Pickles by Brian Crane for March 15, 2014

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    ratlum  about 10 years ago

    That is a terrible remark to make.Even if it might be almost some time near the truth.

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    Llewellenbruce  about 10 years ago

    Don’t you have anything to say about thatEarl?

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    Seeker149 Premium Member about 10 years ago

    Don’t you realize syrup just gets better with age? Last year, I helped my wife clean out her grandpa’s garage, and we found a jar of Log Cabin that celebrated the bicentennial – older than either of us! But I’ll be darned if it isn’t the best fake maple we’ve ever tasted. Better start a “syrup cellar” so our grandkids can experience the same.

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    Pretzelcoatl  about 10 years ago

    Just like your father … and your mother.

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    paha_siga  about 10 years ago

    Yeah, young people should try to understand the difference between “best before” and “use by”.

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    smithdm2  about 10 years ago

    The mind is willing it’s the flesh that’s weak

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    GROG Premium Member about 10 years ago

    I’d toss the syrup. I don’t keep anything past the expiration date.

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    Crabbyrino Premium Member about 10 years ago

    C’mon Opal…Earl gets better every day ’cause every day he has you. (GROUP SIGH)

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    Darkeness1d  about 10 years ago

    I wish we have “Best use by” on everything.

    I use http://www.eatbydate.com to decide to keep or throw away.

    I found a 6 years old jar of pickle that I just threw away.

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    Dani Rice  about 10 years ago

    Most consumer groups agree that the “expiration” or “best by” dates are used to convince you to toss a perfectly good item and replace it. Open the package; look at the product, smell it, and then take a tiny taste, and then decide for yourself. I have found bottled water with expiration dates! Talk about a scam.

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    chabias  about 10 years ago

    Yum. Got a friend who makes maple syrup. Goes great with whiskey. We call it “sticky lips”.

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    YatInExile  about 10 years ago

    With all the preservatives in our food, you have to wonder why foods have expiration dates.

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    loner34  about 10 years ago

    We have a daughter who works for a food company, stocking their products in stores.They have to pick up everything past the “best by” date. She brings it home and we eat it, still good for a long time. “Best by” means just that, not bad by.

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    LuvThemPluggers  about 10 years ago

    A little mold never hurt anybody!

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    amaryllis2 Premium Member about 10 years ago

    Real maple syrup doesn’t expire. And there is no point in buying the fake kind.

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    hippogriff  about 10 years ago

    rdh288: Oil companies say 3,000, Society of Automotive Engineers say 5,000. Who are you going to believe, merchandisers or scientists? If you watch Fox, the former; Link, the latter.

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    Smiley Rmom  about 10 years ago

    You might try turning your refrigerator temperature down a little lower. That said, I always buy our milk at Braums, because their milk stays fresher longer. (Braums is a regional diary/restaurant/fresh market store, but you might find something similar in your area if you’re lucky.)

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    David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault  about 10 years ago

    “I had a prime?”

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    Jeff0811  about 10 years ago

    Saw that last comment coming a mile away, you knew either Earl or Opal were going to say it. It’s how you say it that is important. Since a written medium doesn’t convey sound, we have to assume she was just kidding.

    When my wife turned 40 I told her I was going to trade her in for two 20 year old women. She told me I wouldn’t know what to do with two 20 yr olds. The thing of it is, She is exactly right. We both knew the other was kidding.

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    boldyuma  about 10 years ago

    Earl is thinking to himself..“All right you old biddy..I know you’ll have to get up at 3:00a.m. to pee..At 2:45 a.m. I’m getting up and putting Super Glue on the toilet seat.”

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