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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Freezing kills some bugs.  I freeze mine and then dry can.  I haven't lost 
any flour or seeds (corn, barley, etc.) to bugs using this method and I 
found one jar in the back of behind that was at least 5 years old.  The jars 
you are talking about will generally sufficient reseal themselves using the 
dry canning method.  I have the one-gallon jars.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>


> I put my grain in half-gallon mason jars and put it in the freezer for a 
> few
> days. I've been told that freezing also kills any bugs/eggs. Does anyone
> know if that's true? I've never seen any bugs in my stored grain.