# Shedd's Spread -- can it grow mold? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 8, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shedds-spread-can-it-grow-mold/193775 "2003-08-08T05:32:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shedds-spread-can-it-grow-mold/193775/1 "2003-08-08T05:32:59Z")
I had this huge tub of Shedd’s Spread margarine. It was at room temperature for a week while the fridge was awaiting repair. But, I figured, that’s okay, because my in-laws used to keep _their_ Shedd’s Spread on the counter, at room temperature, constantly. It’s got little green spots in it. More of a bright, neon-ish green, though, not like any mold I’ve ever seen before. Or rather, it _had._ I threw it out today. But for future reference, can this chemical smorgasbord actually grow mold? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shedds-spread-can-it-grow-mold/193775/2 "2003-08-08T05:48:04Z")
I’m sure it can. Even Twinkies rot (they have a rather proscribed shelf life, in fact), as will hot dogs and unsealed spam and everything but something that’s totally dehydrated and/or sterilized. So pure, all natural, 100% pure honey will last eons longer than any manmade confection short of a dehydrated MRE or something similar. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shedds-spread-can-it-grow-mold/193775/3 "2003-08-08T06:02:20Z")
It’s possible, but it’s more likely that it was mold growing on little bread crumbs that got left behind, or something along those lines.