On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 07:49:02 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>> >Never been to Arthur Treacher's but cold club soda is what I use for
>> >tempura batter. I have a 16 oz bottle in the bottom of my fridge just
>> >for that purpose.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Seltza is better, it's more effervescent and it's pure, club contains
>> salts.
>
>Oh crap! Listen to this....once I saw your response, I looked in the
>fridge. It IS seltzer water that I have in there, not club soda. I
>don't deep fry often but when I do, I'll go for a week or so. I was
>going to say that I bought this water about a year ago but I just
>looked at the bottle....It says "best by February 2014." Has it been
>that long for me to fry with tempura? It's also a 33.8 fl oz bottle,
>not a 16. I wonder if it still has any fizz?
>
>Julie would just toss it. ;-)

If it wasn't opened it will e fine.