On 11/18/2010 7:33 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
> In >,
> says...
>>
>> J. Clarke wrote:
>>> In >,
>>> says...
>>>> On 11/10/2010 11:54 AM, Andy wrote:
>>>>> "James > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Aussie wrote on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:37:55 GMT:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They now reside in the bin.
>>>>>>> Better to be safe, than sorry.
>>>>>>> http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp
>>>>>> Exactly, how much does it cost to discard outdated mixes?
>>>>>
>>>>> I had a year old box of Bisquik pancake mix stored in the pantry that I
>>>>> opened a second time to make some pancakes and saw tiny black mites(?)
>>>>> swimming around in the mix.
>>>>>
>>>>> Shocked the heck out of me!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Andy
>>>> weevils. Their eggs were probably there when you bought the mix.
>>>
>>> Just as long as you only eat the lesser of them you should be OK.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I see what you did there. (take your pick, Lesser Grain Borer, or
>> "lesser of two weevils")<snicker>
>
> Have you read Patrick O'Brien's novels? You've actually got the tone
> and pacing of a conversation between Aubrey and Maturin down, or pretty
> close.
>
> Should you be inclined to look it up, the "lesser of two weevils"
> discussion is in "The Fortune of War", (can't tell you exactly on what
> page though) the sixth book in the series, although it's also replicated
> in the movie "Master and Commander, the Far Side of the World", which is
> based loosely on the tenth book. In the book there's even a digression
> related to the particular species of the critter under observation.
>
> Oh, and coming back to topic, there's a cookbook, "Lobscouse and Spotted
> Dog" that includes tested recipes for every food described in the
> Patrick O'Brien novels that had been released up to the date of its
> publication.

My husband reads those and loves them. IMO they're good sleep fodder
lol...:-) The cookbook sounds interesting.

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