Alex,

When I don't have a large volume of decaying stuff, I can bring a
plastic tub with a lid (half-gallon, maybe) filled with kitty litter.
Place the shell culprit in the middle of the litter. Does the trick.

David

On Apr 6, 2005, at 11:17 PM, Alex Sassi wrote:

> Greetings fellow Conch-Lers,
>
> I'ld be interested in getting some advice on how to clean cowries or
> otherwise get them in a state that I can bring them back to the USA
> when
> travelling internationally and staying in hotels.
>
> Get a lot of ice and freeze-thaw multiple times and pour rubbing
> alcohol
> (with baking soda?) into the aperture in case of remaining smell? Pack
> in
> salt (to dehydrate) in case of remaining flesh?
>
> Thanks!
> Alex
>
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