Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Something I've Always Wondered...

If you remove the part of the cheese that's moldy, is it okay to eat the remaining, without-mold part?

I put my hypothesis to the test with dinner tonight. Accidentally.

I'll let you know how it all comes out. Pun intended.

13 comments:

aemelia said...

I do that ALL the time. Perfectly safe! Mmmm-mmmm good.

jm said...

Sometimes cheese is supposed to be moldy. A little penacilin (sp) never hurt. Or did it?

Anonymous said...

Love your blog. Every day. I look forward to reading it, Jess... I really do. I love reading about who you have become...

Lisa

Anonymous said...

It's morning now and no known repercussions.

Lisa -- I LOVE that you read my blog. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Alright mold lovers (or is it CHEESE love that drives this behavior?) - what about those blocks of cheese where there's no unmoldy parts? Do you cut off the top layer and eat what's beneath?

LH said...

what about mold on pita bread? cut it off and eat the bread?

jm said...

Sometimes I eat raspberries with little pieces of mold on the inside that I just ignore because I paid almost $5 for these moldy raspberries and, by god, I'm gonna eat 'em!

Anonymous said...

If we're all doing it, it must be safe. I feel now that I wrote this entry as public service. Anything else we need to figure out?

Connie said...

I think it is okay to eat the cheese after the mold is cut off, but if the cheese is cracked - it is tossed. Pita and raspberry mold, no thanks. Microbiology ruined that for me.

Anonymous said...

I've also eaten eggs that are 6 weeks past the expiration date, and never so much as a stomach cramp. It was an accident the first time, but now I don't pay any attention at all to expiration dates.

Undomestic said...

I've always wondered how long you can keep refridgerated eggs. Anyone know?

Anonymous said...

I don't know, but I'm with annekris - expiration dates on bread and eggs don't matter. Milk is another matter altogether - it's consistency tells the story ...

jdoc - did you ever think this entry would solicit the most comments?

Anonymous said...

Wow. I'll try to wonder things more often.