How Long Do Your Favorite Fast Food Condiments Packets Last
Wondering if you do this at home. Every year, I do a condiments purge! That’s when I toss out all the packets I can find in the fridge, junk drawer, and silverware drawer. One year, I had a record purge with close to 70 packets in the fridge. I have since downsized and kept a small Solo cup of sauce packets. I don’t know if there are any CDC guidelines or the American Health Association of America rules on how long sauce packets last, but I think it’s a good idea to purge these once in a while for good health reasons.
Different Fast Food Packets
How do I accumulate so many packets? In my defense, it’s not my fault! Overzealous fast food workers ask you what type of sauce packets you want and, in haste, grab a handful of at least 20 and throw them into your bag. Pretty generous if you ask me. And it’s not justTaco Bell, White Castle for their honey mustard sauce packets, McDonald’s for their ketchup, and Burger King for the zip sauce packets. I hope they put the dates on these things. So, inquiring minds want to know- how many sauce packets do you have in your household as of today?
How Long Do Your Favorite Fast Food Condiments Packets Last?
There’s no expiration date on them and isn’t designed to last forever. Just common sense I throw the mayo packs away first. Do not keep them in a hot car or in extreme temperatures. They do not need to be refrigerated, remember, they sit out in restaurants. I toss mine in the silverware drawer. when in doubt, throw it out!
Mustard, Taco Sauce, Parmesan Cheese: One to two years for optimal flavor.
Tabasco Sauce: Three to four years for optimal flavor.
Honey, Salt, Sugar: Indefinite.
My advice as a highly trained radio personality not an adviser for a local food code inspector. I always say, “When in doubt throw it out.”
Where in Michigan can I get a Great Donut?
Where in Michigan can I get a Great Donut?
There are not many things better than a fresh donut. What an amazing treat! My family loves when we have a Sunday donut breakfast. I stroll up to my local Dunkin Donuts and order some frosty with sprinkles for my son (and sometimes me) and I get one of those giant-frosted coffee Princess Leia hair-spiral donuts. But while Dunkin is okay, they are not the best. So where in Michigan can I get a great DONUT???
But first, maybe let’s get those taste buds firing by talking even more about The Donut. Today is National Donut Day according to Nationaltoay.com. The history of the day goes back to 1938. The day was established as a way to honor Salvation Army members who aided soldiers during World War I.
The history of the donut changes as more evidence pops up, but it goes back centuries. According to toriavey.com, in ancient Rome and Greece, they would fry pastries of dough and cover them with honey and fish (New flavor Dunkin?).
The best story is about Captain Hanson Gregor, whose mom made him donuts for his voyages. So one of the stories was in 1847. During a very rough storm, to keep his hands on the wheel and eat donuts, he impaled them on the spokes of the wheel. And thus, the donut HOLE was created.
Well however and wherever donuts came about, we cannot get enough of them. Even Homer Simpson was placed in Hell to be forced to eat donuts forever and it only made him happier! What a great episode! Any of the Treehouse of Horror episodes are amazing!
Where can we get some good donuts around here? Here are some places that have got on the top of some lists.
Sweetwater’s Donut Mill – Battle Creek Michigan
Awesomemitten.com has Sweetwater’s Donut Mill in Battle Creek as one of their best. In 2016 they made headlines with an Oberon-inspired donut. They are located at 2807 Capital Ave SW in Battle Creek.
Dilla's Delights - Detroit
And Awesommittn.com also has Dilla’s Delights in Detroit! They are located at 242 John R. Street in Detroit. They focus on organic. Specialties like broccoli and cheese and a donut with a signature lime glaze.
Avon Donuts - Pontiac
Listed as one of Yelp’s 100 best donut shows, Avon Donuts is located at 45324 Woodward Ave in Pontiac. On their latest Facebook post, they have a Strawberry and Bacon donut. Wild!
I personally have had Donna’s Donuts and they make a pancake donut (I think that’s what it’s called?) that is the best donut I have ever had! They are located at 1135 W Bristol Rd in Flint.
Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, "Chit!." Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.
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