On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 5:05:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > "Mike_Duffy" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:02:39 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >>> Both jars [...] deteriorated [...] black, crusty chunks
> >>> Has anyone else ever had jars that did this?
> >>
> >> Yes. Most likely the crud did not actually make the salsa dangerous, but
> >> tossing it was the correct response when one considers all the bother &
> >> suffering of just a small chance of food poisoning.
> >>
> >> I have found this to be more common with the 'Mason' lids (two pieces;
> >> flat
> >> disk rubberized on downward food side + cylindrical threaded portion with
> >> interior shoulder to hold down the disc component). I suspect that
> >> one-piece lids can be tightened more reliably by automated equipment.
> >
> > These were one piece but it looked like they were deteriorating on the
> > inside.
>
> You can still feed it to the gardener. He won't notice, and it's
> probably safe

It is not her fault...she has never eaten "normal" food...so buying these
exotic foods packaged or jarred in "gawd knows where" food factories bring with
them inherent risks not usually found with conventional foods.
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