Critters on the march.....

Well, it happens every summer! Regardless of how clean and tidy I keep my kitchen, or how often trash is taken out or spills wiped up, they come. And they come in droves. Ants. Troops of them. And you know what? They are not the cute, smarmy animated ones that develope relationships with other bugs and have problems that you wish you could help solve.

NOT AT ALL! They are tenacious, they bring their bigger cousins who bite your toes, crawl into the dog dish and disrupt your already busy morning!

(This is not my kitchen!)

There were times when an ant attack would reduce me to tears, especially when they crawled into the food in my pantry. Oh help me Lord! I was already taking care of small people, getting my husband happily off to work, and trying to keep our home in order--I did not then, nor do I now have time for ants or the money to replace the food they ruin! Arrrgh!

HAVE YOU HEARD OF MODULAR MATES? They are one of the cornerstones of Tupperware's food storage line. Modular Mates saved my sanity! And they save space in my pantry! My food stays fresher longer so they save money! Since my pantry is organized and I can see what I have, I no longer double purchase items---there I go, saving money again! Can you tell how much I love my Modular Mates?! Wait! It gets even better! Since converting my pantry with Modular Mates I no longer get critters in my crackers! Love it!

Now, I'm not saying that ever since I re-organized my pantry that I have changed my mind about ants! Oh no! I still shudder when I see them congregate like missionaries around the kitchen baseboards. I want to let you in on a little secret to save you money while you fight the ants. First, get yourself a little boric acid (I got it in powdered form at Wal Mart--dirt cheap! Wayyyy cheaper than the little ant traps!) and mix it with equal parts sugar (yes, sugar!), then add hot water, but just enough of it to make a thick liquid. Store it under your kitchen sink in a glass jar, but draw a skull and cross bones on it!! When the ants come calling you can pour them a little dish of this liquid sunshine and they will fall down and call you blessed! No joke! The boric acid is odorless, flavorless, and colorless (be on guard for little people and pets!) The ants will gather around this watering hole like it was happy hour and after they have loaded themselves to the gills, they'll take some back to their ever-lovin' queen and load her up, too! Bang! Bang! They're dead! Ding! Dong! The queen is dead and so are all her future generations! Now, keep in mind that there could be more queens to take down, so keep it around and be patient.

ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER USING THIS LIQUID!

But, I digress! Back to Modular Mates. I know of one Tupperware Consultant that carries around a Super Oval container with brown sugar in it (this is not the one she uses to feed her family) and passes it around at her parties. The brown sugar in this container is soft and moist. She has kept that brown sugar in that Modular Mate for THREE YEARS! Let's say you get some Modular Mates and you want to put your bag of brown sugar into one of them, but the brown sugar is hard as a rock! DON'T THROW THE BROWN SUGAR AWAY! Put it into the Modular Mate with a fresh piece of bread. Apply the seal and leave it alone for 24 hours. When you open up the Modular Mate the next day, that piece of bread will be harder than burnt toast, but your brown sugar will have absorbed the moisture from the bread and be soft and pliable!

What a wonder!

What a miracle!

Hoo-Ray for

Tupperware's Modular Mates!!

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