mongoose
05-11-2006, 07:35 AM
I was making the flax cracker recipe from "living on raw food" the other day. she says to let them soak 4 hrs. or overnight. But I couldn't get to them till well past...more like 24 hrs. and when I looked they were growing mold on top. So I tried again. I started them at 6pm and couldn't get to them til about noon the next day...about 18 hrs. When I checked them at about 8AM they were still OK but I didn't have lemon so I put them in the fridge, covered til I could get back and make the crackers. I stored them IN the food processor so I couldn't check all around for mold, but the bottom had some condensation on it. I just made them thinking the fridge would have stopped any mold growth for those few hrs (?). I haven't tried any of the crackers yet...but I started to worry a little (especially since I just got some email re: some kid dying from mold in an old pancake mix because he had a mold allergy...and "snopes" says it's TRUE). I didn't notice any mold when I added the ingredients...and I guess I'm just being a worrier. Does anyone think that 18 hrs. (the last 4 being in the fridge) is just TOO long for flax seeds to soak and still be OK? Thanks!