Soy Sauce was [Sca-cooks] Murri

[Elaine Koogler]

I think there are some varieties...mostly the "light" versions, so far as I
know...that require refrigeration.  However, most of the standard, ordinary
stuff doesn't.  I've got some that I've had for a very long time...bought one
of those large tins...and it hasn't gone bad!

Kiri

Sue Clemenger wrote:

> My soy sauce comes from this huge jug of it ("Kikkoman" brand, IIRC)
> from CostCo that I somehow inherited.  It wouldn't want to fit in my
> fridge, so I keep it in a cupboard, and pour smaller amounts into an old
> worchestershire bottle for handier use.  I don't know if mine says to
> refrigerate or not--I'm too lazy to go get a chair and climb up to the
> cupboard <g>.
> And my fridge, like yours, is also full of various bottles--I keep my
> coffee beans in there, several types of mustard, beer, cider, butter,
> rice wine vinegar, etc.  Occasionally, even some food.  Oh, and, at the
> moment, the entire second shelf is taken up by 10+ pounds of freshly
> rendered tallow in a large box, waiting for a free weekend so I can make
> soap.  My (small)freezer is full of  pie cherries, waiting to be turned
> into conserves or something (don't have enough for wine, and already
> have too much liqueur).
> --Maire
>
> Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
> > I've noticed that my soy sauce says to refrigerate after opening. I
> > thought maybe the better stuff needed this and that maybe the other
> > stuff I had been using didn't because it had more artifical stuff
> > in it or more preservatives. Was this particular company (Japanese,
> > I think. Starts with a "K") just protecting themselves? My refrigerator
> > is full of bottles of various sauces and condiments, like mustards, it
> > would be nice to get some of them out of there.
> >
> > --
> > THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
> >    Mark S. Harris            Austin, Texas          stefan at texas.net
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