Why is there a jar of sesame seeds in my boyfriend's parent's kitchen?

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We're staying at their house while they're on holiday so they're not here for me to ask them.

My boyfriend says the jar has been there for as long as he can remember and he's never seen them used and never noticed the amount in the jar increase or decrease. They're on the worktop next to the teapot and the sugar which are used multiple times daily.

It just seems so random. He has never considered why they're there.

Any ideas?

Used as baking beans maybe?

Or theres hidden money in there.

They’re too light to be any use as baking beans, surely? Maybe they bought them years ago for a recipe they never used again.

They're just become blind to them after a disastrous attempt to make tahini in 1971?

One of them is training to be a magician but the Open Sesame spell is not going well

Hidden camera...

Hidden drugs...

Is this really that random? I’d see sesame seeds as a fairly reasonable cupboard staple and have a jar in my cupboard. Theyre quite often called for in Asian recipes, or they’re delicious dry-toasted in a frying pan and sprinkled on salads, added to stir-fries etc and I also add them to the top of bread on the rare occasions when I bake a loaf.

What makes it random is that they're seemingly never used.

“...sesame seeds attract success and abundance. Place them anywhere you wish to attract more prosperity, whether at home or work.”

wingsforthespirit.com/wicca-witchcraft/using-herbs-witchcraft-spells/

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So far as I'm aware they're not wiccans, but maybe something to be on the lookout for!

We sprinkle sesame seeds on stir fries and Japanese meals. Also use them when we make sushi at home.

Everyone has things they become blind to in their house. They probably don't even notice they are there. Not really weird or random. Just one of those things!

It is odd that they're out in the worktop. For when you need sesame seeds in a hurry.

Doesn’t everyone store the last dregs of random ingredients and keep them for twenty years before considering dumping them?

Your boyfriend should hide them and see what happens

I use sesame seeds in stir frys, salads and sometimes for coating bread etc.
In theory I would do this, the reality is that the sesame seeds have been in my pantry for years and maybe used twice. I suspect that is why they are there. No one has managed to throw them out yet.

They also absorb things I seem to remember!

Feng shui.

Vampires.

You throw a large handful of tiny seeds down on the floor and they’re compelled to stop to count them all, which gives you time to run away. Obviously it’s rarely used, but when you do suddenly find yourself confronted by a predatory vampire who’ve you’ve foolishly invited in then you’ll need them as a matter of urgency: hence the jar being out on the counter.

Their weed stash is hidden inside it.

Do they have any other jars of random rarely-used herbs and spices lurking in the cupboard? Juniper berries or some such? If they do, I'd be tempted to switch them over.

They bought them for a recipe that they never made/don't make often such as Asian dishes or homemade bread

Perhaps they're used all the time, and he just never notices that the jar gets emptied and re-filled?

I think I might hide them as suggested.

They will be rancid if left in daylight for too long. Ask them when you see them? Let us know