Aussie wrote:
> Nancy2 > wrote in news:55dbd0db-7fcd-44b1-bb37-
> :
>
>> On Nov 10, 8:37 am, Aussie >
>> wrote:
>>> I got this today, and had a look in my pantry, and sure enough found a
> co
>> uple
>>> of boxes way at the back that were between 6 months to 18 months out of
> d
>> ate.
>>> They now reside in the bin.
>>>
>>> Better to be safe, than sorry.
>>>
>>> http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp
>>>
>
>> So, can one see the mold in the mix? There must be something about
>> other ingredients in the mix because I've used buckwheat flour that's
>> several years old, with no problems at all, and it tasted just as
>> great as when it was newly-purchased.
>>
>
>
> Don't know about seeing it, and the article says that mixes that are
> sealed in foil/plastic *should* be fine.
>
> Buckwheat flour wouldn't be subject to this mould thing..... it seems to
> only occur in mixes that have yeast in them.
>
>
> I've had some flour (a long while back) that ended up with weavils in it,
> but it doesn't seem to be happening of late. They must be using a better
> radiation technique ;-)
>
>


I have a bag of bread flour in my kitchen that's at least 5 years old;
maybe closer to 10. It's a 25 pound bag, and I've *almost* finally
used it up. It's still good, and it's not buggy even tho' I have had
a couple of pantry moth invasions in the past few years.

I think white flour lacks some necessary nutrients for insects to
thrive, or maybe it's too dry.

But they sure got into my dehydrated vegetable. In a glass jar with a
plastic lid. No idea how they managed that.

Bob