WKato@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In a message dated 99-09-17 10:23:35 EDT, you write:> Bean (rice)
> bag/survival kit?? I always wondered about the rice in the
> shakers. Wouldn't the rice become water saturated after a day or so and then
> be ineffective?
>
> Warren
You may have noticed that rice in your pantry does not get water
logged. Rice is not very hygroscopic and therefore not a good
dessicant. It is used in salt shakers (at least here in HOT and HUMID
Louisiana) to help break up lumps of salt and serve to knock off the
lumps that get stuck to the holes in the shaker. If rice was a good
dessicant it would not be storable in the humid climates of Asia and
therefore would not be one of the staple grains of Earth.
Stick to Silica Gel to dry things out.
Jerry Liles
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