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Default Why not refrigerate everything?


"Becca" > wrote in message
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> MaryL wrote:
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>> I live in East Texas, and we get *lots* of bugs here. I had a problem
>> with weevils when I lived in an apartment. I followed all the
>> instructions to get rid of them -- threw away everything with grains or
>> flour (even sealed boxes), washed canned goods, etc. That helped, but
>> then I opened a can of spices one day...and there were weevils. Groan!
>> The thing that helped me completely eliminate the problem is just what
>> you are suggesting. I started to store everything like cereal in the
>> refrigerator, and I kept flour in the freezer. That solved the problem.
>> (Of course, I don't eat any flour since being diagnosed with diabetes,
>> and that eliminated weevils and also freed up space in the refrigerator.
>> ;o) )
>>
>> MaryL

>
> We are just across the border in Louisiana, and we have stayed bug-free,
> so far. <knock wood> Sorry to hear about the diabetes.
>
> How are you handling the heat? It was 105 today!
>
> Becca
>



*Very* hot here, too...temps in the three-digit mark for the last few days.
Fortunately, it hasn't been as humid as it often is at this time of year.

MaryL