{"id":372,"date":"2017-11-02T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestcamping.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/28\/good-for-how-long\/"},"modified":"2017-10-25T16:30:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T23:30:04","slug":"good-for-how-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/good-for-how-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Good for How Long?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seriouseats.com\/images\/2014\/01\/20140127-pantyessentials-ketchup.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Time to put of old motorhome away for the winter and that means everything must be moved out.\u00a0 Or does it?\u00a0 Why can&#8217;t I leave some of the kitchen stuff in there?\u00a0 It will be good for how long? Well, it turns out a lot of my pantry stuff can stay in the motorhome.<\/p>\n<p>Like so many questions, I found the answer on the internet.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lisaannsmith.net\/Clips_files\/ShelfLife.pdf\">Shelf-Life Periodic Table<\/a>\u00a0 was a great find.\u00a0 What a great thing to have on hand for home or RV. Here are some items you\u2019ll find in my pantry.<\/p>\n<p>Peanut Butter, natural = Unopened (U) or Opened (O): 9 months<br \/>\nPeanut Butter, processed = U: 2 years\/ O: 6 months but refrigerate after 3 months<br \/>\nBrown Sugar, Honey = U\/O: indefinite<br \/>\nWorcestershire sauce = U: 5 to 10 years\/O: 2 years<br \/>\nCoffee, instant = U: up to 2 years\/O: up to 1 month<br \/>\nCoffee, ground = U: 2 years\/O: 1 month refrigerated<br \/>\nMustard = U\/O: 2 years<br \/>\nOlive oil = U\/O: 2 years from manufacture date<br \/>\nMarshmallow = U: 40 weeks\/O: 3 months<br \/>\nKetchup = U: 1 year\/O: 4 to 6 months<br \/>\nMayonnaise = U: indefinitely\/O: 2 to 3 months from \u201cPurchase by\u201d date<br \/>\nJuice, Bottled = U: 8 months from production date\/O: 3 months<br \/>\nDried pasta = U\/O: 12 months<br \/>\nWindex = U\/O: 2 years<br \/>\nBleach = U\/O: 3 to 6 months<br \/>\nLiquid dish detergent =U\/O: 1 year<br \/>\nLiquid laundry detergent = U: 9 months to 1 year\/O: 6 months<br \/>\nPowdered laundry detergent = U: 9 months to 1 year\/O: At least 6 months<br \/>\nMotor oil = O: 2 to 5 years\/U: 3 months<br \/>\nBatteries = alkaline: 7 years, lithium: 10 years<br \/>\nBody Lotion = U\/O: 3 years<br \/>\nLip balm = U: 5 years\/O: 1 to 5 years<br \/>\nMascara = U: 2 years\/O:3 to 4 months<br \/>\nBar soap = U\/O: 18 months to 3 years<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/good-for-how-long\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 237346;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to put of old motorhome away for the winter and that means everything must be moved out.\u00a0 Or does it?\u00a0 Why can&#8217;t I leave some of the kitchen stuff in there?\u00a0 It will be good for how long? 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