"M.E. C" wrote:

> In a message dated 1/18/02 11:21:12 AM CST, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Coconut oil is IN coconut milk, but you can also get it separately.
>  It is hard to find in the stores these days because of the hysteria
>  about saturated fats.  You can mailorder it.  I have been ordering
>  the Mt Banahaw virgin coconut oil, which is so yummy I sometimes eat
>  it from a spoon.  Check out their web site:
>   >>
> How long will coconut oil keep and if bad,will it have a distinct rancid odor?

I have not had the virgin coconut oil go bad for me, though I have kept it
at room temperature for 6 months or more.  In the summer, it is a liquid;
in the winter a solid (melts around 75 degrees).  I've had other coconut oil
that I made into a salve and kept in a jar; 2 years later it had a distinct rancid
odor
so I threw it away.  I'm sure it depends on the oil, the heat of your kitchen,
etc.,
but it should last a good long time.

    Lynnet