On Mar 1, 7:50 pm, "Phyllis Stone" > wrote:
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> > NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I found
> > a
> > moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of the pantry.
> > Ugh!
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> > OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on. I
> > don't want to eat there.
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> > --
> > Wayne Boatwright
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> > "One man's meat is another man's poison"
> > - Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.
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> About the moth thing, what did you do? I have recently seen 'a moth' flying
> around in the den. I thought it was just a stray moth who found himself
> inside and ignored him/it. Now I have learned that moths are a real
> household pest. I have even killed some of them. I haven't found any in the
> pantry but I know they must have some food source. So what did you do
> about your moth? Did it turn out to be just one or were there more? Did you
> call an exterminator?

Where did I read this story? About sailors plucking the bugs out of
their hardtack. Throwing away their best source of protien.

I once had an infestation of tiny moth. Eventually tracked them down
to living in my garrlic. If I knew, would have used them for garnish.

b

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