"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
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> On 25 Feb 2006 11:04:08 -0800, "djs0302" > wrote:
>
>>I'm making a pot of vegetable soup today and want to add some barley to
>>it. I found an old box of Quaker brand barley in the back of the
>>cabinet. The box has been opened but it's been a few years since I've
>>used it. It's picked up an odor that smells like old, not rancid,
>>cooking oil. It's not very strong, actually quite faint. Is the
>>barley still usable or should I throw it out and buy some fresh?
>
> When in doubt...
>
> Sometimes I wonder how people can make normal, day to day
> decisions without Usenet.
>
> -sw

Yeah, me too. LOL.
I wouldn't thrown out today those Ibara chocolate discs if I'd not read
JL's, which mirrored mine. I needed re-inforcement ofmy own opinions, too
much of a wuss. "Well, if JL agrees, then I guess I'll throw them out" :
DECISION MADE! EASY! Otherwise they'd still be taking up space.
Dee Dee