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AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2012, 05:44 AM Mar 2012

IS this scary?

A friend from New Zealand brought me two jars of Vegemite. That was five years ago. I just now checked and the stuff is still good..

I have never seen a food product last this long.. ever.

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IS this scary? (Original Post) AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 OP

Oh, its more than scary - terrifying at the least. edgineered Mar 2012 #1

I think you mean "it hasn't decomposed". Whether or not it's "good" is subjective. baldguy Mar 2012 #2

no..really I tasted it... AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #7

Religious artifact n/t sarge43 Mar 2012 #13

It's not any scarier than partying with a group of Aussies for a week. dogknob Mar 2012 #3

The jar on the right, "80 YEARS OF VEGIMITE" is when it was bottled. Not how long it has been made. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #4

Um you can *read* the expiration date right there in the photo Bruce Wayne Mar 2012 #5

It's still good. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #6

He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich RedCloud Mar 2012 #8

I like marmite. trof Mar 2012 #9

try it on pizza - yum IcyPeas Mar 2012 #10

Marmite lover here! Love it, especially on warm naan bread. Getting very expensive . crunch60 Mar 2012 #11

At least one other food lasts longer: honey. Lasher Mar 2012 #12

wow! you know... AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #14

edgineered

(2,101 posts)

1. Oh, its more than scary - terrifying at the least.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 05:49 AM

Mar 2012

I would be very careful using matches around that stuff, and maybe sleep with the windows open. You don't have animals, do you?

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

2. I think you mean "it hasn't decomposed". Whether or not it's "good" is subjective.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 05:57 AM

Mar 2012

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

7. no..really I tasted it...

Reply to baldguy (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 04:32 PM

Mar 2012

It hasn't changed at all in 5 years.. still has the same pasty salty taste as it did when I was given it. I have a feeling in about a million years..some aliens will find this planet... and do an archaeological dig...and come up with a Jar of Vegemite and analyze it.. who knows what their conclusions will be... Skin cream? wall paste, food for the gods?

sarge43

(28,946 posts)

13. Religious artifact n/t

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 07:28 AM

Mar 2012

dogknob

(2,431 posts)

3. It's not any scarier than partying with a group of Aussies for a week.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:19 PM

Mar 2012

At some point it will come in handy.

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

4. The jar on the right, "80 YEARS OF VEGIMITE" is when it was bottled. Not how long it has been made.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:26 PM

Mar 2012

Bruce Wayne

(692 posts)

5. Um you can *read* the expiration date right there in the photo

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:34 PM

Mar 2012

It's good for 80 years. [font color="lightblue"](and counting)[/font].

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

6. It's still good.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:37 PM

Mar 2012

If you have a pest problem. Be careful though, you might end up with mice the size of Rottweilers.

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

8. He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 06:16 PM

Mar 2012

And I forgot the rest!

trof

(54,256 posts)

9. I like marmite.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 06:22 PM

Mar 2012

Eat Marmite? You don't just want to eat it, you want to bathe in it, wallow in it like a hippo in mud, slather yourself from head to toe and wrap yourself in bread and butter... And you know what? That's fine. Just fine. Completely normal in fact...
http://www.marmite.com/

IcyPeas

(21,910 posts)

10. try it on pizza - yum

Reply to trof (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 08:42 PM

Mar 2012

crunch60

(1,412 posts)

11. Marmite lover here! Love it, especially on warm naan bread. Getting very expensive .

Reply to trof (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:10 AM

Mar 2012

Lasher

(27,641 posts)

12. At least one other food lasts longer: honey.

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 06:00 AM

Mar 2012

Honey has an almost indefinite shelf life. In fact, it has been used in treating wounds for thousands of years. It has been shown to inhibit the growth of a wide range of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses.

http://www.woundsresearch.com/content/a-comparison-between-medical-grade-honey-and-table-honeys-relation-antimicrobial-efficacy

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

14. wow! you know...

Reply to Lasher (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 04:19 PM

Mar 2012

You are right.. I remember when we were moving stuff out of my parents house, we found a old, old jar of honey, and I don't know how long it had been hiding on the back of the shelf, but it was still good.. like it was bought yesterday.

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