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Atuan
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Longevity
#21890381 - 07/02/15 10:15 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have an old pickle jar filled with about 7g of dried cubes. They've been in there for about 9 months. Are they still safe to eat? They were kept in a low light area at a room temp of 60-80. I wasn't planning to keep them this long and forgot all about them. I believe the proper long-term storing method would be a plastic container in a fridge? Never looked into it, actually. They smell pungent, but I guess that's to be expected.
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Re: Longevity [Re: Atuan]
#21890403 - 07/02/15 10:20 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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It depends on how dry they were when you put them in there, IMO. If they were properly dried I don't think 9 months is anything to worry about.
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Atuan
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Rot is exactly what I was worried about, but I don't see any signs of it. They were chemically dried pretty well, but if it wasn't 100%, should I worry?
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Deviate
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Re: Longevity [Re: Atuan]
#21890440 - 07/02/15 10:31 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nah man, don't worry. They are safe to eat. If they weren't they'd smell bad or show visible sign of mold.
If it makes you feel any better, I forgot about some shrooms in my dark, damp, musty basement. When I discovered the shrooms they had absorbed a lot of water from the air and become wet again. They also changed in smell and began smelling not so good any more (but not rotten, nor bad).
I felt they were unsafe at this point but I hesitated to throw them away. Then one day it came to pass that I smoked some hash. While under the influence of the hash and perhaps not thinking at my clearest, I made a rash decision and decided to ate the old damp smelly shrooms. Guess what happened? I became very ill and nearly died. Nah, just kidding man I had a great trip, no issues. So I think you will be fine.
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Re: Longevity [Re: Deviate]
#21890504 - 07/02/15 10:43 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I've heard horror stories of illnesses caused by mold. Just saying. Its not something to scoff at.
A little silicon gel in the bottom of your storage jars and its never an issue. I separate desiccant from fungus with a layer of cheese cloth
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Deviate
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Oh I wasn't scoffing, I was saying that if they smell fine and show no sign of mold they should be safe. I ate ones that didnt smell fine and I was fine but I wasnt scoffing, if you read my post more closely you will see I implied what I did was not the wisest thing to do, but I did it because I was stoned and wanted to trip. Sometimes when I get stoned on weed it feels so good to be in that trippy state that I end up eating psychedelics which I had planned on not eating.
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Re: Longevity [Re: Deviate]
#21890910 - 07/03/15 12:24 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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wasn't saying you were scoffing, or anybody really. Just a general statement vaguely directed at OP.
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Deviate
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oh ok
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Re: Longevity [Re: Deviate]
#21891025 - 07/03/15 01:02 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I saved some cracker dry in mason jars for over two years. I kept them in the dark and well-sealed, and tried not to open them to expose to air very much. They were just as potent two years later as when I put them in the jar ymmv
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Re: Longevity [Re: drr]
#21891592 - 07/03/15 07:34 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you don't see any mold, I wouldn't worrt. Maybe break/crush shrooms before ingesting to get a closer look inside too. I bet you're fine thought
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