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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Default Do poppy seeds go bad?

On Fri 20 Jan 2006 06:22:36a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Chris?

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> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 28.19...
>> On Thu 19 Jan 2006 08:11:38p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> CookieChick?
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>>> I have a huge, open container of poppy seeds that has to be about 5
>>> years old. I was going to try and bake muffins with them. Anyone
>>> think they are still good?

>>
>> They don't actually spoil in the sense of "rotten foofd", but they can
>> become rancid and smell old. It won't hurt you to taste them, so I
>> would let my smell and taste be my guide. I normally store them in the
>> freezer.
>>

> I wonder if that's why I don't like poppy seeds. I associate poppy
> seeds with a rancid flavor. Must've gotten a muffin made with old seeds
> once. Chris


Quite probably. I know that I have occasionally bought poppy seeds in the
usual spice bottles and they were already stale.

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