One of my favorite family traditions is cleaning out my mom's pantry and spice cabinet when I visit. I do this almost every year and have decided that there is some sort of rift in the space/time continuum that occurs in the pantry at my mom's house in Amarillo, TX. I regularly find things older than I am despite cleaning the place out the year before. Last year I threw away meat tenderizer that has moved to two different houses and that expired in 1988. I was born in 1987.
This year I decided to make chili since there is snow on the ground and we all wanted something warm to eat. She has a jar of Fiesta brand Chili Mix. I can't say for sure how old it is but there is the remnants of a "90" near the lid. I suspect it may be the most recent example of an expired jar of spices ending up in her pantry after I cleaned it out.
I am pretty sure the other two jars are expired too but according to her "they never really go bad" so I will let those go until next year and I'll toss them without letting her know!
This year I decided to make chili since there is snow on the ground and we all wanted something warm to eat. She has a jar of Fiesta brand Chili Mix. I can't say for sure how old it is but there is the remnants of a "90" near the lid. I suspect it may be the most recent example of an expired jar of spices ending up in her pantry after I cleaned it out.
I am pretty sure the other two jars are expired too but according to her "they never really go bad" so I will let those go until next year and I'll toss them without letting her know!