Egg Bake Tonight
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
United States
January 21, 2020 6:50pm CST
Well, of course I am always trying to be as creative as possible. Well, that's the aim. Many times I at least have made it a goal to make @NJChicaa puke. Seems to be working. It's actually a bit of a challenge now.
So here we have it. Another egg bake for dinner. I put in 15 eggs and an entire 8 ounce bag of cheese, a can of diced tomatoes, some mushrooms, a chopped onion, and some meatballs...
And of course there are some seasonings I added.
But here's the kicker. The eggs expired on December 7th. 
Hey, I did the smell test and cracked each egg separately before I added them to the dish. One thing I have experienced over the years is that expiration dates are designed to tell STORES when not to sell something anymore.
It has nothing to do when something is actually expired.
If you do not hear from me again we will have no further need to have this discussion. Wish us all luck and pray and make sure NJChicaa gets a puke bag or two delivered.
Hey, I did the smell test and cracked each egg separately before I added them to the dish. One thing I have experienced over the years is that expiration dates are designed to tell STORES when not to sell something anymore.
It has nothing to do when something is actually expired.
If you do not hear from me again we will have no further need to have this discussion. Wish us all luck and pray and make sure NJChicaa gets a puke bag or two delivered.13 people like this
12 responses
@porwest (112717)
• United States
2 Feb 20
I worked in the food industry for MANY years before doing what I do now. Let me let you in on a little secret. Expiration dates are simply shelf lives. Now, while most people think that means after that date it is no longer good, it means STORE SHELF life. It is more of a marketing thing in most cases. A store is responsible for not overordering. A company generally does not have to refund expired goods to a store that overbought and could not sell said item. So the manufacturer still gets paid, and it is up to the store to decide what to do with the product. A lot of gets donated to food pantries and you will find a LOT of expired food doled out at food pantries.
The food itself is not necessarily inedible, or no good. It's just gone past the date it can be SOLD.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
4 Feb 20
@Nevena83 You just have to personally know what the true shelf life of something is. I mean, obviously if you open a jug of milk and it smells bad and it's curdled, it's definitely "expired." A piece of meat you have had in the freezer for two years is PROBABLY expired. But even with canned goods, you can still eat the contents YEARS after it was labeled "expired."
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
22 Jan 20
Lord, you're brave
I'm with you on expiry dates. I largely ignore them but for some reason, not with eggs, especially if they're all watery and the yolk is runny. I hope you survived this dish :)
I'm with you on expiry dates. I largely ignore them but for some reason, not with eggs, especially if they're all watery and the yolk is runny. I hope you survived this dish :)
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
22 Jan 20
My husband always eats stuff that I wouldn't touch because it's too old. The dish, however, sounds good.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jan 20
You're too funny.
I don't worry too much about the expiration dates, now if I get sick cuz I ate somethin old then I check if I have any more of that product to check dates.
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jan 20
Actually, except for the expired eggs, I think that the dish sound really delicious. You are just like my late husband it seemed he could eat anything no matter how old it was and he always made me gag.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jan 20
I don't pay attention to the expiration date on eggs. I was surprised to find there was one. I haven't had a problem with eggs and I buy them by the 5 doz. box from Wal-Mart. It's cheaper that way. I also buy between 2-3 boxes a month, so you know I eat a lot of eggs.
Your egg bake sounds delicious!
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Jan 20
15 eggs, how much do you eat??????
I have never looked at the date on eggs.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89458)
• Rupert, Idaho
22 Jan 20
Not sure I would go for this one either! But if you enjoy it that is all that matters!!
