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Letter Re: Transmission of Odors to Bulk-Packed Storage Foods
Dear Mr. Rawles,
I made a food storage mistake that I would like to share with other SurvivalBlog
readers. Last summer I purchased a plastic food grade bucket, filled it with
pasta, lentils, beans and candy mints, and sealed it up. I opened the bucket
last week and discovered that I now have mint-flavored pasta, lentils,
and beans. Even though the mints were individually-wrapped and packaged in
a plastic bag their odor was so strong that it permeated just about everything.
I'm sure the pasta, lentils, and beans are safe to eat, but they'll just
taste a bit strange. Lesson: Do not store strongly-flavored candy with food
that will absorb its smell. Hopefully, others will learn from my mistake.
Thanks!
God bless! - H.H.
