Quote Originally Posted by JBHoren View Post
Back in the day, Israeli housewives used to pop-off the lids on dairy products, to smell for freshness (why believe a printed "sell-by" date on the container, when you can sniff it and know for sure!) Of course, watching it happen caused me to shy-away from anything that was rejected... even if it was still before the expiration date; I mean, "breathe in" is immediately followed by "breathe out", and who knew what was going on in her nose/sinuses? Then came the 1990s, with hermetic seals underneath the lids, and that was that.
And thank goodness! Couldn't have come soon enough if you ask me!