Jamál (Beauty), 10 ‘Alá (Loftiness), 168 BE – Sunday, March
11, 2012 about 11:40 AM Pacific Time
I need to restock the spices in my pantry. I cleaned out the
cupboard, which contain the spices and found several containers half full
different spices. I cleaned that cupboard out sometime in 2010 or 2011, I
cannot remember exact year. I set the container on the kitchen counter next to
the cook top.
I moved them because they were not easily accessible and I
did not know the spices I already had on hand. They have sat in the heat and
light since I moved them and that is not how they are supposed to be stored. I
know they were sitting in the original cupboard for more then six months.
I know spices lose potency as the age and that certain of
the seeds become rancid. As much as I dislike throwing the spices, I have out,
they have probably lost their potency and the recipe would not taste the way it
should. Therefore, I have to throw them out and get fresh spices. When I buy the new spices, I will get the
smallest container available. That way I will use them quickly and they will
not sit in my pantry for months or years.
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