"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> cshenk wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>> >
>> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> > done on this day.
>> >
>> > Bah Humbug! :-D
>> >
>> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>> > might wait until then.
>> >
>> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>>
>> Grin, yeah we needed the AC last night because it's so damply muggy.
>
> I haven't used the AC but I think the little one would have liked it
> last night. I went out on back porch early this morning and noticed
> that the upstairs neighbors were running their AC.

My garage has been overly damp and I don't know why. We have had a bit of a
dampness problem since we moved in but it got worse. I had two little
rechargeable units that I keep near the onions and potatoes but I was
actually seeing standing wetness in there on the top of the barstool and the
lip of a trash can. I thought at first that somebody had dripped water or
something but, no. Got a tiny electric dehumidifier. Was inexpensive and
it works great! I have to empty it every 3-5 days and I think it holds
about 1.5 cups of water. I shudder to think of how often I would have
needed to empty that in our house on Cape Cod. We had a huge until there
and I had to empty it once or twice a day.