How long will brownies mailed overseas last?

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Mxsmanic - 02 Jan 2004 07:16 GMT

Someone sent me some brownies on November 19, and I've just received the
box. They were sealed in Ziploc plastic bags inside the box. They look
and smell okay. How long a shelf life do brownies have when shipped by
mail? They haven't been refrigerated, but they probably have not been
exposed to high temperatures, either. They still feel relatively soft.

Someone went to a lot of trouble to make them and I'd hate to throw them
out. At the same time, though, I can't really afford to be sick for two
days from eating something that has spoiled. What do I do?

What sort of spoilage occurs in baked goods, anyway? I know that things
like bread and cookies get stale and stiff, but do they ever get
hazardous to eat?

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Carey Gregory - 02 Jan 2004 15:29 GMT

>Someone sent me some brownies on November 19, and I've just received the
>box. They were sealed in Ziploc plastic bags inside the box. They look
>and smell okay. How long a shelf life do brownies have when shipped by
>mail? They haven't been refrigerated, but they probably have not been
>exposed to high temperatures, either. They still feel relatively soft.

Don't know, but send them to me and I'll test them for you. ;-)

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Anonymous - 28 Nov 2008 23:50 GMT

> Now I am battling my addiction to cola, even though I seem
> to require only about 1 liter a year or 2 liters every 2
> years. But to battle an addiction requires first to
> recognize it is an addiction and then to devise a plan to
> get off of cola of its phosphoric acid.

A prolific and (in)famous usenet poster wrote "to battle an
addiction requires first to recognize it is an addiction".

I wonder if the once-a-year cola thing really isn't all that
bad compared to some other addictive behaviors, e.g., usenet
posting, but especially the ridiculous (phosphoric acid)
usenet posting?

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