{"id":409380,"date":"2018-02-21T20:17:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T20:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=409380"},"modified":"2024-09-27T04:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:13:01","slug":"do-spices-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/do-spices-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Spices Expire? Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"Do spices expire? No. But should you self-impose a lifespan on them? Yes. Even that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/homemade-pumpkin-pie-spice\/\">DIY pumpkin spice<\/a> you made last fall is not immune to the test of time.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that your spices won\u2019t go bad and make you sick. 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