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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:46 AM Original message |
Why do ketchup bottles say "refrigerate after opening"? |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Covering their butts. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. I used to work in a restaurant and I was told that unrefrigerated ketchup would eventually spoil. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. and the sugar (corn syrup) |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. There is a famous burger joint in Hayward CA, "Vals Burger"... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why do they have signs that say open trench? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Heeeeey, wait a minute. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. You'd be surprised how many things DON'T need to be refrigerated. |
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lillypaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I always thought eggs were dangerous |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. not while eggs are in shell. once cooked they need refrigeration |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Watch out for any celery. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Here's an idea |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Yes! An evaporative cooler. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. I only know that peanut butter needs to be refrigerated because otherwise |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because what you're really supposed to do is |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think because once you open the bottle there is a risk of bacteria getting in it |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm guessing for liability purposes they put that on their label. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I've always kept butter out (covered dish, in the cupboard), and never had a problem |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. butter is mostly fat, with some salt in it |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. First, how the heck can anyone enjoy tepid ketchup? Second, ketchup can most definitely go bad. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. usually that brown ketchup is oxidized not rotten |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Bad is bad. nt |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Cold ketchup is nasty. I recently realized what I like about |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. Ketchup can go bad if it's not refrigerated. It kind of ferments when it does. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. Mine says "Glork" nt |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. You mean "catsup" |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
19. You know that acrid, sweet-rotten smell arising from fast-food dumpsters on warm days? |
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thirtiesgirl (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. I assume they put it on the label... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. We never refrigerate it. It doesn't go bad because of the high acid content of the tomatoes. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. It is ensures quality for a longer period of time |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. ^^^^This. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
29. If your ketchup bottles talk to you... |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
31. I think you are hallucinating again ... |
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