hez > wrote in message
ups.com...
==>Buying bulk spices<==
> how long do spices stay usable for?

It's dependent on multiple factors: the area each is stored in, the
manner in which they are stored, the humidity (or relative dryness),
exposure to light...

http://www.mccormick.com/foodservice...t.cfm?id=10357
http://www.theherbarium.com/pages/10013.htm
http://www.astaspice.org/faq/faqconsume.cfm

The Ranger