Yesterday, I bought some Hunts tomato sauce. Today, I am making tacos, and when I went to open a small can of tomoto sauce to put into my browning hamburger, I noticed on the top of the can a best buy date of March 12, 2012! Really? I checked the other can in the pantry and it had a best buy of Nov. 11, 2012. I was floored. I have never paid attention to the best buy dates because I have never looked for them on tomato sauce. I make my own roasted tomato sauce and freeze it. It is reserved for more special recipes. I keep a few cans of commercial tomato sauce for things like tacos, soups, etc.
But March 12, 2012? When it was bought on March 3. Where has this can been....stored in a warehouse somewhere? Has tomato sauce always had this short of a shelf life?
But March 12, 2012? When it was bought on March 3. Where has this can been....stored in a warehouse somewhere? Has tomato sauce always had this short of a shelf life?