On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:31:19 -0600, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>> Bob, I know it doesn't make sense, but it does seem to work. Thirty
>> odd years ago I had an infestation in my cornmeal, flour, grits, etc.
>> I've been keeping a bay leaf in each container ever since then and
>> have never had a problem. Coincidence? Maybe.
>
>I do the same thing with flour, cornmeal, even rice. I have no scientific
>study to back this up but for some reason the critters don't bother grain
>products containing a bay leaf or two. Been doing it for 25 years. If I
>forget to add the bay leaf, I get critters.

I don't do this, and I can't remember the last time I had critters in any
of my grits, flour, cornmeal, etc.

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Siobhan Perricone
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