On 2014-10-31 07:13:54 +0000, Julie Bove said:

> I just returned from the kitchen where I whipped up a batch of white
> bread dough for a sandwich. And it was a good thing that I did! For
> there in my bread keeper were at least a dozen fruit flies! Where did
> they come from? I don't know. Although I have seen the occasional one
> flying around over the summer, I hadn't seen any recently. This is the
> bread keeper that I bought:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
>
> Although I agree with some of the reviewers that it is a bit of a
> clunky and unwieldy design, I have had no problems with it until now.
> The bread I bake has no preservatives in it but the ventilation holes
> seem to work to prevent the bread from going moldy. It takes me 6-7
> days to eat one loaf and I have not seen any mold on it at all.
> Neither has it gotten dried out.
>
> But obviously the little fruit flies got in through the holes. When I
> spied them, I immediately snatched the whole thing up and took it
> outside, attempting to close the ventilation holes but at least one
> flew out while I was in the garage. And even with the holes closed, it
> isn't a super tight seal. So...
>
> What do keep your bread in? A full loaf will technically fit into a
> bread bag but the bags are not long enough to allow me to close them.
> I do have some 2 gallon bread type bags. The Baggies brand. I don't
> even remember buying the things so I haven't a clue where they came
> from and it would appear that they are no longer being made. I do have
> some 2 gallon zippered bags. I could use those but I would prefer
> something that isn't disposable as I intend to make bread weekly or
> more often. Yes, I know that bags can be washed but that's kind of a
> PITA.
>
> Grrrr... I just did not need this. But at least I discovered it now
> and not when I was fixing to make toast of it. I guess I will have
> white toast tomorrow because I don't need two full loaves of bread.
> The one that I tossed was about half eaten.

They (and their larvae) can live in your drain so get into the habit of
pouring some boiling water down the drain hole every once in a while.
That'll learn 'em.