Well, the "Lady Grey" tins had no expiration dates that I could read properly but I bought one. The "Prince of Wales" I bought is best used by 2012. I made a comment to the owner about expiration dates again, but he said "They just don't put them on do they?" Then he tried to convince me that the dates were only "shelf dates" and should not be sold after that. Well, I told him as he rang up a box of "Yorkshire Gold" tea bags that I gave a gift of this YG (purchased at his shop) to a friend one time and found out later it was nearly 2yrs. old! He said he doesn't understand the difference in taste really - oh brother. I answered it "Tastes like straw when old!" ha. he just smiled. Anyway, my box of YG is good until November of 2010 - 40bags to a box - how will I ever drink all of those before November? If anyone wants to sample Yorkshire Gold send me your address and I'll slip several or more bags into an envelope! And I also bought a small box of 20 Lapsang Souchong tea bags to try again. It has such an exotic smokey flavor that I didn't want to buy an entire tin. The shop owner also told me that Twinings is no longer going to offer the small packs of 6 bags. Have to buy boxes of 20bgs. in the future.

I have had one for a couple months and so far find it does what it is supposed to do. I think I paid a little under $10 for it and the bags are around $3-4 per box; 14 qt and 9 gal size. To me it seals better than the large one I have sitting in the closet. I am not sure it would do a good job on something that has a lot of liquid, though. I noticed in the Sunday paper there was a coupon for $3 off....of course, after I had already paid full price!

Mare- You're right. I asked my surgeon before the surgery if I could kneel and he said about 40% of his patients kneel with varying degrees of pain. The rest don't even attempt it. I probably kneel once every two or three weeks and I use a thick foam gardener's pad to cushion my knees and I get up as soon as possible. And it's not a petty sight watching me get up either! Chair yoga focuses on balance, posture, stretching and flexibility without any kneeling and the instructor reminds participants to only do what they feel comfortable doing. I'll probably only go to this class on Friday. I much prefer the faster pace and higher intensity of the water exercise classes.

There are lots of sources for non-alcoholic substitutions, eld. AA has some, I think. My DH has 8 years sober and we were told at his rehab that we shouldn't count on the alcohol cooking off. Sometimes I have added grape juice (white or purple) and sometimes I just add more of the broth or liquid called for in the recipe. I still miss the red wine in recipes though and sherry in seafood dishes. Every now and then, I have fixed two separate recipes-with and without! Ha. thespruceeats gourmetsleuth I like the idea of adding a little vinegar to cut the sweetness of the grape juice when substituting for red wine.