Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> >Strongly disagree. It's not a hygiene thing. Opening your windows will
> >invite the mold spores in. Once they get on your open loaf of bread, it's a
> >race between them showing up and you eating it all first.
> >
> >Gary
>
> Welcome to the world of education. Have you never worked with food
> service when the Health Dept. came in with their yearly show and tell
> and lecture.? You know, when they have you touch your finger to a
> petri dish, blow on another dish, and lay a cigarette butt on another?
> -- and then show you the results after 24 hours? You get these
> totally gross, hairy, fuzzy, black, green or gray spots growing out
> from the point of contamination. That's not mold spores floating in
> from an open door. It is poor hygiene. Do you understand cross
> contamination? It doesn't only have to do with beef and chicken, you
> know.
> Janet US

I understand cross contamination and I'll grant you that point.
My point is that mold spores are in the air and will get on your hands too.
Protect your bread from all as much as possible.

It works for me. Perhaps YOU need to practice better hygiene?

Gary