"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
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>> How do you test paprika beforehand ?
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>> Must I go to Pennzeys.... hat-in-hand ?
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>> <rj>
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> Taste it? In my experience, paprika goes bad. It should have a use-by
> date on it. It should be made and then frozen. (Though I'm not sure that
> would preserve the flavor. I've had so much bad luck with paprika that I
> stopped trying.) My guess is that the store-bought paprika had been
> sitting on the shelf for months.
>
>
> --Lia
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>
The paprika we bought in Hungary has been frozen for several years, and it
still tastes just as good as ever.
It is a bit fragile. I like the idea of putting it in near the end of
cooking.

Kent