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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Another Chemistry Question
  • Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:06:20 -0700 (PDT)

Wouldn't it be quicker just to run over to 'Comanche Peak' or 'South Texas"
and have them zap it through their machine? ... ;-) ...bobford


--- On Mon, 10/13/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> From: eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Another Chemistry Question
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 1:00 PM
> Thanks, James. I will try this. We don't have a lot of
> freezer space so keeping grain indefinitely in there is
> out of the question. We can manage this. Also Lynda had a
> good suggestion, too.--Sage
>
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:16:21 EDT
> Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >> >We buy organic grains and sometimes end up
> with pantry
> >> moths or weevils in them while contained in mason
> jars.
> >> I've been told they come in all unfumigated
> grain and
> >>the
> >> only way to prevent this is to freeze it. Is this
> so?
> >>
> >
> > Not only is it so, but you have to freeze it twice.
> > Freeze it very cold for
> > three days. Then let it thaw for three days. Then
> >freeze it for three more
> > days. After that you can store it safely out of the
> >freezer.
> >
> > Any type of grain, grain product, beans, etc. can have
>
> >insect eggs or even
> > insects. The first freezing kills all insects at all
> >stages of development and
> > also stimulates any eggs present to hatch when the
> grain
> >thaws. Then the
> > second freezing kills those.
> >
> > Herbs in with the grain are a mild deterrent, but,
> alas,
> >very mild. <BR><BR><BR>
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