On Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 9:00:08 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>
> I finally made a run to the nearby health food store yesterday
> where they sell bulk herbs and spices at a good price.
>
> Great prices there and the stuff is very fresh. It's replaced
> constantly. Very low cost too vs the stale grocery store spices.
>
Hmmmmm, the spices I get at the grocery are not stale as they are
packed in sealed bottles.
>
> Anyway, once home, I just set the bag on my kitchen counter.
> Came back into the kitchen a few minutes later and it had
> a very strong smell of fresh dried herbs/spice.
>
Yes, it would smell quite strong as what you brought home
was in a bag and not sealed from air such as a bottle.
>
> Now to transfer it all from the little plastic bags into
> old spice jars that I have.
>
Glad you are transferring your spices to bottles and if
you have one of those vacuum sealers that would be great
for any extra spices.