On 3/25/2013 7:26 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> --
>
> Note that the key word was 'opened'. Plus, I think they'd been back
> there for months, hidden behind a box of crackers.
>
Don't feel bad. Not even a handy-dandy bag-clip would have saved those
chips from going stale (much less rancid) after lurking in the pantry
for who knows how long.

Jill