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
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>>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
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