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Becky Parker
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Posted: June 30 2010 at 10:11am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker

I've had a jar of dill pickles in my fridge for quite some time. It was opened at least 8 months ago. I've been afraid to eat them, because I don't know if they are still good, but I don't want to throw them away in case they are!
So, what do you think? Can they go bad if they've been opened, but refridgerated all this time?

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Posted: June 30 2010 at 8:47pm | IP Logged Quote Kathryn

I doubt it...we call them sodium sticks b/c of the salt/preservative content.      I think we've had them in our fridge a looong time too b/c we don't eat them often. Are you craving some?!   

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Posted: June 30 2010 at 11:03pm | IP Logged Quote Dana

Hmm, I can honestly say that I've never had dill pickles in my fridge for that long...LOVE THEM. Prego or not, if they're the right brand (FYI: Mt. Olive Hamburger Dill Chips OR Claussen Pickle Spears) they WILL be eaten, lol.

Anyhow, I tend to agree that they're probably not bad, but still I wouldn't want to eat potential microbiology experiments. Food poisoning would not be fun.

Unless they're like super expensive pickles or something....

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Posted: July 01 2010 at 4:59am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker

Well, I'm not really craving them ... I'm actually craving avacados which is totally wierd for me since I don't even like avacados any other time .
And, they're not really expensive pickles. I guess my mom said "waste not want not" too often when I was growing up.
Okay, truth be told, there are actually two jars of pickles in my fridge. Both have been opened and I have no clue how long the other one has been in there! Throwing away two, almost full jars of pickles just seems wrong, but maybe I just need to get over that !

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I am super new here but I wanted to share a site that my Dad suggested - http://stilltasty.com/   It's a really neat site - all you have to do is type in the food you are wondering about and it tells you the life span. I haven't come across anything that it doesn't have a response for!
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Posted: July 02 2010 at 2:23am | IP Logged Quote Carole N.

I think I fixed the link.

Still Tasty

This is a really cool site. I am definitely adding it to my favorites list!

I don't think dill pickles can go bad unless there is a problem with the canning process. I have canned pickles in the past, and you put so much vinegar and salt in them that they are pretty well preserved no matter what. I have a jar in my refrigerator from Christmas and I ate one just the other day. I was delicious!

And pickles don't usually last long here either. We have to order them from the American grocer as they are not available in our local market.

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Posted: July 02 2010 at 5:59am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker

Thankyou for the helpful link! I went ahead and tried one last night. They tasted fine and I'm not sick so I think they're okay!
Thanks!

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