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    Default Polenta...."Best Before" question

    I have a tube of Trader Joe's polenta marked "Best Before Dec 11, 2011".

    From what I have read a best before date is about the qualify of the product but is not the same as an expired date for a potentially unsafe food.

    So...would you try it or would you toss it? I know it is relatively cheap, I am just curious what others would do.
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    i would toss it.

    next time make polenta of corn meal, water and salt.
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    then live on the rest!

    i am trying something new. LDS church advises savings or debt repayment should be the same as the tithe. 10% each.

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    It kills me but i say toss it. Dairy and products w/ grease or fat I try to keep to the exp. dates. Thats over a month past.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ladykemma2 View Post
    i would toss it.

    next time make polenta of corn meal, water and salt.
    Pre-made is not my style...that is why it sat in the dang pantry all this time! lol
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