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From: judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms)
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Subject: Re: water chestnuts
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Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 06:55:48 EDT
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In article <> kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling) writes:
>I bought two cans of water chestnuts recently, (the first time I ever
>bought water chestnuts except as part of something in a restaurant).
>They smelled a bit peculiar, so peculiar that I decided not to even taste
>them.  Does everybody know something I don't know about buying water
>chestnuts, like I'm supposed to hop off to a Chinese grocery and buy
>them fresh (then what?), or the canned ones need to be washed a million
>times, or?

I buy and use canned water chestnuts all the time.  I have a defective sense
of smell, so I don't know whether they all smell funny or you got bad ones.
All those that I buy look a bit ragged around the edges (if they're not
presliced) and feel a bit slimy, but they taste just like the ones in Chinese
restaurants.  (I wouldn't be surprised if most restaurants bought them in cans
too, for that matter!)

Aha, SO just woke up and informed me that our canned water chestnuts do NOT
smell funny, so you may have bought a bad batch -- try again.

Judith Abrahms
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