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Would you use these parsnips?
parthy
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Today I eyeballed a nice curried parsnip soup recipe. Alas, all the supermarkets and fruit and veg shops were closed by the time I got to the shops.
So I bought some from a local convenience store that has a fairly decent fruit and veg section. (usually, I'd never buy fruit or veg from a convenience store but I was really keen to try the recipe)
They came in a cling-wrapped plastic pack, when I opened them they were quite slimy, and there was a fair amount of smelly water within. They seem ok otherwise, albeit some are a little soft and right now they are sitting in a saucepan covered by very salted cold water as I didn't want to hastily throw them out. But I don't know, smelly water and slime (which to me signifies bacteria) ain't very appetising, even if the salted water removes the slime.
Would you use them?
So I bought some from a local convenience store that has a fairly decent fruit and veg section. (usually, I'd never buy fruit or veg from a convenience store but I was really keen to try the recipe)
They came in a cling-wrapped plastic pack, when I opened them they were quite slimy, and there was a fair amount of smelly water within. They seem ok otherwise, albeit some are a little soft and right now they are sitting in a saucepan covered by very salted cold water as I didn't want to hastily throw them out. But I don't know, smelly water and slime (which to me signifies bacteria) ain't very appetising, even if the salted water removes the slime.
Would you use them?
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They seem fine, and in fact the slightly soft ones are perfect for soup.
Do you have a wish to be poisoned?.....:D
I chuck veg/fruit in the compost, meat in the freezer or bin it if it's too far gone..
But I hate wasting food..:(
I know, it's just not my day.
The mince was my fault though, I didn't use it or freeze it quickly enough.
I had the same with a chicken today...only bought it yesterday, shelf life a couple of days, unwrapped it today and it STANK and when I turned it over it was green underneath...:mad: :mad:I took it back to the co-op and they offered me another chicken which I declined..going to be a while until I eat chicken again.
I find in summer that things go off noticeably quicker, even if kept in the fridge.
They were Spanish parsnips which apparently don't keep as well as our own.