Do they have a sell by date? I bought some like 2 months ago and I haven't eaten them yet, would they be ok? I bought them from a sweet shop so they have no date on them...
2006-10-02 08:18:51 · 7 answers · asked by heavenly_me_k 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Sugar is a very good preservative and sweets like butterscotch with high concentrations of sugar in them will never go off no matter how long they are kept in the sense that no harmful organisms will develop.. However butterscotch is an interesting sweet in that the crystalline structure will change, particularly if kept in a hot environment like the glove box of a car. It used to be a tradition of my family to have a supply of butterscotch in the car which was kept till 'stale' for the wonderful eating experience. It develops a lovely crispy texture and melt in the mouth sensation which puts fresh butterscotch to shame.
2006-10-02 08:51:42 · answer #1 · answered by Robert A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
generally speaking, butterscotch can't go off because it is not an explosive. True, sugar can explode, given the right conditions - throw some on a fire and watch it go! I was once tricked into eating sodium bicarbonate under the pretext that it was sherbet ( which is very sugary ). My mouth did seem to explode but i live to tell the tale. If you hit butterscotch with a hammer it will certainly deconstruct with explosive tendencies. Try not to have it in your mouth when you try this ( unlike my wife! ). So there you have it. No
2006-10-02 08:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by bonnejovi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you kept them, but they'll probably be fine. "Best Before" dates are usually very conservative (no pun intended), and food generally lasts a long time if kept well. People managed to keep food fresh all winter in the past, and they didn't have vacuum-packing...
2006-10-02 08:27:31 · answer #3 · answered by cheekbones3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard candy has a LONG shelf life. As long as they weren't out in the sun and left where bugs could get them, you should be good to go.
2006-10-02 08:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sandi A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two months doesn't sound like it would go bad by then, especially for hard candy.
2006-10-02 08:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should be fine, as long as they haven't been stored in your pocket and got covered in fluff!!
2006-10-02 08:28:50 · answer #6 · answered by dianelindsey1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they'll be ok
2006-10-02 08:21:50 · answer #7 · answered by mannit m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