On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:19:12 +0000, Adam Funk wrote:

> On 2010-03-19, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Gross stupidity... anyone who would keep a white powder in an unlabled
>> container, especially in their kitchen, is a pinhead of the highest
>> order.... perhaps it's rat poison.
>
> The airtight container had an adhesive "MSG" label which I printed
> with a label-maker some time ago. When I found the container I
> remembered buying the packet a few years ago and repacking the
> contents. (It got lost in the pantry and I just re-discovered it.)

as far as i know, m.s.g. is about as perishable as table salt.

your pal,
blake