Is a little mold bad?

Mary Allamand
by Mary Allamand
I have a jar of home made apple pie mix that looks like it has a littl mold- can I take that off the top and used it

  10 answers
  • Tcs Tcs on Dec 05, 2017

    A little what? Mold? Mold grows way before you see it. I wouldn't.

  • MomofivejsOR MomofivejsOR on Dec 05, 2017

    If you have to ask if it should be used, 9 times out of 10 the answer is NO! Don,t risk getting sick.

  • Ken Ken on Dec 05, 2017

    Not sure exactly what you are describing but I'm guessing it's mold? I would not. Mold will have penetrated further than you can see in the liquid and there is also the possibility that other less benign changes have gone on. You don't want to risk food poisoning.

  • Barbara Baldwin Barbara Baldwin on Dec 05, 2017

    Moldy cheese? Yes. Moldy fruit or veg? Nah

  • Amanda Amanda on Dec 05, 2017

    Hi Mary. Does it look like butter? I know some homemade jams and jellies have a thin coat of butter that comes to the surface after it has cooled. The butter is used to reduce the foam.

  • Mogie Mogie on Dec 05, 2017

    How old is this stuff?

  • Jewellmartin Jewellmartin on Dec 05, 2017

    My grandmother, who would have been around 150 by now, would have skimmed off the top and used it. I’ve seen her doing that with jams and jellies. No one in her family ever died from food poisoning. But there is no record of how many cases of stomach ache, diarrhea, and “stomach flu” occurred. Maybe none, maybe several. You could try the pie yourself. But I wouldn’t. 😇

  • Dro29178937 Dro29178937 on Dec 05, 2017

    Probably. Take it off and taste.

  • Molly Anmar Molly Anmar on Dec 05, 2017

    NO! Back in the day, people would have scraped off the top layer and eaten the rest, but modern research shows it's not as safe as grandma might have thought. The mold mycotoxins can infiltrate the entire jar. Some mycotoxins are known to cause cancer in animals; their effects on humans are still being researched.


    It's absolutely not worth your health to consume contaminated food.

  • Wanda Wanda on Dec 05, 2017

    My motto is: If in doubt throw it out. Better to be safe than sorry.