Rice is one thing we couldn't buy at all here. :/

Actually if you don't mind Jasmine try and indian store :)
regular long grain might be a little hard to find.

Have to find an Indian store here... ;)

Well lets make in preferred Alien Grocery Store in your area... :) You're looking for an AGS :)

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
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Urk, I don't like anything that is remotely like fruitloaf.

Yer edjumacations bin neglected, a good hot cross bung bears no resemblence to fruit loaf...

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
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Yer edjumacations bin neglected, a good hot cross bung
bears no resemblence to fruit loaf...

So, explain then. ;)

Well hot cross bungs are far better for starters :) The fruit load is lower, the secret herbs and spices balance is different too. Fruit loaf bears more resemblence to bread with cinnamon, and per slice a fairly heft dry fruit loading. Yer =bung on the other hand is perhaps not a sweet bun in the scheme of things is a bit more like your coffee scroll with cinnamon and nutmeg in it.
It is IMHO a more balanced product with better flavours. :)

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
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And still in that range of tastes that cause issues with me. :/

Shrug,

No acounting for taste :P

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
* Origin: < Scrawled in blood at The Lower Planes > (21:3/101)

Used to live in Idaho. If you head over to Simplot's website...you
should find some suggestions on how to store them. They used to use
"root cellars" which were about as long as aircraft hangers to store
them long term. Many of these are falling apart.

In 'dem good ol' days, more my grandparents than my parents, it wasn't unusual
to have a section of floor either under the pantry or unused portion of the kitchen you could lift out and store goodies like your spuds under the house with easy access. Of course we're too good for that today.

For the time being after a bit of looking around, I've left them in the bag they arrived although opened the top of it, and put them into a cardboard box to keep it dark and somewhat stable temperature wise.

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
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Bought a 25 LB bag of this rice & it is amazing! You can find
it...you will never buy the "normal" rice again.

Shudder, I'll send you mine. I find both Jasmine and Basmati difficult to palate. I think they're for the basmatics ;)

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
* Origin: < Scrawled in blood at The Lower Planes > (21:3/101)

cardboard box to keep it dark and somewhat stable

May I suggest a dark basement or an inside closet.

You may certainly suggest those, and they sound right. Unfortunately I don't have either. 1st floor unit so no basement, and I still have about a house and a halfs worth of stuff jammed in here so space is at a premium, not empty closets.

Used to be you could buy wooden bins with a slide or flip top that you could pop veggies in. Haven't seen them for a long time... If I had space I'd nearly think about trying to build one.

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--- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)
* Origin: < Scrawled in blood at The Lower Planes > (21:3/101)