Vegetable stock: spoiled or safe?

I took 2 quarts of frozen vegetable stock out of the freezer to defrost yesterday morning (exactly 24 hours ago) and promptly forgot about them until just now. They smell and taste fine--are they safe to use? They are totally meat free.

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A Whole Foods Market Customer
A Whole Foods Market Customer November 23, 2011
I'm sure it's fine. I have done that myself before a few times and used it with no problem. There's probably nothing in the vegetable stock that would cause it to spoil quickly. If it were a chicken stock, I would have second thoughts.
 
broccolirose
broccolirose November 23, 2011
I agree. Depending upon on how long you had it before you froze it initially it should be good for several days.
 
fozziebayer
fozziebayer November 23, 2011
It was fresh when I froze it... I figure that since it was frozen solid when I left it out, it's probably fine. Thanks all!
 
Brette W.
Brette W. November 23, 2011
I'd say they're fine!
 
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