On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:57:58 GMT, Alan_B >
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>> "stark" > wrote in message
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>>> Tired of paying $8 for 5 lbs of Tilde basmati rice with $9
>>> for shipping, so I shopped a Mediterranean store in town
>>> and bought 25 lbs of Pakastani basmati for about $8. 25
>>> lbs. was the smallest quantity offered. This came in a nice
>>> cloth bag with handles and a zipper and after a month, some
>>> creepy-crawlies.
>>> Yeah, I know . .it's protein. But I had been washing what I
>>> used. Most American grown rice states "doesn't need rinsing"
>>> but I think I'll continue rinsing all my rice.
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> Consider dumping some bay leaves into the rice bag to stop the
> bugs getting into the bag or scaring them out of the bag.
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Good idea! Any of the aromatic mints will do the same thing.

Put either or both of these (dried) inside and then tie a
wreath or bunch of them around the neck of the bag after giving
it a week for the current residents to depart. (Or hatch and
depart...Be sure to leave a way for them to escape and perhaps
a little bag of rice nearby to attract them, which can then
be dumped/burned/buried.


AC