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RatCreature ([personal profile] ratcreature) wrote2010-09-01 12:06 pm
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hmm...

I had half-used glass of cherries in my fridge, and now I wonder whether I should have still eaten those. It had been opened for a few days, and the syrupy juice looked slightly foamy on top, but there was no mold and they didn't smell rotten or bad, and I didn't have anything else on hand to go with my left-over rice pudding, so I chanced it. However they did taste odd. Not bad at all, but slightly...prickly? in the pulp they had a mouthfeel a bit like something carbonated. They did not taste alcoholic as such, but I wonder whether there was some fermentation process going on, which would explain the foam. Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough whether they'll still agree with me. At least my stomach is usually quite robust...
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[personal profile] maire 2010-09-02 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
Fermentation is, at least, not a major worry for food poisoning. Alcohol's more of a preservative than anything else. The 'prickly' taste you mention certainly sounds more like fermentation than bacterial growth to me. Good luck.
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[personal profile] ratcreature 2010-09-02 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've had no ill effects. Whatever colonized them and changed their taste didn't make the cherries any less edible.

[identity profile] lilacsigil.livejournal.com 2010-09-01 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
Cherries always taste a bit pickly to me if they've had any time open at all, and they definitely foam!
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[personal profile] ratcreature 2010-09-01 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
That's reassuring to hear. I normally use them up quickly, and hadn't noticed any pronounced reactions before. Food chemistry, always exciting.

[identity profile] jacquez.livejournal.com 2010-09-01 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, that was some fermentation going on there. I wouldn't worry about it overmuch.
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[personal profile] ratcreature 2010-09-01 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, and I'm in good company with taking chances on oddly changed but still tasty food. After all this "I wonder if it's still edible" trial and error is what led us to discovering great stuff like cheeses, vinegars, and all kinds of fermented foods, made with the help of bacteria and the good molds and such...

[identity profile] jacquez.livejournal.com 2010-09-01 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
let us not leave out those two great human inventions, the delightful cousins "bread" and "beer".

kombucha, on the other hand, can die in a fire.
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