Questions for Icequeen

['andersom']

Hardly any airflow under the bed. And both bedroom and bathroom are places where you shed a lot of dust.

[WolFish]

We had our tires changed this weekend and there is black goop all over everything.

What should I use to clean it off? I'm also assuming that it's not a good idea to leave it to dry on the tires either so how to clean those would be helpful too. Never had to do this with my car as I ran all weather tires year round. In Canada by law you have to have snow tires by a certain date and can remove them in March.

[WolFish]

Would salt kill the probiotics in yogurt?

[WolFish]

my dried apricots have tiny white dots on them. i just opened them yesterday. uncharacteristically, i threw them away. expiration date was 2017.

are the white dots mold or crystallized sugar?

[Icequeen]

my dried apricots have tiny white dots on them. i just opened them yesterday. uncharacteristically, i threw them away. expiration date was 2017.

are the white dots mold or crystallized sugar?

I would say it was probably the later, but I've seen them mold as well due to extreme temp changes.

I normally store mine in the fridge, can't risk mold with my allergies.

Would salt kill the probiotics in yogurt?

I can't find anything that says that it would. Sea salt is actually used in a lot of yogurt recipes and would probably be your best choice.
my dried apricots have tiny white dots on them. i just opened them yesterday. uncharacteristically, i threw them away. expiration date was 2017.

are the white dots mold or crystallized sugar?

[WolFish]

thanks. i wondered because i use yoghurt to make salad dressing and was wondering if the spices would kill the culture. i take probiotics but it would be nice to get some from a natural source.

[WolFish]

is there a way to make molasses thinner without adding water?

i saw conflicting opinions about using heat.

[Icequeen]

is there a way to make molasses thinner without adding water?

i saw conflicting opinions about using heat.

Most sites recommend letting the jar sit in a pot of warm water for awhile.

That's what I do with mine (and honey).

['andersom']

is there a way to make molasses thinner without adding water?

i saw conflicting opinions about using heat.

Most sites recommend letting the jar sit in a pot of warm water for awhile.

That's what I do with mine (and honey).

That's what I do too.

[WolFish]

sounds good, though since this is canada mine came in a milk carton style container. i want to transfer it to a glass container.

['andersom']

sounds good, though since this is canada mine came in a milk carton style container. i want to transfer it to a glass container.

Dutch carton containers with molasses can handle the procedure. 

["couldbecousin"]

  Computer is really slow the past few days.  I'm running a full scan with my security software,
  and it's taking hours.  Internet Explorer keeps becoming unresponsive. 
  It takes too long to do everything.  Computer is 7 or 8 years old.  Buy a new one? 

[Queen Victoria]

sounds good, though since this is canada mine came in a milk carton style container. i want to transfer it to a glass container.

Dutch carton containers with molasses can handle the procedure. 

What happened when the cow and the chicken were caught in the tornado?  They ended up with eggnog in waxed containers  (Old Homer and Jethro joke.)

[Icequeen]

  Computer is really slow the past few days.  I'm running a full scan with my security software,
  and it's taking hours.  Internet Explorer keeps becoming unresponsive. 
  It takes too long to do everything.  Computer is 7 or 8 years old.  Buy a new one? 

Is it running XP, Vista, or 7? 

Try scanning with Malware bytes anti-malware (see tutorial I linked below, it's a good start),  uninstall any toolbars in Internet explorer, or just run the tool (link below) from Microsoft....(better yet, go with Firefox or Chrome).

Repair tool from Microsoft for Internet Explorer (not for Win 10):
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/ie_performance_and_safety

A good tutorial to start with:
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/vista-windows-7-8-10-malware-removal-cleaning-procedure.139681/

["couldbecousin"]

  Computer is really slow the past few days.  I'm running a full scan with my security software,
  and it's taking hours.  Internet Explorer keeps becoming unresponsive. 
  It takes too long to do everything.  Computer is 7 or 8 years old.  Buy a new one? 

Is it running XP, Vista, or 7? 

Try scanning with Malware bytes anti-malware (see tutorial I linked below, it's a good start),  uninstall any toolbars in Internet explorer, or just run the tool (link below) from Microsoft....(better yet, go with Firefox or Chrome).

Repair tool from Microsoft for Internet Explorer (not for Win 10):
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/ie_performance_and_safety

A good tutorial to start with:
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/vista-windows-7-8-10-malware-removal-cleaning-procedure.139681/

  Vista, and thank you for the information.  My Trend Micro security software used to work fine,
  now it seems not up to the job.  The complete scans I've tried to run using it have frozen at around
  70% completion, after hours.  It's getting on my wee nerves.    Thank you, I will try this.