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beejayw1
01-14-2002, 08:41 AM
I am beating my head against a wall, and if it weren't so contorted, would be kicking myself as well.

I was at Wild Oats, and much to my delight I saw that they had Rosemary Olive bread, which has always been my all-time favorite. Now, I haven't had it in three years because I was only able to find it at Fresh Fields, which stopped making it (because of complaints re olive pits) in 1998.

Never again had I seen it, through a move to NH (think Panero's bread) and then to CT (think various others) till I got to Wild Oats in West Hartford, and there it was!

Letting out a yelp of delight, I bought a loaf.

And then I got sick and forgot about the loaf for a couple weeks.

Well, I remembered the loaf, whisked it out, sliced it - and then saw the crust. I forgot that preservative-less breads tend to develop mold if they aren't kept in the refrigerator, so there the loaf was sporting a nice crop of the stuff. :eek:

I threw it out. Now I've got to go to Wild Oats and hope they made it this week. :(

Ah, well... Live and learn.

wallycat
01-14-2002, 08:47 AM
I haaaaate when that happens:D ....
nothing worse than having to toss food, especially hard to get, expensive stuff...:o

RunnerKim
01-14-2002, 08:58 AM
How frustrating! Something similar happened to me with some wonderful tortillas I'd picked up at Trader Joes.

It's best not to put bread in the fridge. If you won't use it in the day or two after you bought it then slice it and freeze it. It becomes stale more quickly in the fridge (dries it out). Unless of course there's perishable items in the bread (meat for example, and then keep it in the fridge short term).

Kim