View Poll Results: What’s with the cream ?
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CE Classic Cornish Clotted Cream COVID Clearout Conundrum
Jul 4, 2020, 10:59 am
#31
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I have no idea if this concept has made it to Cornwall, but J normally signifies a Julien date, which starts with 1 on 1 Jan and goes to 366 on, well, you get the drift. An early job I had was in a food factory that used this on their products. They made sure they didn’t make the same product 2 years in a row on the same day, and changed the packaging design every year on the line that only made one product, so they could always be completely sure which year it was made even if they didn’t print the year on the label, only the 3-digit Julian code.
Jul 4, 2020, 12:41 pm
#32
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I am no expert in Roddas clotted cream but yes I suspect it was made on 30 Dec 2018. Why doesn't it have sell by date you ask?
probably because it's sold as a catering pack where the sell by date is on the box containing perhaps 48 individual portions.. Instructions would be to use lowest number first, which works in this example and ensures stock rotation.
probably because it's sold as a catering pack where the sell by date is on the box containing perhaps 48 individual portions.. Instructions would be to use lowest number first, which works in this example and ensures stock rotation.
Jul 4, 2020, 1:22 pm
#33
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Rodda's Cream appear to have an active Twitter account. Perhaps someone younger than me could ask them about batch numbers?
Jul 5, 2020, 1:00 am
#34
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I am fairly sure that Rodda‘s don’t offer any UHT/long-life products. The “catering/trade” section of their website simply offers flash-frozen mini pots (which they say can be kept frozen for a year, but must then be consumed within 5-7 days of defrosting). More broadly, there is a pretty wide consensus to the effect that fresh clotted cream should be consumed within 14 days or so of purchase at most.
In other words, I wouldn’t touch this with a barge pole.
In other words, I wouldn’t touch this with a barge pole.
Jul 5, 2020, 6:01 am
#35
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That looks like an airtight packaging. which will prevent the cream going rancid if it's intact for a short bit of time. I would think some inert gas would be on top of it.
If your fridge remains at low temperature, the bacteria responsible for it to ferment would not be so active.
There is a high level of fat present.
Open it - and if it's still clotted, without separation, I'd try it a bit if my stomach is in order. This is not an advice.
If your fridge remains at low temperature, the bacteria responsible for it to ferment would not be so active.
There is a high level of fat present.
Open it - and if it's still clotted, without separation, I'd try it a bit if my stomach is in order. This is not an advice.
Jul 5, 2020, 6:29 am
#36
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I am fairly sure that Rodda‘s don’t offer any UHT/long-life products. The “catering/trade” section of their website simply offers flash-frozen mini pots (which they say can be kept frozen for a year, but must then be consumed within 5-7 days of defrosting). More broadly, there is a pretty wide consensus to the effect that fresh clotted cream should be consumed within 14 days or so of purchase at most.
In other words, I wouldn’t touch this with a barge pole.
In other words, I wouldn’t touch this with a barge pole.
Jul 5, 2020, 9:03 am
#37
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How big and full is OP's fridge that they only found it 2 days ago???
I hope they didn't eat it. This is from their website:
So, when our friends abroad receive their frozen delivery, they just pop it straight in their freezer, where it can sit happily for up to a whole year. Then, as and when they need it, they can defrost it slowly in the fridge. After that, it has a shelf life of 5 to 7 days, if kept between 1ºC and 5ºC.
https://www.roddas.co.uk/trade-export/
I hope they didn't eat it. This is from their website:
So, when our friends abroad receive their frozen delivery, they just pop it straight in their freezer, where it can sit happily for up to a whole year. Then, as and when they need it, they can defrost it slowly in the fridge. After that, it has a shelf life of 5 to 7 days, if kept between 1ºC and 5ºC.
https://www.roddas.co.uk/trade-export/
Jul 5, 2020, 4:06 pm
#39
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(and if they are, well there's always the Darwin Awards...)
Jul 6, 2020, 5:22 am
#40
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No idea whether it'd be a good idea - did you try it?
As I am trapped in Australia right now, I have been digging through the house to do a major clear-out (sadly no Rodda's found - Australian quarantine would most likely have confiscated it if I tried to bring it in!), and found some old BA amenity kit contents such as REN etc. I used them on my backsides etc and it's fine - no reaction, or extra cellulite or anything
Too old to confidently use on my face though.
As I am trapped in Australia right now, I have been digging through the house to do a major clear-out (sadly no Rodda's found - Australian quarantine would most likely have confiscated it if I tried to bring it in!), and found some old BA amenity kit contents such as REN etc. I used them on my backsides etc and it's fine - no reaction, or extra cellulite or anything
Too old to confidently use on my face though.
Jul 6, 2020, 6:29 am
#41
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