Today in exactitude

Let's not get into the habit of banning parts of speech or anything around here, but you do have to admit that large parts of CNN would do better if they weren't allowed to use adverbs without adult supervision. Hence, we have more than a culinary interest in how exact the "exactly" is in "exactly how long." But first, some writering:

Like an inbox filled with emails about Black Friday sales, the one thing you can count on the day after Thanksgiving is a fridge packed with leftovers.

For many, this is easily the best part of the entire holiday -- but at a certain point, even the most devoted leftovers fans will question if that side dish is still OK to eat. 

Shall we start with a biscuit conditional?

Hmm. Any chance of a little more precision?

Ham
Keeps for: Three to four days

Mashed and sweet potatoes
Keeps for: Three to four days

Stuffing/dressing and gravy
Keeps for: Three to four days

But don't get the idea that they're just mailing it it:

Cranberry sauce
Keeps for: 10 to 14 days
Green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese and corn pudding
Keeps for: Three to five days

Hang on for an "about a week," if you want. But as is so often the case in life and cooking, the results are just as good if you start by leaving the adverbs out.