Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:35:22 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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> > >
> >>"Oregonian Haruspex" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > 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...oh_aui_detailp
> > > > > age_o07_s00?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.
> > >
> > > I do. I had a severe problem with drain flies once before. But
> > > boiling water didn't help.
> >
> > Try some bleach. Or get a can of Raid and spray it into the drain.
>
> I'm allergic to bleach and haven't seen any raid that is for fruit
> flies. I don't think either thing will kill the eggs though.

Julie, it is not physicaly possible to be allergicto bleach.

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