On Mar 25, 5:04*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:47:59 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
> > I found an opened bag of black tortilla chips in the back of a
> > cupboard yest - eww - rancid. *I feel like i"m throwing money in the
> > garbage, but won't take a chance on it.
>
> Frankly, if the package was unopened - I would have opened it and
> tasted one to see how it held up. *If it didn't taste rancid, I would
> have used them for something. *Tortilla soup seems appropriate.
>
> --
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Note that the key word was 'opened'. Plus, I think they'd been back
there for months, hidden behind a box of crackers.