My mother-in-law recently brought over some food that had been sitting in her cupboard for a little while, stuff she thought my daughters might like. Damn if she didn't bring over a box of Mac and Cheese from 1999! There were a few giveaways that the M and C should have been thrown out a while back. The expiration date (August 1999) was one. The advertisement for "Encarta 99" was another (I'm surprised it didn't say that it was Y2K compatible). I guess maybe if there was a picture of the Spice Girls on the front that might have given it away.

Before the thread goes any further, my mother-in-law has never brought something over this old before and she would never want to do anything to harm her grandchildren whom she loves and is great with. That being said, I think she was hoping deep down that maybe I would eat the tainted Mac and Cheese. I believe my mother-in-law may be trying to poison me.

i think it lives forever. i mean, it's dried pasta and orange powder?

XxAxX said:

Ditto

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GottaLetitgo said:

I just recently ate one of those box meals (meat included) with an expiration date of like 2002. The cream sauce look lightly curdled but otherwise fine. Ate it and no gastrointestinal issues either.

It's nasty as hell the minute that hit hits a plate.

Imago said:

oh stop. what's not to love? noodles and cheesy orange powder AND you can dress it up with chile sauce or garlic or even ginger.

XxAxX said:

Mac & cheese, Ginger, and chili sauce. Now that's a combination!

I opened a box of mac and cheese and amazingly,the cheese packet was DARK orange,almost red,had a stale odor 2 it,and was clumped 2gether.The "use by" date was 6 monthz earlier!

The box says "Now with 100% more Trans Fat".

And there's something about sending off 10 box tops to get $2.00 off a Hanson CD.

These are dead giveaways.

GottaLetitgo said: