Handy Info Re: Expiration Dates

I've been using iGoogle to keep track of the blogs I read regularly, and they let you have other little boxes on your page - one that I keep is the Real Simple Guide, with daily tips. Today's tip was actually one I needed.

"Certain items in your house practically scream "toss me" when their prime has passed. That mysterious extra white layer on the Cheddar? A sure sign it needs to be put out of its misery. Chunky milk? Down the drain it goes.

But what about that jar of olives or Maraschino cherries that has resided in your refrigerator since before the birth of your kindergartner? Or the innumerable nonedibles lurking deep within your cabinets and closets: stockpiled shampoo and toothpaste, seldom-used silver polish? How do you know when their primes have passed?

With help from experts and product manufacturers, Real Simple has compiled a guide to expiration dates." You can read that guide here.

The other helpful little box I keep is the Snopes guide to the latest urban legends.