Thread: Corn meal in motion!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> when I was going to crack the egg.


Just add poppyseeds. ;-)

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:05:41 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
>when I was going to crack the egg.

Aw, the heat would've killed 'em.

Carol, shuddering

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> Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> when I was going to crack the egg.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://web.me.com/barbschaller
> "What you say about someone else says more
> about you than it does about the other person."

Keep it in the fridge! I once noticed caraway seed movement when I was
adding them to sauerkraut.

Chris

On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:05:41p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> when I was going to crack the egg.

I bet they'd stop moving if you baked them. :-) Think protein!

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

In article <[email protected] 7>,
Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:05:41p, Melba's Jammin' told us...
>
> > Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> > when I was going to crack the egg.
>
> I bet they'd stop moving if you baked them. :-) Think protein!

Can't do it. Never could. Watching meal move churns my stomach.

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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

In article <gof8k9$lfv$[email protected]>,
"Chris Marksberry" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> > when I was going to crack the egg.
> > --
>
> Keep it in the fridge! I once noticed caraway seed movement when I was
> adding them to sauerkraut.
>
> Chris


I usually do. This was a Jiffy muffin mix with a 12/08 expiry. I'd
tossed some earlier-dated stuff this morning and figured this would be
okay. Barf.
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about you than it does about the other person."

In article <[email protected]>,
zxcvbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> > when I was going to crack the egg.
>
>
> Just add poppyseeds. ;-)

Cute.
My stomach roils at the thought. :-P
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"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:26:30p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> In article <[email protected] 7>,
> Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:05:41p, Melba's Jammin' told us...
>>
>> > Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
>> > when I was going to crack the egg.
>>
>> I bet they'd stop moving if you baked them. :-) Think protein!
>
> Can't do it. Never could. Watching meal move churns my stomach.
>

NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I found a
moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of the pantry.
Ugh!

OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on. I
don't want to eat there.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] 5.247...

>
> NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I found
> a
> moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of the pantry.
> Ugh!
>
> OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on. I
> don't want to eat there.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>
> "One man's meat is another man's poison"
> - Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.



About the moth thing, what did you do? I have recently seen 'a moth' flying
around in the den. I thought it was just a stray moth who found himself
inside and ignored him/it. Now I have learned that moths are a real
household pest. I have even killed some of them. I haven't found any in the
pantry but I know they must have some food source. So what did you do
about your moth? Did it turn out to be just one or were there more? Did you
call an exterminator?

On Mar 1, 7:50 pm, "Phyllis Stone" <nob...@msn.com> wrote:
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwri...@arizona.usa.com> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected] 5.247...
>
>
>
> > NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I found
> > a
> > moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of the pantry.
> > Ugh!
>
> > OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on. I
> > don't want to eat there.
>
> > --
> > Wayne Boatwright
>
> > "One man's meat is another man's poison"
> > - Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.
>
> About the moth thing, what did you do? I have recently seen 'a moth' flying
> around in the den. I thought it was just a stray moth who found himself
> inside and ignored him/it. Now I have learned that moths are a real
> household pest. I have even killed some of them. I haven't found any in the
> pantry but I know they must have some food source. So what did you do
> about your moth? Did it turn out to be just one or were there more? Did you
> call an exterminator?

Where did I read this story? About sailors plucking the bugs out of
their hardtack. Throwing away their best source of protien.

I once had an infestation of tiny moth. Eventually tracked them down
to living in my garrlic. If I knew, would have used them for garnish.

b

paid of drunks firemen

On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:50:14p, Phyllis Stone told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] 5.247...
>
>>
>> NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I
>> found a moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of
>> the pantry. Ugh!
>>
>> OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on.
>> I don't want to eat there.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>> "One man's meat is another man's poison" - Oswald Dykes, English
>> writer, 1709.
>
>
>
> About the moth thing, what did you do? I have recently seen 'a moth'
> flying around in the den. I thought it was just a stray moth who found
> himself inside and ignored him/it. Now I have learned that moths are a
> real household pest. I have even killed some of them. I haven't found
> any in the pantry but I know they must have some food source. So what
> did you do about your moth? Did it turn out to be just one or were
> there more? Did you call an exterminator?

Luckily it was confined to the pantry and only a couple of boxes of cereal.
There were numerous moths and larvae in the two toxes. I think I must have
brought it from the store when I bought the cereal, but none of the
products were old. Still, I was afraid of further contamination. After I
disposed of everything, I washed everything down with bleach water and
allowed it to dry. I didn't restock for several days. Didn't need an
exterminator.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>I think I must have
> brought it from the store when I bought the cereal, but none of the
> products were old.

They do come from the store. I buy flour, a national brand, and
immediately transfer it into an air-tight canister. One time I bought
store-brand flour instead of national brand. When I went to get some
flour, it was moving. Nothing else in my pantry was effected as the
moving flour was in the air-tight canister.

I only buy the national brands now and I have never had the problem
again. If I see moths flying around in a grocery store, I tell the
manager and wait a few weeks before I'll purchase dry products there.

