On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:09:36 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:26:32 -0700 (PDT), Michael Nielsen
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> >On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:15:59 PM UTC+2, jmcquown wrote:
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> >> Hush, Roy! She found something she likes. She forgot she had them so
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> >> she undoubtedly didn't check the "expiration date".
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> >Nuts dont expire.
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> Of course they do, nuts contain lots of oil so they go rancid fast.

Nuts high in omega-6 go rancid quickly. The high monounsaturate nuts
go rancid more slowly. In a mixed nut batch, the walnuts and Brazils
go bad sooner than the hazelnuts, pecans and almonds. Rancid fats are
very unhealthful, far worse than saturated fats.

--Bryan