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     Kommentar till en text av Dale Shipp
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 -=> Quoting Dale Shipp to Ruth Haffly <=-

 RH> OTOH, Steve volunteers for clean up at times.  He said he would do the
 RH> kitchen tonight after he sprays for ants.  They're not invading the
 RH> food but just not welcome in the house.  We had a cold winter and it
 RH> did seem like it was quite cold but not a prolonged cold, with days or
 RH> nights below zero.  So, the bugs don't get killed off as well as they
 RH> do up north.

 DS> Bugs do tend to be more of a problem in the southern states.  I
 DS> remember my mother having to constantly make sure nothing was left
 DS> around that might attract them in Florida.   The small rental house we
 DS> had at Fort Benning, Ga. had hundreds of cockroaches when we moved in. 
 DS> Most were gone before we left two months later though.

After living in the tropics for decades, the kitchen cleanliness
discipline necessary to avoid insect infestations becomes a matter of
course.  Ants will find their way into any unsealed container,
anywhere except in the fridge, so a large fridge is the most essential
item in the kitchen.  A few ant scouts are always out, looking for
food.  The best way of getting rid of them is not by spraying, but by
using one of the commercial baits containing Fipronil.  If a few of
those are left around where ants may enter the house, the scouts
report back to the nest that they are food, and then a stream of
worker ants take some of it back to feed the queen, which then dies,
and the nest eventually dies out in turn.  As the baits are enclosed,
they are of no danger to pets or children.

The best way of controlling cockroaches is by encouraging friendly
gecko families to share your house.  Watching them cavorting on the
windows is an alternative entertainment if you don't have TV.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Tropical Rice Salad
 Categories: Salads, Non-dairy
      Yield: 6 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  White or jasmine rice in:
  2 1/2 c  Water
      2 T  Raisins
      1 sm Carrot, peeled and diced
    1/2 c  Frozen peas
    1/2 c  Frozen corn kernels
    225 g  Pineapple pieces in natural
           -juice, drained
    1/4 c  Juice reserved
    1/4 c  Desiccated coconut
      2 T  Slivered almonds
 
  Cook rice in a large microwave-safe container on high for 6 minutes.
  Stir, then cook for a further 6 minutes.
  
  Cover rice and let stand 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Rinse
  rice and drain well. Cool. Steam carrot, peas and corn lightly for 7
  minutes. Cool. In a large bowl, combine cooled rice and vegetables,
  the desiccated coconut, pineapple pieces and the 1/4 cup of pineapple
  juice. Chill for around an hour. Sprinkle with the slivered almonds
  immediately before serving.
  
  Serves 6 as a side salad, a b-b-q salad or as a yummy, quick, healthy
  lunch.
  
  From: LUSCIOUS LACTOSE-FREE RECIPES By: KELLY INGLIS ISBN 0646 40723 6
  Scanned by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS    JULY 2006
  
  From: Luscious Lactose-Free Recipes
 
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