Curly Sue wrote:
> 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?
> >
>
> Ask yourself: would you eat the soup if it smells like that? It's
> not going to get any better. Why go through the trouble to make a
> homemade soup and ruin it with an off-taste.
>
> BTW, I am speaking with the voice of experience

Yeah, if it stinks toss it. Especially when barley is like dirt
cheap... only rice costs less. Whenever it's a toss-up I'll choose
barley over rice... barley contains good nutrition, other than starch
rice contains none.