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Default Luker baking chocolate (from Goya) - your opinion?

On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 8:55:44 AM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:01:14 -0500, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:55:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >
> >>This brand is not LABELED as being for baking - but the ingredients said only "chocolate mass." (Kind of odd.)
> >>
> >>It's cheap - $5.94 for 8.8 oz. Does anyone have any opinion as to the quality? (Amazon only has two reviews.)
> >>
> >>Here's an image:
> >>
> >>
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....1L._SX355_.jpg
> >>
> >>(I've always wanted to make Spanish-style chocolate for dipping French bread in; it was as thick as pudding.)
> >>
> >>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


In my EXPERIENCE, I keep my chocolate in a refrigerator! Hopefully air tight!

John Kuthe...