hmm...

[ratcreature]

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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[maire]

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.

[ratcreature]

Yeah, I've had no ill effects. Whatever colonized them and changed their taste didn't make the cherries any less edible.