"The Date on Your Pantry Food Is Lying to You (15 Foods That Never Go Bad)

Get my printed cookbook: 36 recipes, 60 kitchen methods: https://vernasbook.com Or text me the word BOOK at (865) 460-6262 and I will send it straight to your phone 📖 That date stamped on your pantry food is not a safety date. It is the company's idea of the last day the food tastes its finest, and most of what is in your cupboard is fine long after it. In this video I go through 15 pantry foods that keep for years, the way my mother kept hers: dried beans, salt, sugar, honey, vinegar, white rice, molasses and sorghum, whole spices, cornstarch, baking soda, dried pasta, canned food, hot sauce, pure vanilla, and instant coffee. I also explain what does change over time, how to store them so they last, which pantry foods do go bad (flour, brown rice, oils, nuts), and the can safety rules everyone should know. It is a plain, honest guide for seniors, for anyone cooking for one, and for anyone stretching a grocery budget. If you liked this, please subscribe. A new old-fashioned mountain recipe or trick comes out every week, and it costs you nothing and helps me more than you would guess. If your pantry has ever made you feel guilty over a bag of beans, that was not your fault. It was a number on a bag. Have a blessed day. -Verna Chapters: 0:00 Why the date on your pantry food is not a safety date 1:30 1. Dried beans and peas 2:05 2. Salt 3:08 3. Sugar 3:30 4. Honey (never for babies) 4:01 5. Vinegar 4:27 6. White rice (and why brown rice is different) 4:59 7. Molasses and sorghum 5:23 8. Whole spices 6:09 9. Cornstarch 6:24 10. Baking soda (and the fizz test) 6:50 11. Dried pasta 7:03 12. Canned food (the safety rules) 8:11 13. Vinegar hot sauce and Worcestershire 8:24 14. Pure vanilla 8:43 15. Instant coffee 9:01 The honest words: what does change 11:06 What to do tonight 12:05 Tell me in the comments #pantrystaples #foodstorage #oldfashionedcooking #appalachiancooking