"aem" > wrote in message
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>I was in the neighborhood and needed paper goods so I stopped at the
> restaurant supply store yesterday. Bulk prices are relatively low and
> it's always fun to see the food products available in jumbo-sized cans
> and bags. After loading the cart with paper towels, plates and tp and
> grabbing a six-pack of clear plastic water tumblers (we don't like to
> use glass around the pool/patio) I then cruised the refrigerator and
> freezer cases.
>
> You know those 1-ounce foil packets of Philadelphia cream cheese you
> get with your bagel at the coffee bars? They had 50-unit bags of those
> for $10.49. Twenty-one cents apiece, a lot less than at the coffee bar
> but also a lot more expensive than buying 8-ounce bars or tubs. Using
> cream cheese is a problem for us as it's most often used as part of a
> munchie and often for only one. It's not unusual for us to have to
> throw away some of it. I'm only a little guilty about succumbing to
> the temptation and buying the bag. I'm pretty confident that the last
> little package will still be good whenever we get around to it.
> Package date is July 23 and I have no idea whether that's "sell by" or
> "use by." No way those sealed contents will spoil for many months.
> Since I usually have bagels in the freezer I can now indulge whenever I
> want.
>
> Last night we each had one cream cheese package along with some
> crackers and some smoked sturgeon we spotted at Trader Joes.
>
> So I thought I was going there for the big bulk packaging and low
> prices and I ended up getting the tiny packaging at a higher price.
> -aem
>

When you use the 8 oz blocks, how do you store it once it's opened?