Recent content by Paul R.

Michael, good idea! My CRC Handbook (1963 edition) does not include clove oil in the table entitled "Constants of Natural Oils, Fats and Waxes". This table includes 73 entries, including almond, castor, coconut, corn, cotton seed, hazelnut, palm, etc. I will continue to research this...

Yes, I agree. It just didn't occur to me that the plastic container would not be adequate. But that was before I was enlightened by this forum.

"Melted" cloves container mystery solved! This is in reference to a thread that I started Feb 13 in this discussion, entitled "Ground clove dissolves plastic???". Quick synopsis: plastic container from market containing ground clove looked melted after 3 months stored in my spice drawer. I...

"Melted" cloves container - mystery solved! This is in reference to a thread that I started Feb 13 in this discussion, entitled "Ground clove dissolves plastic???". Quick synopsis: plastic container from market containing ground clove looked melted after 3 months stored in my spice drawer. I...

Mystery of the "melted" cloves container Hello Friends, I agree with those of you who said the container looks like it was melted. Attached is a photo of the drawer in which the container was stored. You see it is not next to the stove or DW. The conatiner was found in the drawer...

Ground clove dissolves plastic??? I bought some ground cloves, bulk, in November, at Whole Foods. I stored them in a kitchen drawer in the plastic container supplied by Whole Foods. After 3 months, I found the cloves were outside the container, and the container looked melted. The container...