*~Tina~* Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 So dh gets down a loaf of bread which he notices has grown mold around the crust. He checks the expiration date, which was five days prior and then decides "Hmm...it's not too old" then he precedes to remove crust, butter the bread and serve to the family! :glare: I intervened, collected said bread, and pitched it in the garbage. Stunned. :001_huh: Would you have served or eaten this? I am all for the five-second rule at home, but I prefer my penicillin in a bottle :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No, would not have used the bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessieC Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No way--any mold on bread and the whole loaf is bad. Cheese, I would cut off the mold and eat, but not bread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No. I will cut a bit of mold off hard cheeses but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nope. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nope, no way. But then I'm allergic to penicillin! Like others, I'll cut the mold off harder cheeses, but if bread molds, it goes in the garbage pronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No, gross, but I'm easily skeeved out by things that are at or past their expiration date. My husband on the other hand is less bothered by things that have a bit of mold and has been known to get rid of the offending bits and eat anyway. Ick. (I will get grossed out if one grape or berry in a whole carton has mold on it and won't want to eat from the package anymore at all, though, whereas he's like what's the big deal, just throw that one out)! I thought you were going to say he tried to serve it to company, that would have been even worse lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'd have been tempted to eat it, but I'd have thrown it out. I'd figure that there was pre-mold inside the bread, even if I couldn't see it. Cheese is different though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 If there was only mold on some of the slices, I would throw those away and use the ones without mold. Expiration dates don't bother me a bit, but I'm not a fan of eating mold! On the other hand, if cheese has some mold, I just slice off the outside and we eat the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 That was a guy-think moment. Get rid of the bad part, keep the rest. :glare: I wouldn't have touched that bread if you paid me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I would let DH eat it, but myself or the kids, forget it. I cringe when he cuts it off the cheese and then uses the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 So dh gets down a loaf of bread which he notices has grown mold around the crust. He checks the expiration date, which was five days prior and then decides "Hmm...it's not too old" then he precedes to remove crust, butter the bread and serve to the family! :glare: I intervened, collected said bread, and pitched it in the garbage. Stunned. :001_huh: Would you have served or eaten this? I am all for the five-second rule at home, but I prefer my penicillin in a bottle :D Ewwwww! All I can say is that I am glad YOU are the one deciding to throw it out. Sometimes men are just clueless--or perhaps it's overly hopeful!--in the kitchen! And I wouldn't even feed it to my poor dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nope, no way no how would that bread have been eaten. I have an allergy to penicillin as well as mold in general, so nothing with mold gets used in this house. I'm not part of the group that will cut it off of cheese, if there is mold on it, out it goes. I also won't eat or drink things that "look and smell" fine but the expiration date is past. Sorry folks they put those dates on things for a reason, I'm probably extreme about it but I'm not taking any chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 If there was only mold on some of the slices, I would throw those away and use the ones without mold. Expiration dates don't bother me a bit, but I'm not a fan of eating mold! On the other hand, if cheese has some mold, I just slice off the outside and we eat the rest! This. I noticed over the years that mold grows on homemade bread where my hand touched it to slice it. If the mold is only there, I cut it off and serve it. (NOt that bread lasts that long around here, but since the kiddoes have moved out and I eat low carb, DH doens't eat enough bread to go thru a whole loaf fast enough. ) I also give it the sniff test. You can tell if the whole loaf is moldy or it that one spot is contaminated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No. I will cut a bit of mold off hard cheeses but that's it. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No I wouldn't eat it or serve it. Bread gets a funny taste when it's old enough to mold so I would steer clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No, gross, but I'm easily skeeved out by things that are at or past their expiration date. My husband on the other hand is less bothered by things that have a bit of mold and has been known to get rid of the offending bits and eat anyway. Ick. (I will get grossed out if one grape or berry in a whole carton has mold on it and won't want to eat from the package anymore at all, though, whereas he's like what's the big deal, just throw that one out)! I thought you were going to say he tried to serve it to company, that would have been even worse lol. :iagree: This is me. I know that expiration dates don't always mean anything, but once a product reaches its expiration, I toss it. If one strawberry is moldy in a carton, I throw the whole thing out. I definitely would NOT have eaten that bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Eeeewww, YUCK! That would have gone straight into the trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Your husband should be on strict supervision while in the kitchen. :tongue_smilie: Good save on your part!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 nope :iagree: about the cheese but not bread..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) That was a guy-think moment. Get rid of the bad part, keep the rest. :glare:I wouldn't have touched that bread if you paid me! Dude. It would have hit the trash can faster than your head could spin at my house :D Bill Edited March 1, 2012 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Would not have eaten it, but would have composted. Please start compost piles. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nope!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I wouldn't eat it but my roommate in college would have. I frequently caught her cutting off crusts to eat the bread. I told her repeatedly that we weren't so poor that we needed to eat moldy bread. So anytime I found moldy bread, I'd toss it but if she got to it first she'd just eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: I wouldn't have eaten it, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Another vote for no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) I don't have any problem with cutting off the mold and using the rest of the bread if there's only a small bit of mold. However, usually 5 days past the expiration date, the bread tastes stale. If I really want to use it, I have to toast it to improve the flavor, but if it was 5 days past + moldy I'd just pitch it unless I was pretty desperate for a piece of toast. I actually have a harder time using cheese that has mold on it than bread. Yellow cheese has flecks of white in it when it gets mold, so I'm pretty sure the mold goes deeper than the surface. Edited March 2, 2012 by LizzyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 With regard to cutting off the moldy part and eating the rest... http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FactSheets/Molds_On_Food/#3 Are Molds Only on the Surface of Food?No, you only see part of the mold on the surface of food -- gray fur on forgotten bologna, fuzzy green dots on bread, white dust on Cheddar, coin-size velvety circles on fruits, and furry growth on the surface of jellies. When a food shows heavy mold growth, "root" threads have invaded it deeply. In dangerous molds, poisonous substances are often contained in and around these threads. In some cases, toxins may have spread throughout the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 No way--any mold on bread and the whole loaf is bad. Cheese, I would cut off the mold and eat, but not bread! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I wouldn't eat it :ack2: but I guess if dh wanted to eat it himself.... I would assume it all had mold spores on it and the mold just hadn't grown enough to be visible yet. Nothing like eating mold.....they day before it was visible. I had a freind who used to get food from the food bank.....until she put a perfectly good looking (but expired) loaf of bread under the microscope. After that, she always paid for 'in date' bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Your husband should be on strict supervision while in the kitchen. :tongue_smilie: Good save on your part!!! :lol: I know right! Made me wonder what my poor kids would be fed if I wasn't here :tongue_smilie: With regard to cutting off the moldy part and eating the rest... http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FactSheets/Molds_On_Food/#3 I will share this with him :D Ewwwww! All I can say is that I am glad YOU are the one deciding to throw it out. Sometimes men are just clueless--or perhaps it's overly hopeful!--in the kitchen! And I wouldn't even feed it to my poor dog! :lol: Here! Here! I read all the responses to him...hopefully he gets it :D Scary!! Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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