tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post2217454747815377775..comments2024-03-27T00:43:28.975-05:00Comments on Mom's Scribbles: Never Too Old To LearnVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-52599384735921773552017-07-10T17:24:56.524-05:002017-07-10T17:24:56.524-05:00SJ...I didn't think about bugs too much as I n...SJ...I didn't think about bugs too much as I never have them in my apartment. Guess these little guys must have come in with the beans. I think I will make use of my FoodSaver and seal much of the dry goods using that. Hope I don't find more, but so far, so good.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-60777436340248443132017-07-10T17:20:25.236-05:002017-07-10T17:20:25.236-05:00You are funny, Gorges. Dad would say something si...You are funny, Gorges. Dad would say something similar about mosquitoes - so big it only took two to make a meal. :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-75599361355500118362017-07-10T17:17:53.732-05:002017-07-10T17:17:53.732-05:00deborah...I moved everything and wiped down the sh...deborah...I moved everything and wiped down the shelves. Didn't find any more creepy crawlers, but I will repeat the process in a couple of days to make sure. I have never had bugs in my apartment before, with the exception of a couple of fruit flies that came in through the screens when I was canning tomatoes a couple of years ago, and they are long since gone.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-27089797319500222372017-07-10T17:12:14.274-05:002017-07-10T17:12:14.274-05:00K...Oh, No!! I had better consider myself lucky t...K...Oh, No!! I had better consider myself lucky to have lost just a few bag of beans!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-22607397193944964232017-07-10T14:45:03.219-05:002017-07-10T14:45:03.219-05:00So sorry you had to go through that. Good reminder...So sorry you had to go through that. Good reminder to me, though, as I have two bags of oatmeal that I haven't done anything with. Usually I'd put them in freezer and then into mason jars. Thanks for the reminder--off I go to take care of it. Cheers, SJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-51949448743691575732017-07-10T11:10:38.018-05:002017-07-10T11:10:38.018-05:00Remember - bugs add protein!Remember - bugs add protein!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-28175668652789994772017-07-10T09:08:25.679-05:002017-07-10T09:08:25.679-05:00i hope it is all that it has cost you.
go over tha...i hope it is all that it has cost you.<br />go over that closet with a fine tooth comb every few days.<br />these little devils are impossible to be rid of. <br />ask me how i know!!<br />or better, don't ask me. gets me riled up.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-36093910330843746592017-07-10T08:49:31.385-05:002017-07-10T08:49:31.385-05:00I've been guilty of the same issue. How about ...I've been guilty of the same issue. How about finding a great deal on sugar and then ants finding it? Happened this spring to me...Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-73657157726829764702017-07-10T07:58:42.172-05:002017-07-10T07:58:42.172-05:00Linda...There were no bugs anywhere but in the bea...Linda...There were no bugs anywhere but in the beans. Hopefully I have seen the last of them. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-1113528223511300662017-07-10T05:07:34.018-05:002017-07-10T05:07:34.018-05:00Great that you were aware and took care of the oth...Great that you were aware and took care of the other stuff, too. I only had bugs in things that one time, and everything had bugs in it. I know it was the house!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-20154011288103390642017-07-10T03:54:48.946-05:002017-07-10T03:54:48.946-05:00Hi Dani...This was my own fault. I got lazy and d...Hi Dani...This was my own fault. I got lazy and didn't properly take care of the beans when I got them. I doubt that will happen again. I hate bugs!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-30221950658460366622017-07-10T03:44:25.012-05:002017-07-10T03:44:25.012-05:00Freezing flour, beans, pasta, etc for 24 hours wil...Freezing flour, beans, pasta, etc for 24 hours will ensure that no weevils make their home in your pantry ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-6301428376483978532017-07-10T02:35:31.016-05:002017-07-10T02:35:31.016-05:00Linda...Luckily, most of that closet pantry contai...Linda...Luckily, most of that closet pantry contains cans, jars and bottles of food from the grocery store. The only things in cardboard were three boxes of pancake mix and one box of Stove Top Stuffing. I ran the pancake mix through a sifter, bagged it up in freezer bags and froze it. The stuffing I tossed. There is nothing else there for bugs to get into.<br /><br />I'm thinking the bugs must have come into the house with the beans. This is the first time in over 20 years I have lived here that I have found bugs of any kind. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-39517276746949706862017-07-10T02:10:17.107-05:002017-07-10T02:10:17.107-05:00Those black bugs could have come from the cardboar...Those black bugs could have come from the cardboard or the beans in the bag, but now I would bet there are bugs or eggs in the closet. They could also have been in the closet to begin with. Even if they weren't in the pantry to begin with, I would fear they are now. I moved into a house that looked clean. However, roaches ran from everywhere as we moved in. A bit later everything I moved into the pantry closet was crawling with bugs. Imagine replacing everything you had to eat that bugs could get into.<br /><br />I have put the original bags of beans into freezer bags for three days and then removed the original bags from the freezer bags. Now, I empty all beans into quart jars. I put them into the freezer or not. I mark the jars that have been in the freezer. If the beans in jars that have not been in the freezer get bugs, it is less worrisome because the bugs are contained. It is not a perfect system, but so far it has worked for me. <br /><br />Some people use oxygen absorbers in jars of beans to prevent the bugs or eggs. I just don't have those. <br /><br />I, like you, contain everything in bags with tape over the opening. AND, I carry it straight to the outdoor can.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com