Monday, March 28, 2011

Good morning crew,

Can anybody tell me how long flour is usually good for?
I am not much of a baker, Which means that on the rare
occasion I actually do use flour I don't use much of it.
The remainder sits in my cupboard.

Yesterday morning I decided that I wanted to make pancakes.
I had the eggs, I had the sugar, I had the milk, and when
I went to check on my flour supply I discovered I have
three bags. One dated 2008, one dated 2009 and one dated
2010. Each one missing about one cup.

So I sniffed and poked at all three bags, and it all seemed
like it was good to me, but at three dollars a bag I
figured why risk it? So I went out and bought another one
(probably exactly how I did the last three years). But I'm
too cheap to throw away the old ones. I mean, if flour does
have a shelf life of five or ten years, if would be a waste
to throw it away.

So, can anybody tell me how long flour is usually good for?
Because I may have the fixin's for either one giant cake or
about five dozen pancakes.

Laugh it up,

Joe

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