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For convenience re shopping etc as my father cannot shop for himself any longer we bought a small under counter freezer (second hand for 50 quid on a local buy/sell page) and fill it with milk/bread/spreads/orange juice, the staples that are used every day. It has been the handiest thing ever, his home help checks each day and takes out whatever is needed to thaw.
He uses low fat milk and it freezes and thaws fine, he actually drinks mugs of milk and sees no difference at this stage, I don't know when he last actually had fresh milk
I freeze skim milk myself and it's fine too.0 -
For convenience re shopping etc as my father cannot shop for himself any longer we bought a small under counter freezer (second hand for 50 quid on a local buy/sell page) and fill it with milk/bread/spreads/orange juice, the staples that are used every day. It has been the handiest thing ever, his home help checks each day and takes out whatever is needed to thaw.
He uses low fat milk and it freezes and thaws fine, he actually drinks mugs of milk and sees no difference at this stage, I don't know when he last actually had fresh milk
I freeze skim milk myself and it's fine too.
glad about that, but it just never worked for me and I have no idea why, and that is fine too. I do not have room in the freezer for eg milk as space is filled with eg chicken for dog and cats and my food takes second place.. a tiny second place. I like the dried as it does not cool the coffee.0 -
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The Hill Billy wrote: »My scallions come from 5k down the road.
Mine come from my back garden. Or did, til I ate the last of them on Tuesday. And yes, they were hyoo-idge. Raging they're all gone.0 -
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The Hill Billy wrote: »I've stopped growing my own scallions. The damn cats use them as beds despite any number of deterrents put it place.
That's funny, mine always squash any broccoli I'm trying to grow! Never any of the other stuff, though!0 -
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You'll have to keep the button pressed until they explode or burn, though, or you'll have to squash them, otherwise it only stuns them. I speak from experience. Ditto for mosquitoes and flies. And if you touch the metal grid, you'd get a fairly sharp snap yourself (I also speak from experience
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We had them once before, when we lived in Vancouver. I didn’t know what they were then either. I just thought it was a coincidence that little moths kept appearing on the door of a certain cupboard!
Both times we had an open bag of cornmeal, which I think may be very attractive to them. I’m surprised they could eat the popcorn kernels, but it’s corn again I suppose.You can get sticky pheromones traps for them, too, but I found that the best way to contain them is to put everything (including flour, pasta, rice, biscuits, chocolate, breakfast cereal, raisins, dry pet food, etc) is sealed glass jars (those with a rubber seal are the best). If the foodstuff is already contaminated by eggs, then the infestation will be contained by the glass jar, and it will stop them from spreading to the rest of the food.
Yep, we’re off to buy a lot more kilner jars soon!You'll have to keep the button pressed until they explode or burn, though, or you'll have to squash them, otherwise it only stuns them. I speak from experience. Ditto for mosquitoes and flies. And if you touch the metal grid, you'd get a fairly sharp snap yourself (I also speak from experience).
We have one of those tennis rackets but these moths would be quite small and not worth the effort. They’re very easy to squash. But my hubby has revealed quite a sadistic side to himself with flies - he’s getting great enjoyment from keeping that button pressed!
(The gobshyte also zapped himself on purpose “to see what it felt like”
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We have one of those tennis rackets but these moths would be quite small and not worth the effort. They’re very easy to squash.
I find they fly around the place from 3PM onwards until the morning, and especially so if the room is dark, and they tend to land somewhere as soon as you turn on the light.But my hubby has revealed quite a sadistic side to himself with flies - he’s getting great enjoyment from keeping that button pressed!
(The gobshyte also zapped himself on purpose “to see what it felt like”)
:rolleyes::D Kids, eh?0 -
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You can get sticky pheromones traps for them, too, but I found that the best way to contain them is to put everything (including flour, pasta, rice, biscuits, chocolate, breakfast cereal, raisins, dry pet food, etc) is sealed glass jars (those with a rubber seal are the best). If the foodstuff is already contaminated by eggs, then the infestation will be contained by the glass jar, and it will stop them from spreading to the rest of the food. But, if you think the moths are bad, wait until you come across tiny, tiny beetles... They're the size of a pin head, and they get absolutely everywhere. Both moths and "beetles" thrive in temperatures of 25°C and 75% humidity, so the hot summer definitely didn't help.
I now have to throw out all my food
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Gloomtastic! wrote: »Oh sweet mother, have you been drinking? :rolleyes:
No. I'm like this when I'm sober.
(I was serious about NOT microwaving flour https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tools-and-techniques/question150.htm)0
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