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DUMB QUESTION ABOUT ORANGE JUICE!

Love my grandkids — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:09:04 GMT

I poured a glass of juice this a.m. around 10 a.m. and forgot to drink it! I'd like to have it now (around 7 p.m.) but wondering if it would be OK after sitting out.

It wasn't fresh squeeze, poured from a carton out of the 'fridge. thanks!

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BirdieGal — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:11:55 GMT

SURE!

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ValuSkr — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:12:55 GMT

I think it would be alright. O.J. is very acidic, which slows the growth of microorganisms.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:14:46 GMT

Of course!

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J Town Girl — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:16:20 GMT

I agree. I wouldn't hesitate to drink it. My husband will often pour juice and let it sit for hours before he drinks it. I wouldn't like it because it would seem too warm for me but he has no problem with it.

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:53:02 GMT

Thanks to all! Am going to enjoy it now

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NicksmomESQ — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 03:02:38 GMT

No problem!! Enjoy!!

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sunshine45 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 05:13:32 GMT

@J Town Girl wrote:
I agree. I wouldn't hesitate to drink it. My husband will often pour juice and let it sit for hours before he drinks it. I wouldn't like it because it would seem too warm for me but he has no problem with it.

i am the same way @J Town Girl ......it has to be ice cold for me. i would sit it in the refrigerator for tomorrow and grab a fresh glass.

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PINKdogWOOD — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 10:29:33 GMT

I prefer my cold juice room temp anyway so mine always sits outs for a while. Go for it, better to drink than not.

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VanSleepy — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:05:03 GMT

Tropicana says not to drink it after it's been unrefrigerated for three hours, but they probably just say that so they don't get sued. (I looked it up out of curiosity because I would not drink it after nine hours.)

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I am still oxox — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:17:06 GMT

It is been in the elements 9 hours I would toss it.

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Othereeeen — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:47:50 GMT

Have you ever watched the show "Hoarders" ?

See the cockroaches, the 50 birds in cages in the kitchen, the 39 cats and uncleaned cat boxes all over, the excrement on the floors, the webs and bugs all over everything?!?!?!?! And yet, the owners are still alive and breathing and hoarding....

Drink the juice. I would put it in the fridge and drink it in the morning when it's cold.

I had a friend who served in Tripoli in the 60s in the service...he told of goat meat hanging in open air markets in the sun, covered in flies, where people asked for a cut to be hacked off for dinner....open air food stalls are still common in a lot of places...yet the populations live on without putting stuff in the fridge 2 minutes after it's left out!!!!!

Would I eat that meat? No. But I think we've gone overboard in this country with germophobia.

Do you eat roquefort cheese? (Moldy). Beer?( Fermented grain)....well aged beef?

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drizzellla — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:01:09 GMT

Don't all fruit juices have to be pasteurized?

I remember there was a stink about apple cider a few years ago. Orchards used to press the apples and sell the apple cider. Then not sure what happened but the orchards were told they could not do it anymore The cider had to be pasteurized.

So pasteurization would kill the bacteria.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:11:12 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
Don't all fruit juices have to be pasteurized?

I remember there was a stink about apple cider a few years ago. Orchards used to press the apples and sell the apple cider. Then not sure what happened but the orchards were told they could not do it anymore The cider had to be pasteurized.

So pasteurization would kill the bacteria.

we have farms here that produce apple cider, which is very popular this time of the year. they are "flash pasteurized." they have also started selling fresh orange juice in our sams club, where they squeeze the oranges right in front of you. it does go bad a lot faster than an orange juice that is packaged for sale in a grocery store.

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RedTop — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:19:41 GMT

I buy orange juice for my family, but never touch the stuff, due to a severe intolerance for citrus.