Oh, we're back on the cleaning shells topic.  I thought the bag of cloves
was some mystic way to get my computer running better.  I think that the
museum's gurus use such technology and they do a wonderful job at it too.
 
Kurt
 
 
At 07:05 AM 2/23/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Again, don't forget to put a little whole cloves in that bag when you
>microwave.  Will help with the smell!!!!!
>Ardeth Hardin
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Egerton <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 11:25 PM
>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Microwave shell cleaning
>
>
>>Hi,
>>I've used the microwave to clean Cepaea nemoralis by the hundreds.
>>It makes a chore into nothing.
>>It's so easy...the animals all just pop out of the shells, and
>>the microwave seems to do less damage to the perios than boiling.
>>The shells come out all nice and glossy...I don't care about the smell.
>>Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I have found that submerging the specimen in water usually gives as good a
>>result and avoids the
>>>smell.
>>>
>>>Marlo
>>>Florida
>>>
>>>Edward T. Schelling wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Scott,
>>>>          In answer to your question about using microwave for cleaning
>>>> shells...it works great as long as you either 1)not married or have an
>>>> extremely understanding wife or 2) you have a spare microwave that you
>never
>>>> want to use for cooking again!  It does clean {pop out the animal} very
>good,
>>>> especially if the shell is still fresh and hasn't been sitting around
>drying
>>>> out.  The best way to do it, is to put the shell in a zip-lock bag with
>as
>>>> much of the air pushed out as possible or put the shell in a paper
>bag...this
>>>> keeps the animal from exploding all over your microwave...however,
>nothing
>>>> that I have found keeps the odor from stinking up the microwave [or the
>>house,
>>>> if you try it indoors!...which is the reason for item #1!
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Ed Schelling
>>>
>>>
>>
>