A simple kitchen cleaning method has left many fruit lovers shocked after discovering tiny white creatures emerging from fresh raspberries during a salt-water soak. The unsettling sight often occurs when people place berries in a bowl of water mixed with salt in an effort to remove dirt, pesticide residues or hidden insects. Within minutes, small white thread-like larvae may … [Read more...] about Why Tiny White Worms Sometimes Appear When You Soak Raspberries In Salt Water
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It’s not just bird flu. Here’s why eggs have gotten so expensive
I wish I had good news about eggs, but alas, I do not. Egg prices are soaring again as the bird flu sweeps the US for the third straight year, cutting into supply. On the other side of the equation, seasonal factors have pushed demand up (all that holiday baking and cold winter weather makes people into egg-heads), and consumers have been buying eggs more than normal for the … [Read more...] about It’s not just bird flu. Here’s why eggs have gotten so expensive