[Herbalist] Directions needed please
kingstaste@mindspring.com
kingstaste at mindspring.com
Tue Aug 20 13:11:50 PDT 2002
> I've also heard of people using rice, but
> haven't tried it yet.
>
> Mary/Katerine
We have used the rice bag method for years. Sew up white rice in any kind of
bag, I generally use muslin. Make some kind of cover for the outside, this
makes it easy to keep clean, removing the cover to wash. I have used
dishtowels, flannel, and the one remaining sock from a set that I loved before
the mate got a hole :(
We store them in the freezer so they're always cold for use as a cold pack,
and easy to pop into the microwave when a hot pack is needed. Very portable,
you can even refresh the heat while traveling at any convenience store's micro
nuker. The rice slowly looses mass, I have one bag that's over 5 years old,
and the rice is smaller inside the bag, but it still works just fine. It is
slowly loosing moisture, which provides a nice moist heat. When keeping
inside the freezer, we've found that storing the bag inside a container like a
ziploc or rigid plastic keeps the bags from picking up food odors.
I bought a 20 lb. bag of white rice and a bunch of dishcloths at the dollar
store and made Christmas presents for everyone on my list one year. It was a
real hit.
Good luck,
Mistress Christianna
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