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When buying dry or canned goods, make sure any dates on the packages or cans have not expired. Don't purchase cans that are bulged or swollen. Store unopened dry foods in their original packages and keep opened products in airtight containers. Source: Taste of Home Magazine

Food		Storage Time	Special Handling
Baking Powder or Soda		18 Months	Keep in an airtight container after opening.
Bouillon Cubes, Granules		1 year
Cake Mixes		1 year
Canned Foods, Commercial		1 year
Cereals		Check Package Date	Keep in an airtight container after opening.
Chocolate, Baking		1 year	Keep in a cool place.
Coconut		1 year	Refrigerate opened packages.
Coffee, Fresh Ground		2 to 3 Weeks	Refrigerate or freeze opened cans or packages.
Flour, All-Purpose		15 Months
Flour, Whole Wheat		6 Months	Refrigerate or freeze during warm weather.
Fruit, Dried		6 Months	Refrigerate opened packages.
Gelatin		18 Months	Keep in a dry place.
Herbs, Dried		1 year	Keep in a cool, dark place; refrigerate red spices.
Honey		1 year
Jams, Jellies		1 year	Refrigerate after opening.
Molasses		2 Years
Nonfat Dry Milk Powder		6 Months	Keep in an airtight container after opening.
Olive Oil		1 year	Keep in a tightly capped bottle away from heat and light.
Pasta, Dried		1 year	Keep in an airtight container after opening.
Peanut Butter		6 Months	Refrigerate during warm weather.
Pudding Mixes		1 year
Rice, White		Indefinite	Keep in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Salad Dressings, Commercial		6 Months	Refrigerate opened bottles.
Shortening		8 Months	Keep in a cool, dark place.
Sugar, Brown		4 Months	Keep in an airtight container after opening.
Sugar, Granulated		2 year	Keep in an airtight container after opening.
Syrups		1 year	Refrigerate maple syrup after opening.
Vegetable Oil		1 year	Keep in a tightly capped bottle away from heat and light.
Yeast, Active Dry		Check Package Date	Refrigerate during warm weather.