Uncle Josh's Pork - Mold forming

jooleyen · 02-10-08, 02:28 PM

Well, I've had these things for about a month, and I just looked at the container. There is mold on the surface of the liquid inside. Why did this form? When I bought the container, it wasn't in a refrigerator and it didn't have mold on it. Do these things just expire quickly? It looks like I can just scoop the mold off the top and reuse the chunks.

How can I prevent this?

Thanks.

lunker-lander · 02-10-08, 03:30 PM

Buy plastic, and solve all your problems!

-Lunk-

keithdog · 02-10-08, 06:11 PM

Jools, I've used Uncle Josh products for 35 years now and NEVER had a mold problem. I just opened a couple bottles I have had for a few years now, both previously opened before. There was no mold. I would send Uncle Josh an email asking them. They might give you a free replacement.

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 02-10-08, 06:27 PM

I have also used Uncle Josh for a long time and it's never happened to me either. I looked at a jar that I know is six years old, and it was tough to re-open but there's no mold. They don't need to be in a refrigerator. Is it possible that if you had them in one, maybe that's what did it?

lunker-lander · 02-10-08, 06:54 PM

I want to try pork this spring during the cold-water periods. What "brands" and "flavors" would you reccommend for me? I'm new and know nothing right now. Feel free to criticize me!

-Lunk-

carolina-rig-01 · 02-10-08, 06:58 PM

i have never seen pork frogs mold. L.L. use uncle josh.

JB · 02-10-08, 07:28 PM

i bet all you're seeing is some oil and dye from the pork. I've seen the green and white with spotted green have a mcfungo look to it, but most jars will last forever if you keep water in them.

Bob Smith · 02-10-08, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JB

i bet all you're seeing is some oil and dye from the pork. I've seen the green and white with spotted green have a mcfungo look to it, but most jars will last forever if you keep water in them.

That's exactly what it is. Usually happens when the jars sit in a cool or cold place for a long time. Oil floats and eventually thickens.

02-10-08, 02:28 PM	#1
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Uncle Josh's Pork - Mold forming Well, I've had these things for about a month, and I just looked at the container. There is mold on the surface of the liquid inside. Why did this form? When I bought the container, it wasn't in a refrigerator and it didn't have mold on it. Do these things just expire quickly? It looks like I can just scoop the mold off the top and reuse the chunks. How can I prevent this? Thanks.

02-10-08, 03:30 PM	#2
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Buy plastic, and solve all your problems! -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-10-08, 06:27 PM	#4
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	I have also used Uncle Josh for a long time and it's never happened to me either. I looked at a jar that I know is six years old, and it was tough to re-open but there's no mold. They don't need to be in a refrigerator. Is it possible that if you had them in one, maybe that's what did it? __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

02-10-08, 06:54 PM	#5
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	I want to try pork this spring during the cold-water periods. What "brands" and "flavors" would you reccommend for me? I'm new and know nothing right now. Feel free to criticize me! -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-10-08, 06:58 PM	#6
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	i have never seen pork frogs mold. L.L. use uncle josh. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-10-08, 06:11 PM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Jools, I've used Uncle Josh products for 35 years now and NEVER had a mold problem. I just opened a couple bottles I have had for a few years now, both previously opened before. There was no mold. I would send Uncle Josh an email asking them. They might give you a free replacement.

02-10-08, 07:28 PM	#7
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	i bet all you're seeing is some oil and dye from the pork. I've seen the green and white with spotted green have a mcfungo look to it, but most jars will last forever if you keep water in them.

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