Private Browsing mode sometimes doesn't remember cookie info when opening links in new tabs

Also, when in Private Browsing mode, and I go to view the cookies in Options -> Privacy, I can see the cookies from the normal non-private browsing mode. All of them. It's not a fresh, clear, list like it should be.
I don't think any info is being read or recorded between the two sessions types, though. Just that sometimes, when opening a link in a new tab or window, it forgets the cookie information. Again, this is in Private Browsing mode.
I never had this problem until I upgraded to Firefox 19.

Any progress or additional information yet?
I also can see all of my "normal" cookies after switching to private browsing. (I remember that in the past I would see only a "blank" window when first switching to private mode.)
Yes, I have tried safe mode and disabling add-ons, with no change in this behavior.
Add-ons I have installed:
Adblock Pluss 2.2.3
BetterPrivacy 1.6.8
Ghostery 2.9.3
Googlebar Lite 4.9.7
IE View 1.5.6
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.3.1
PrivacyChoice TrackerBlock 2.2
Status-4-Evar 2013.02.16.23
Bookmark Favicon Changer 1.74 (disabled)
CheckPlaces 2.6.2 (disabled)
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