In article <[email protected]>,
zxcvbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> > when I was going to crack the egg.
>
>
> Just add poppyseeds. ;-)

<snicker>

More protein!
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I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

In article <[email protected] 7>,
Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:26:30p, Melba's Jammin' told us...
>
> > In article <[email protected] 7>,
> > Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:05:41p, Melba's Jammin' told us...
> >>
> >> > Drat!! I was all set for corn meal muffins, but noticed movement just
> >> > when I was going to crack the egg.
> >>
> >> I bet they'd stop moving if you baked them. :-) Think protein!
> >
> > Can't do it. Never could. Watching meal move churns my stomach.
> >
>
> NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I found a
> moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of the pantry.
> Ugh!
>
> OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on. I
> don't want to eat there.

I'd give it a pass too, and I'm generally adventurous with food. <g>
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

In article <[email protected] 7>,
Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:50:14p, Phyllis Stone told us...
>
> >
> > "Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected] 5.247...
> >
> >>
> >> NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I
> >> found a moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of
> >> the pantry. Ugh!
> >>
> >> OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on.
> >> I don't want to eat there.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Wayne Boatwright
> >>
> >> "One man's meat is another man's poison" - Oswald Dykes, English
> >> writer, 1709.
> >
> >
> >
> > About the moth thing, what did you do? I have recently seen 'a moth'
> > flying around in the den. I thought it was just a stray moth who found
> > himself inside and ignored him/it. Now I have learned that moths are a
> > real household pest. I have even killed some of them. I haven't found
> > any in the pantry but I know they must have some food source. So what
> > did you do about your moth? Did it turn out to be just one or were
> > there more? Did you call an exterminator?
>
> Luckily it was confined to the pantry and only a couple of boxes of cereal.
> There were numerous moths and larvae in the two toxes. I think I must have
> brought it from the store when I bought the cereal, but none of the
> products were old. Still, I was afraid of further contamination. After I
> disposed of everything, I washed everything down with bleach water and
> allowed it to dry. I didn't restock for several days. Didn't need an
> exterminator.

Freezing dry goods for a few days when you buy them is supposed to be
one effective way of killing weevil eggs. I'm just glad that I have the
space to refrigerate most of my dry goods. The only other thing I've
lost to bugs in the past couple of years was a can of paprika in the
spice cabinet. I cleaned the entire cabinet out and freecycled any
spices I did not use on a regular basis that were still good.
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Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

In article <0038b2dc$0$28474$[email protected]>,
Janet Wilder <[email protected]> wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >I think I must have
> > brought it from the store when I bought the cereal, but none of the
> > products were old.
>
> They do come from the store. I buy flour, a national brand, and
> immediately transfer it into an air-tight canister. One time I bought
> store-brand flour instead of national brand. When I went to get some
> flour, it was moving. Nothing else in my pantry was effected as the
> moving flour was in the air-tight canister.
>
> I only buy the national brands now and I have never had the problem
> again. If I see moths flying around in a grocery store, I tell the
> manager and wait a few weeks before I'll purchase dry products there.

I was purchasing some bulk ground orange peel a few weeks back and,
while it was not moving, there was webbing in it from the moth larvae.
I pointed it out to a clerk and she took it off the shelf and said she'd
inform the person in charge of that.

I suggested that they check the other slow sellers. ;-)

I bought lemon peel instead.
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

In article <IZFql.13901$[email protected]>,
"Phyllis Stone" <[email protected]> wrote:

> About the moth thing, what did you do? I have recently seen 'a moth' flying
> around in the den. I thought it was just a stray moth who found himself
> inside and ignored him/it. Now I have learned that moths are a real
> household pest. I have even killed some of them. I haven't found any in the
> pantry but I know they must have some food source. So what did you do
> about your moth? Did it turn out to be just one or were there more? Did you
> call an exterminator?

I'd wait until I saw a few more and make sure they all looked the same.
Against all odds, I found a cockroach in my house twenty years ago,
killed it and didn't mention it to my wife. I've seen no other nor
evidence of any since. I had been to a river that had cockroaches around
it the weekend before and think I rolled one up in my camp clothes.
After ten years, I broke the story gently to my wife to prevent
hysteria. We have moths occasionally. Kissing bugs (Western Conenose
Bug) and black widows get my immediate and undivided attention.

leo

"Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:0038b2dc$0$28474$[email protected]..
>
> I only buy the national brands now and I have never had the problem again.
> If I see moths flying around in a grocery store, I tell the manager and
> wait a few weeks before I'll purchase dry products there.

I had an infestation one time and never want to go through that again.
Speaking of stores, every time I go in the local pet food store there are
moth flying around. They're often in pet food, cat litter, even the
outsides of pet food bags or cases even if they don't get in. They're
almost impossible to avoid.

In article <[email protected] 7>,
Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun 01 Mar 2009 05:26:30p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> >
> > Can't do it. Never could. Watching meal move churns my stomach.
> >
>
> NO, Barb, I couldn't either. It gives me the willies. Years ago I found a
> moth in a box of cereal. I threw out the entire contents of the pantry.
> Ugh!
>
> OTOH, I have known people would have just sifted the meal and moved on. I
> don't want to eat there.

What I don't know. . . .
I can't do it, though.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."