Does Sauerkraut ever go bad?

[RevCheesehead]

How can you tell?

I bought a bag of sauerkraut a few weeks ago, and put the leftovers in the fridge. Since the original packaging was refrigerated, is there a sauerkraut shelf-life which I am unaware of?

[ET Awful]

1. Sure, it gets sauer-er

:evilgrin:

[Archae]

10. Watch it buster!

My last name IS Sauer! (Honest!) ;-)

[Zuni]

13. what is your credit card #

Just curious. Your SS# would be nice too

[RevCheesehead]

14. For real?

Are your children called "braten"?? :rofl:

[Archae]

20. No, besides, I don't have kids.

But my last name is Sauer.

Thankfully, my Dad changed his last name, from Sauermilch.
(You can laugh your ass off now.) :D

[RevCheesehead]

21. Do you pronounce it with a Z?

That would be the real Germanic pronunciation, I believe.

[Archae]

22. It was pronounced this way.

Sour-milch.

In Germany it would have been pronounced sour-milk.

[SmokingJacket]

2. Only if it starts hanging with a bad crowd..... nt

[punpirate]

4. Yep...

... just keep it well away from the cauliflower and the parsnips, and it will behave. :P

[RevCheesehead]

5. LOL.

Nah - I keep the Veggies in the Crisper.

[slackmaster]

3. Yes, it can get some nasty bacteria if kept at room temperature

In the 'fridge it's good for months or years.

[RevCheesehead]

6. YEARS??

Ooh - now I've got a reason to hang on to it! (This I gotta see!)

[clydefrand]

7. It just gets badder! ;-) since it starts out that way.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

8. I bet somewhere there's an expiration date on it...

Hey, :hi:

Here's a link to some pics from my Duke Gardens visit last week:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3375473

[RevCheesehead]

12. I already threw away the bag.

This will be time for experimenting (at my gastro-intestinal risk).

Hey, CLW :hi: Sorry I missed this thread before. :)

Ah, Duke Gardens.... :loveya:
(I hope you had fun!)

[amazona]

9. is it ever good?

There are darn few foods I can't eat. Beets are one of them. Sauerkraut is the other. It's sad, because I do have some German heritage. But what were they thinking?

P.S. Yay, I found my sig file --

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[mcscajun]

17. It's good if it's rinsed before you cook it and you do interesting things

with it, like mix it with Sweet Pepper Relish and simmer Johnsonville Brats in the mixture.

If you don't rinse it, it's fit only for serving on Hot Dogs...which is a great thing in itself.

I just Love Sauerkraut.

[mcscajun]

11. Sauerkraut in the refrigerator case generally has a shelf life approaching

one year. Somewhere on the bag there would have been an expiration date in small print.

If it's properly stored in a covered container in the fridge, and nothing odd grows on it, it'll be good to eat for some months yet. :)

[RevCheesehead]

18. Now that's what I'm looking for!

Because when you cook brats for one person, you tend to have a lot of kraut left over. :)

[ewagner]

15. I just checked with my expert

on all things under the heading of "food".(hint, hint: Zig Heil!!) Sauer Kraut can be a good medium for bacteria, so be careful with it.

[RevCheesehead]

19. Say "Hi"

to the Food Nazi for me. :hi: ;)

[bridgit]

16. "go bad"? sheesh, i thought sauerkraut...

started out bad :shrug: