Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle out of date flour? http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: willow http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-1229677 willow Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:39:08 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-1229677 Robin, You may be thinking of baking soda, which really works on burns. Just mix it with water to make a thick paste and slather it on. Most minor burns will stop hurting and heal very fast without blistering. Robin,

You may be thinking of baking soda, which really works on burns. Just mix it with water to make a thick paste and slather it on. Most minor burns will stop hurting and heal very fast without blistering.

]]> By: robin http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-1158177 robin Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-1158177 Someone told me recently it's good to put on a burn. Ordinarily, I know you want to keep it sterile. Anyone else heard this? Someone told me recently it’s good to put on a burn. Ordinarily, I know you want to keep it sterile. Anyone else heard this?

]]> By: Bobbie http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-1030689 Bobbie Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:22:41 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-1030689 This is off the question, but to get to the source, I prevent flour from getting weevils by keeping it in the freezer. I started keeping it there about 20 years ago and I have had no problem with wevils and I mean no, none, zilch, zero. This is off the question, but to get to the source, I prevent flour from getting weevils by keeping it in the freezer. I started keeping it there about 20 years ago and I have had no problem with wevils and I mean no, none, zilch, zero.

]]> By: Jacki Walters http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-1030678 Jacki Walters Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:47:09 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-1030678 I have access to empty 50# paper flour and grain bags any suggestion as how to use them, I hate to see them go in the trash, they are good thick bags. Thanks I have access to empty 50# paper flour and grain bags any suggestion as how to use them, I hate to see them go in the trash, they are good thick bags. Thanks

]]> By: Elouise http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-352089 Elouise Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:11:58 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-352089 If you put a couple of dry bay leaves in your flour (and other dry goods), it seems to keep weevils at bay. Somebody told me this and since I tried it, I haven't had any more weevils. I put bay leaves in flour, bran, oat bran, polenta, etc - anything dry and grainy that might attract such beasties. If you put a couple of dry bay leaves in your flour (and other dry goods), it seems to keep weevils at bay. Somebody told me this and since I tried it, I haven’t had any more weevils. I put bay leaves in flour, bran, oat bran, polenta, etc – anything dry and grainy that might attract such beasties.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-270360 Anonymous Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:45:33 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-270360 Kaboom! Kaboom!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-178158 Ryan Wed, 23 May 2007 19:50:28 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-178158 Unfortunately that's a terrible idea. Whereas dirt is usually moist and smothers a fire, flour is dry and combustible and will probably just explode into flame as your pour it on. Modern flour mills have hardcore ventilation, strict spark-control policies and are never sealed, as airborne flour particulate is prone to explode violently. Indeed, explosion was a big problem with olde-world flour mills. Unfortunately that’s a terrible idea. Whereas dirt is usually moist and smothers a fire, flour is dry and combustible and will probably just explode into flame as your pour it on. Modern flour mills have hardcore ventilation, strict spark-control policies and are never sealed, as airborne flour particulate is prone to explode violently. Indeed, explosion was a big problem with olde-world flour mills.

]]> By: Emanla Eraton http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-2800 Emanla Eraton Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:24:59 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-2800 Maybe you can use it to put out fires much in the same way you would use dirt to put out campfires. Maybe you can use it to put out fires much in the same way you would use dirt to put out campfires.

]]> By: Sally http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-194 Sally Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:47:10 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-194 that was an egg and salt wash by the way, I can't spell, clearly :( that was an egg and salt wash by the way, I can’t spell, clearly :(

]]> By: Sally http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-193 Sally Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:46:19 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-193 Kill off the crawly things by sticking the flour in the freezer for two weeks. Then sieve them out (or not) and make salt dough. Make a big pile of pretend loaves of bread, give em an egg and slat wash and bake them, then you can pile these up in a breadbasket and tell everyone how wonderful you are at making bread (lol) Kill off the crawly things by sticking the flour in the freezer for two weeks. Then sieve them out (or not) and make salt dough. Make a big pile of pretend loaves of bread, give em an egg and slat wash and bake them, then you can pile these up in a breadbasket and tell everyone how wonderful you are at making bread (lol)

]]> By: ali winter http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-127 ali winter Thu, 25 May 2006 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-127 there are loads of cool kids crafts things you could do with it,playdough for example. there are loads of receipes about on the internet, one is here http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/playdough.htm you can make "clay" using a similar recipe, http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/claytyperecipes/l/blovclay1.htm there are loads of cool kids crafts things you could do with it,playdough for example.

there are loads of receipes about on the internet, one is here http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/playdough.htm

you can make “clay” using a similar recipe, http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/claytyperecipes/l/blovclay1.htm

]]> By: Emma http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-126 Emma Wed, 24 May 2006 21:23:21 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-126 I was going to suggest something similar - I use it probably a little runnier than that for the kids to use when they're paper maicheing. I was going to suggest something similar – I use it probably a little runnier than that for the kids to use when they’re paper maicheing.

]]> By: john http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-125 john Wed, 24 May 2006 18:49:20 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-125 flour *can* be composted, but it might attract rodents if you don't mix it in well. Or you don't have cats. flour *can* be composted, but it might attract rodents if you don’t mix it in well. Or you don’t have cats.

]]> By: jeff http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour/comment-page-1#comment-124 jeff Wed, 24 May 2006 18:45:59 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060524/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-out-of-date-flour#comment-124 5 parts water to 1 parts flour makes a fine paper glue 5 parts water to 1 parts flour makes a fine paper glue

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