wff_ng_7 wrote:
> "sarah bennett" > wrote:
>
>>quaker "old fashioned" (I may not be a southern gal, but I still know
>>better than to use instant grits :>) white grits. Ingredients are "white
>>hominy grits made from corn, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate,
>>riboflavin, folic acid. Does the processing of corn into hominy/grits
>>remove the b-vitamins? I thought the whole point of making hominy/grits
>>way back whenever someone invented it was to keep from getting pellagra!
>
>
> Grits have expiration dates? That was news to me.
>
> I know I have exactly the same brand and type you mention, Quaker Old
> Fashioned. So I went down to the kitchen just now to check. Sure enough,
> there's a date on it. On the bottom of the container is says "BEST BEFORE
> SEP 02 02L3". My guess is that was 2002... so if you think you are having
> problems! ;-)
>
> It probably was best before September 2002, but I can't taste any
> deterioration, but maybe it's happening so slow I don't notice. Maybe there
> are subtle differences, but after the hot sauce on the eggs, I can't tell!
> ;-)
>
> I'm sure it's safe, and if you're talking September 2005, I'm sure it's fine
> taste-wise too. I guess if the storage conditions are questionable, with
> really high temperature and humidity conditions, it could go downhill
> faster. I have an air conditioned house where temperature and humidity are
> always under control.
>

my kicthen is a wee bit on the warm side with crappy ventilation, but it
was at the back of a cupboard,away from the stove. Normally, I would
just use the stuff, but I'm not that familiar with grits


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