Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
Hi Jennifer, and all listers, Well, I did end up throwing the cake mix out--and while I was at it, a few more which were in the pantry. When I went to the grocery store yesterday, I asked the person who was helping me shop about the dates on cake mixes. One which I just bought (and will ultimately use today or tomorrow) said best used by November 2014. There were some on the shelf, just as you said, Jennifer, with a use by date of March 2015. I used to never think about these things, cake mixes ... until all the talk a few years ago about using Bisquick within the time specified. So my lesson learned is always to keep marking the cake mixes--though with a use by date instead of the purchase date. Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts. Sherri On 4/11/14, Jennifer Chambers jennile...@gmail.com wrote: Sherry, usually cake mixes have a use-by date that is about a year from when you purchase it. If you know the brand of cake mix, see if you can get a toll-free number for the company, or an e-mail address, and contact them and ask how long their cake mixes last. I'm a bit of a stickler for use-by dates; however, my eldest sister routinely ignores them, and I can tell you she would not hesitate to use that mix. Jennifer On 4/10/14, Will Henderson will.henderson...@gmail.com wrote: Well...Unless they're gummy worms. :-) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Mullen Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question I would toss it, I believe it grows little worms and stuff and it I don't think I'd want to eat cake with stuff like that correct me if I'm wrong but I remember that has happened to my mom before when she open a box of cake mix that old Teresa MullenSent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
Sherri, that's a good idea about putting the use-by date on goods you buy. I just tried to keep that information in my head, but since my head is useless, these days, I'm going to adopt your method of marking the products with the use-by date. Thanks for the idea. Take care. Jennifer On 4/12/14, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jennifer, and all listers, Well, I did end up throwing the cake mix out--and while I was at it, a few more which were in the pantry. When I went to the grocery store yesterday, I asked the person who was helping me shop about the dates on cake mixes. One which I just bought (and will ultimately use today or tomorrow) said best used by November 2014. There were some on the shelf, just as you said, Jennifer, with a use by date of March 2015. I used to never think about these things, cake mixes ... until all the talk a few years ago about using Bisquick within the time specified. So my lesson learned is always to keep marking the cake mixes--though with a use by date instead of the purchase date. Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts. Sherri On 4/11/14, Jennifer Chambers jennile...@gmail.com wrote: Sherry, usually cake mixes have a use-by date that is about a year from when you purchase it. If you know the brand of cake mix, see if you can get a toll-free number for the company, or an e-mail address, and contact them and ask how long their cake mixes last. I'm a bit of a stickler for use-by dates; however, my eldest sister routinely ignores them, and I can tell you she would not hesitate to use that mix. Jennifer On 4/10/14, Will Henderson will.henderson...@gmail.com wrote: Well...Unless they're gummy worms. :-) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Mullen Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question I would toss it, I believe it grows little worms and stuff and it I don't think I'd want to eat cake with stuff like that correct me if I'm wrong but I remember that has happened to my mom before when she open a box of cake mix that old Teresa MullenSent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
Well...Unless they're gummy worms. :-) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Mullen Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question I would toss it, I believe it grows little worms and stuff and it I don't think I'd want to eat cake with stuff like that correct me if I'm wrong but I remember that has happened to my mom before when she open a box of cake mix that old Teresa MullenSent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
Sherry, usually cake mixes have a use-by date that is about a year from when you purchase it. If you know the brand of cake mix, see if you can get a toll-free number for the company, or an e-mail address, and contact them and ask how long their cake mixes last. I'm a bit of a stickler for use-by dates; however, my eldest sister routinely ignores them, and I can tell you she would not hesitate to use that mix. Jennifer On 4/10/14, Will Henderson will.henderson...@gmail.com wrote: Well...Unless they're gummy worms. :-) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Mullen Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question I would toss it, I believe it grows little worms and stuff and it I don't think I'd want to eat cake with stuff like that correct me if I'm wrong but I remember that has happened to my mom before when she open a box of cake mix that old Teresa MullenSent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Cake Mix Question
Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
These cake mixes have a crap load of preservatives, so I think you should be okay if you use it. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
I'm fairly certain that these products have an expiry date somewhere on their information on the box. My suggestion is either to find out that info, or since it has been more than a year since you've had it, just toss it! The leavening agent in this mix would have been long since ineffective anyway. CB: The Old Leather Bat - Original Message - From: Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:08 PM Subject: [CnD] Cake Mix Question Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
I would toss it, I believe it grows little worms and stuff and it I don't think I'd want to eat cake with stuff like that correct me if I'm wrong but I remember that has happened to my mom before when she open a box of cake mix that old Teresa MullenSent from my iPhone On Apr 10, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Sherri Crum sssmile...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake Mix Question
Have someone check its use by date for yu. if it is way out of date, it might not rise as high, and taste could be affected. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Sherri Crum Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: [CnD] Cake Mix Question Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a vanilla cake mix that was purchased in Sept. 2012. Should I take a chance and use it, or should I toss it? Anyone ever baked a cake mix that was of this age? Thanks for any feedback. Sherri ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
No it doesn't have pudding in the box. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:52 PM, sayegh.m...@gmail.com wrote: When buying Devil's food cake mix, does it come with a packet of pudding mix in the box. Mary Sent from my iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
The pudding is in the cake mix itself. All cake mixes don't have pudding in them; so checking the label is very important. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
Is it in the actual cake mix, or is there a separate packet of pudding in the box? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Colleen hers...@bresnan.net wrote: The pudding is in the cake mix itself. All cake mixes don't have pudding in them; so checking the label is very important. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
NO. The pudding is in the cake mix itself. There is no packet of pudding mix included. AS I said, not all cake mixes have pudding included. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
So when the recipe calls for 1 package cake mix and 1 packet pudding I would buy them separate then? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2013, at 6:21 AM, Colleen hers...@bresnan.net wrote: NO. The pudding is in the cake mix itself. There is no packet of pudding mix included. AS I said, not all cake mixes have pudding included. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
No. You have to buy that separately. Dawnelle - Original Message - From: sayegh.m...@gmail.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 11:52 PM Subject: [CnD] Cake mix question When buying Devil's food cake mix, does it come with a packet of pudding mix in the box. Mary Sent from my iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
Yes. If that's what the recipe calls for. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
Correct. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of sayegh.m...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 7:32 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cake mix question So when the recipe calls for 1 package cake mix and 1 packet pudding I would buy them separate then? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2013, at 6:21 AM, Colleen hers...@bresnan.net wrote: NO. The pudding is in the cake mix itself. There is no packet of pudding mix included. AS I said, not all cake mixes have pudding included. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
It will say with pudding in side. If not you need to by a pudding. Not all cake mixes have pudding in them. Most do but some don't. Lenore -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of sayegh.m...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: [CnD] Cake mix question When buying Devil's food cake mix, does it come with a packet of pudding mix in the box. Mary Sent from my iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
You buy the chocolate cake mix, then a separate box of say, butterscotch or chocolate instant pudding, and that's it! Years ago, there were cake mixes with pudding added, but I honestly do not know if they are made anymore! Courage is Fear that has said its prayers. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Dawnelle Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 7:34 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cake mix question No. You have to buy that separately. Dawnelle - Original Message - From: sayegh.m...@gmail.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 11:52 PM Subject: [CnD] Cake mix question When buying Devil's food cake mix, does it come with a packet of pudding mix in the box. Mary Sent from my iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Cake mix question
Yes, you can still buy cake mixes with pudding added. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Cake mix question
When buying Devil's food cake mix, does it come with a packet of pudding mix in the box. Mary Sent from my iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
