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Originally posted by MiamiDon

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Originally posted by Robearjr

We almost never put our PB in the refrig, yet We never kept our jelly after it was opened outside of the refrig.

Bacteria doesn’t grow on jelly. Too much sugar. Mold will, but it takes a long time, it grows on the surface, and you can see it.

Very good Miami: Most folks do not know that. I discovered that early on in my career as a microbiologist and a immunohematologist and a medical lab tech.

Regardless, I still do not consume anything left out in the open air for extended periods of time.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-03/952573055.Mi.r.html

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

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Originally posted by Robearjr

We almost never put our PB in the refrig, yet We never kept our jelly after it was opened outside of the refrig.

Bacteria doesn’t grow on jelly. Too much sugar. Mold will, but it takes a long time, it grows on the surface, and you can see it.

I’ve eaten them out of the vending machine at work and their alright. Its a PB&J for goodness sakes, so you know right away that its better tasting than those mystery meat hamburgers the machine offers.

That is what beer is for-at least the adults not to pass bacteria to the kids![:o)][;)][:D]

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Originally posted by annpeeples

Oh Lord, worrying about bacteria on a pbj??That is the ultimate paranoia…..[V]

Hey when you’re in a stadium with 30,000 people…you can’t be too careful [;)]

Sad, isnt it? First sandwich I ever learned to make..[:(]

Some one please tell me…When did little kids stop making their own PB&J sandwiches ?

I only buy them if we’re going on a trip and i can throw a couple in the cooler for squirt while we’re on the road I don’t eat them myself they gave me a sample at walmart and it tasted like something I make at home so no big whoop there lol 🙂 They did give me a carrying case for them too !

I love Crustables! I buy them before Mountain Bike Races and endurance car races. They go down very easy, taste great and will give you a jolt of energy you need to get through a physically demanding sport.

desertdog

It gets worse, smuckers has filed a lawsuit against Albie foods for infringement
Smuckers Lawsuit

Patenting a PB&J sandwich!!!

I buy uncrustables only when they are on sale. They are not that bad, although I think its really hard to screw up a PBJ. They are good to keep in the freezer when I have an occassional craving for PB&J. I know it is just as easy and probably cheaper to make a PBJ myself, but I don’t like to keep peanut butter in the house. I used to when I lived in NY, now I’m in FL (THE LAND OF BUGS!!!). After the first time I bought PB in Fl, I put it in the pantry like I did in NY. Well the next time I went for the PB, little buggies were all over the jar and I guess the heat down here made it really oily.[xx(] No, I didn’t eat it, it went in the trash. I know I could put the PB in the fridge but it gets really hard and dry in the fridge.

Oh, and I don’t remember what themepark it was(disney, seaworld etc…) but they had uncrustables in the kids meal served in the park.[:)]

Yes, bacteria does do that-but only with certain foods.I am state certified in food handling, and pbj is NOT one to ever worry about.Great product, wonderful convenience for some, but to buy it to avoid bacteria is unfounded.I have always been curious about the grilled cheese version, and now I will buy it.Bon Appetit!!!

We almost never put our PB in the refrig, yet We never kept our jelly after it was opened outside of the refrig.

The whole concept of the uncrustable came about because most kids do tear off the crust of a peanut butter sandwich. Research bore that out and Smuckers is just marketing that advantage plus selling a ready made mom can just throw in the sack.

now technically neither pnut butter nor jelly need to be refridgerated, but bacteria doubles every 15 minutes at room temperature (a sexually thru binary fission if I remember correctly from culinary school)