Random question/topic but can anyone share weird things they’ve had happen when food you’ve put up from the garden has gone bad?
I put up a ton of frozen squash (moschata and maxima) in fall of 2024. I still have some left and just went to use some and it smelled off. I finally realized it smells like whey?! Like making simple cheese where you heat the milk and add vinegar. The whey smells like hot milk and a bit like vinegar, since I know not everyone will know what I mean. Kinda tangy, soury but not like ferment smell.
I split them and baked. Then mashed and frozen. It’s been frozen and can’t think of anything that could have caused it to go bad.
I’m going to go ahead and thaw more of what’s left and see if it’s also bad, and if not then use it up quickly.