On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 6:12:24 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 4:55:44 AM UTC-10, 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
>
> I can't say what 20 year old chocolate would taste like but I'm willing to bet 5 bucks that it won't taste like chocolate.

Yep! Fats go rancid!

John Kuthe...