Is there a lot of stems and are they dried up and crunchy or nice and soft?
1272423
I use culinary lavender in baked goods so I want just the individual lavender buds - no stems, leaves, or outer husk. I normally purchase my culinary lavender from a local farm during harvest but was excited to see this amount for such a great price, and I am out. My bag (purchased February 2014) has a lot of stems and leaves. I will be able to use it for lavender sugar (sifting out the lavender before using the sugar in baked goods or lemonade) and lavender simple syrup, but not in anything where you leave the buds in the product like shortbread, etc.
1272424
There really weren't any stems. They're kinda crushed up :) Smells AMAZING!
1272425
There aren't any stems (at least in the batch I received) and they are a bit crunchy but not overly dry to where they crumble in your hands easily. They are very aromatic and fresh as the other person stated.
1272426
The whole lot is fairly dry, but there aren't many stems or very much other assorted detritus. It's mainly flowers & buds. It's very highly scented, with the bonus of being organic (no herbicide/insecticide residue), and the sachets I make from it have been big sellers at the animal refuge thrift shop where I work.
1795814
Soft. Yes. I think kids would like them and they are healthier than most bars. They are naturally very sweet.
1023890
These are finely diced, dried roots. It's not powdered. I use it to make tea :)
2009497
I have no idea, but would suspect they are fresh because they tend to sell out fast. I've recently realized what a great value dried fruits are from this company since I've begun to dehydrate my own fruit. A half a bushel of pears dehydrates down to almost a half gallon jar of fruit.
912456
They are freeze-dried patties ~they arrived packed so well that very few were broken. I cannot describe them as "fresh" because they are quite freeze-dried... but yes, they are "good".
1830520
They are - for the most part - chewy, but since there are whole nuts, there is a bit of "crunchy" as well. In short, this is a moist bar, with no fillers (wheat, flour, etc.), so it is not "hard' like a typical granola bar.
1329807
They are really not icky at all, they're dried and very crispy and of course dead. I just sprinkle them into the feeder
2086564
Relatively soft at room temperature but firm if kept in the fridge. Wouldn't try them with false stick. Tend to stick to teeth.
965208
I'm not an expert in this field, but I do know they will last a couple months. Do not buy any that are close to going out of date. I did from Walmart and they were crispy and broke into a hundred tiny pieces when I opened the package. The one I got from this company, I held for well over a month before I used it. It was still fresh.
637354
Mine are used for decoration, but still very full. But they are tossed on the floor each night, children call over them and they still have there shape. They are soft not hard. I have found them to be a great buy, especially for the price.
1715547
The flowers are very dry and brittle, not chewy at all until boiled in water. Then they are chewy. The tea produced is delicious. The dry tea stores well and does not seem to midew. Good luck.
2228477
They're 100% cellophane, I think. They're very crunchy sounding :) They're perfect for food gifts.
1723952
They are suppose to be soft ! Sounds like you got some that were old or expired !
1541441
I would call manufacturer. They are dried in a sealed package! Enjoy! Tasty let them moisturize in mouth before chewing and swollowing!
1519067
Relatively soft. That is why I like to dry them in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
632163
The only item I have not been able to get soft is the dried corn. Seems to stay chewy for me.
1215814
Mostly they are very moist. Occasionally, there may be one or two with kind of a silvery coating but it's crystallized fruit sugar. I just discard those and eat the rest. I have bought some in the stores that were hard and dry but not the ones I've ordered from Amazon. Don't keep them in a hot place and eat them in a reasonable time; don't let them get stale.