Does peanut butter and jelly expire?

[MrCraphead]

So I bought some last semester, and I'm wondering if it's expired or not.

Thoughts?

I'm hungry.

 

[minendo]

Jelly can grow mold, peanut butter will oxidize.

 

[GasX]

IT'S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!

 

[bigalt]

if it's got a layer of green on top, it's probably bad.

just take a whiff.

 

[nebula]

If the jelly was in the fridge, it seems to last quite a while. Peanut butter seems to be fairly resilent too, not stored in fridge.

 

[NeoPTLD]

It will probably get very sticky and smelly like cooking oil does when it breaks down.

 

[dman]

I think 6mo's is probably ok for peanut butter. Jelly otoh, inthe fridge, I might just pass on that. If you were sloppy with your knives and mixed them back when, then the combined stuff sitting in the fridge or cabinet gets really gross. I wouldn't chance that... but you are a starving college student, so, I suspect you'll give it a go.

 

[MrCraphead]

I have some of that combined peanut butter and jelly stuff. Goober I believe it's called. Nevertheless, I just ate a PBJ sandwich. Now, we wait and see what happens.

And yes, it IS peanut butter jelly time.

 

[Bootprint]

If it tastes metalic, its bad.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's fine. If it had been a couple years it would be suspect but a few months? Nah.

 

[gistech1978]

ive had some peanut butter get really liquid- the oils and the 'butter' seperated.
it wasnt 'bad' necessarily; just not the right consistancy.
that took a long time though.

 

[Tinkerhell]

they don't have expiration dates on them?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Everything expires eventually. Jars/cans keep for 2 years, about.

 

[MrCraphead]

The jar doesn't have an expiration date on it, nor does it say to refridgerate after opening.

well, I take that back. I do see a 07/04 on the label, perhaps that's the expiration date.

I should give Smuckers a call @ 1-888-550-9555

 

[zbalat]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Everything expires eventually. Jars/cans keep for 2 years, about.

Honey is the only food that never spoils.

 

[MrCraphead]

Alright, so I was extremely bored and decided to call Smuckers. They said on the front is a "pull date", and that's the date it should be pulled and thrown out regardless if it has been opened or not. My jar's pull date is 07/04, so I have a few months before I ditch it.

Anyone want a PBJ sandwich? I'll mail it to you.

 

[rickn]

expiration dates on a lot of stuff are totally bogus as long as your fridge is the right temp

 

[maziwanka]

jelly can definately go bad. make sure you keep it in the fridge.

i think pb can last a long time though....

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: rickn
expiration dates on a lot of stuff are totally bogus as long as your fridge is the right temp

Expiration dates generally reflect when products are no longer at a certain quality level, not when they truly expire.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: rickn
expiration dates on a lot of stuff are totally bogus as long as your fridge is the right temp

Expiration dates generally reflect when products are no longer at a certain quality level, not when they truly expire.

mayo tastes the same to me 6 mos after the best if used by date.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY WITH A BASEBALL BAT!

 

NEVER!

 

[Beattie]

Originally posted by: zbalat

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Everything expires eventually. Jars/cans keep for 2 years, about.

Honey is the only food that never spoils.

How about raw sugar? or Twinkies?

 

[EngenZerO]

you should be ok if you eat it

 

[techfuzz]

Originally posted by: FallenHero
NEVER!

I knew what it was before I even clicked on it! Good one though... quite appropriate!

techfuzz