On Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:01:14 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:55:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
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>>This brand is not LABELED as being for baking - but the ingredients said only "chocolate mass." (Kind of odd.)
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>>It's cheap - $5.94 for 8.8 oz. Does anyone have any opinion as to the quality? (Amazon only has two reviews.)
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>>Here's an image:
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>>https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....1L._SX355_.jpg
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>>(I've always wanted to make Spanish-style chocolate for dipping French bread in; it was as thick as pudding.)
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>>Lenona.
>
>I have some that I bought some 20 years ago, it's good for Mexican
>style hot chocolate but not for much else. I bought it at a famous
>Hispanic market on Long Island, Brentwood Market, I shopped there
>practically every day, but they are no longer in business, the
>neighborhood changed and they closed.
>
>Ingredients say 100% pure cocoa. Manufactured by S.C.S. de Jose Jesus
>Restrepo & Cia. S. A. Manizales Product of Colombia. Weighs 8.6 oz. I
>paid $1.59... that's what the label says.
>It's been sitting in my cupboard all these years in a zip-loc, about
>3/4 remaining, don't remember what I used it for. It's been sitting
>all these years, forgot I had it until I saw your post. If you want
>it I will be happy to mail it to you, give me a snail mail addy. If
>you're interested I will give you my email addy. If the email addy
>you have posted is working I already sent you an email... let me know
>if you want it and where to send it.

In general, chocolate has a shelf life of about 2 years. You just
haven't been able to tell the difference. You know that 20 years is
too long to keep a food stuff, right?
http://www.eatbydate.com/other/sweet...piration-date/
Janet US