasted, but "gingery" would not be the first word that comes to mind.

Such a let down.

Auf Wiedersehen, Sauerkraut

I have absolutely no recollection of buying this, and couldn't find a "Best By" date anywhere, so I can't even begin to guess its age. Years, at least, though. Ok, that was sort of a guess...

It didn't seem like the right color. It felt weirdly rubbery in my mouth when I attempted to chew it. It didn't taste like sauerkraut, either. Blech.

Why so blue?

I was making a salad the other day, and rummaged around in the refrigerator for dressing. Blue cheese dressing? I haven't had that in a while. Apparently, that was very true.

I ended up finding (and tossing) two bottles of the stuff that expired in 2006.

No taste test necessary. I wasn't taking any chances; this was as bad as the recently excavated cream cheese. The funny thing is, they both looked and smelled perfectly fine.

Ciao, baking powder

I unearthed this from a tin in the cabinet: Italian baking powder, circa 1994.

I didn't even bother to try it out, although the badly-translated carrot cake recipe that it came with lives on in a notebook somewhere.

We're Posting This...

...even though it might get us into Trumbull!!!!!


We may never be invited over again, but this gem of a find needs to be exposed! If you can't read it, the expiration date is "Apr 23 06."

It's 2010.

It's cream cheese.

Looks like a bar of soap.

This went directly into the trash. Uber-expired dairy products are not to be trifled with.

Vintage Seeds Edition: Green Beans

You might think, like I did, that seed expiration dates are silly.  I refuse to remember that seeds expire, despite my previous attempts at growing old seeds.

So this year, I'm trying again with beans.  The seeds are only from 2006/2007.  I'm sure they will grow just fine but they are off to a rough start.  I planted two packets about 10 days ago, one of yellow and one of green beans.  See, they sprouted!!!!

I was very happy they sprouted until I looked nearby at the beans that were planted around the same time.  These seeds weren't expired.

I guess 4 year old seeds give deformed and stunted plants.  Curses!!  Foiled again....

Comforting Soup

I have no idea where this came from, but it's been around for years. Many, many, many years (possibly as many as 20). So, I finally ate/drank it.

It tasted like chicken.

Broth, that is.

The ingredient list was a bit odd: what, exactly, is "Winey?"