On 9/17/2013 6:21 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> On 9/15/2013 4:07 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway,
>> why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour
>> in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour
>> in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should
>> send it to the Smithsonian?
>>
> Huh. I have a package of those. My mother bought them. Probably also
> 10 years old. I never bothered reading the instructions.
>
> I just looked. It says "to proteect against bursting". Huh. Since
> you're also supposed to cut slits in the top of the bag I'm not sure
> what would cause it to burst.
>
> Jill

the one and only time I used a cooking bag for a turkey I didn't cut
slits in it.

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