On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:27:27 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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>On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:29:49 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> wrote:
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>>On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 2:22:45 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>>> Yesm there are a million websites that say to use rice in a salt shaker.
>>> But I'm not dealing with a shaker. I buy those 1lb 10oz containers of
>>> salt in the store, fill a shaker and put the large container on the
>>> shelf (with spout closed). The next time I want to fill the shaker, that
>>> big container is hard. Putting rice in there will make a mess when I use
>>> that salt for other needs.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to keep those big containers for hardening?
>>>
>>> I was wondering about putting tape over the spout ????
>>
>>You can add a muslin bag filled with rice to the salt. Not easy to get in
>>but should be possible.
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>I use kosher salt only, I tranfer the three pound box to quart mayo
>jars... those cardboard boxes suck moisture out of the air, they
>should at least have a foil liner. I put a few of those desicant
>capsules from medicine bottles in the jars. Can also fill a mesh tea
>infuser with rice.
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>I do put mine in glass jars but that is a jolly good idea to use those
>desiccant capsules too! I tend to save them but have never had a use for
>them until now

I save them too, and add them to OTC meds that don't have them... I
buy Mucinex 12 hour tablets from Amazon, a 500 tablet bottle for about
$130, that's about half the price of buying those small packets from
the pharmacy... I take four a day, two in the morning, two in the
evening. There's no desicant in the bottle so I add a few.
https://www.amazon.com/Mucinex-12-Ho...ex+500+tablets