On Sanibel I Florida this winter there was an abundance of shells. Unfortunately a lot of them died. Sometimes you can still put the "fresh dead" shells in the microwave or boil them. I cleaned one of these shells about11:30 one night only to discover it was a "real dead" shell. The smell woke up my husband from a sound sleep. He had a few choice words to say and began opening windows, doors, turning on fans, spraying deodorant , etc. and then sat outside for quite sometime. In telling our friends the next day, I was told to put whole cloves in with your shells in the microwave or in the water if you boil shells. I have since used the cloves and found that it really works\ whether boiling or mircowaving. It really does cut down the odor or maybe it just camouflage the odor,. A little of the cloves goes a long way. Now does anyone know if there's any reason the cloves might harm the shell? Ardeth Hardin _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]