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turkish delight,yuk!

shirley h

2006-10-14 08:40:02

my sister bought a box to take home when she took a daytrip to Bodrum from Kos. She noticed that she was sold one from under the counter rather than one that was on display. She didn't think anything of this until she got it home and opened the box. It was alive with maggots. Needless to say, since then I haven't been tempted to buy turkish delight whilst on holiday.

bibbs

2006-10-14 12:41:33

thanks for the replies everyone,
sandc = i agree,think its moths too,but their on a cold window cill,so i dont know how their alive either.
beemerbabe =sorry,hope it hasn't put you off finishing the box.
lazy by the pool =hope yours was ok,or your gonna have a lot of people not thanking you for their presents.
del949 =i'm quite sure,or it would have stated it on the box ?.
bluepeternol = they have eaten a lot more than me. :hmmm

bibbs

2006-10-14 12:46:14

hi shirley h,
are you sure they was maggots,as mine have got legs,but they do resemble maggots.

bluepeterno1

2006-10-14 14:51:47

quite sure they have bibby, that would put anybody off eating it , i must say though , that over the years i have brought back plenty and never found anything wrong , it may be worth researching a bit , maybe see if there is some kind of entimoligist on line who could shed some light on them (if they are moths no pun intended

bluepeterno1

bibbs

2006-10-14 14:58:02

hi bluepeterno 1,
have tried to find out but no luck yet,guess i'll just have to wait and see what they turn into,if anything at all.

bluepeterno1

2006-10-14 15:19:48

might turn into a turkish waiter

bluepeterno1

bibbs

2006-10-14 16:01:21

better hide my fags then,coz our last waiter got quite a liking for them. :smokin

shirley h

2006-10-14 16:46:37

I'm intrigued to know what they are. Keep us informed. If it was me I'd have got rid of them long ago. You're very brave.

bluepeterno1

2006-10-14 17:00:05

you could keep them in some sort of see through container ,just in case they turn out to be some kind of flying insect ,then you can just throw the lot out

,,put some of the turkish delight in with them

bluepeterno1

bibbs

2006-10-14 17:54:57

hi shirley,
i'm intrigued too,if anything happens i shall let you all know.
hi bluepeterno 1,
are you looking through my kitchen window,coz i have them in a see through container,and yes they do have there turkish delight in with them. :lol:

bluepeterno1

2006-10-15 16:31:34

how are the stowaways getting on today bibbs.

bluepeterno1

bibbs

2006-10-15 17:43:10

hi bluepeterno 1,
just moved them to a fresh container,so i could clean them out,ive noticed that thier is a few cocoons,so it looks like somethings going to happen some time soon,starting to feel like a expectant father all over again,( not ). :lol:

bluepeterno1

2006-10-15 19:05:29

better stand by with the fly swatter ,and spray

bluepeterno1

bibbs

2006-10-15 20:17:07

the first sign of anything moving other than the critters and thats it,they will be off to the shed at the bottom of the garden. :wave

shirley h

2006-10-16 18:08:31

Bibbs. Don't know how you're able to sleep at night. It gives me the creeps just thinking about them.

bluepeterno1

2006-10-16 19:47:14

hi bibbs been talking to a friend of mine who knows quite a bit about insects, he reckons the eggs must have been layed by some sort of fly ,but he cannot understand how they managed in an airtight box ,unless there was a small tear or suchlike in the packaging.

bluepeterno1

bibbs

2006-10-16 20:56:51

hi shirley h,
no problems sleeping this end,so long as the little buggers dont get out. :yikes

bibbs

2006-10-16 21:03:12

hi bluepeterno 1,
if they were fly larvae,they wouldn't have legs would they ?,or maybe turkish ones do,who knows.

caretta

2006-10-17 12:09:31

Hi bibbs,

How are the babies????? I am sure they will turn into moths. On another note here is an interesting article about Turkish delight or Lokum.

http://www.mymerhaba.com/en/main/content.asp_Q_id_E_793

From this article it says;

A good Lokum keeps its freshness at least six months. Never put Lokum into the refrigerator, but keep it in a cool place.

del949

2006-10-17 17:14:03

On a serious point, whatever hatches might not be too good for the British ecology, so don't be tempted to just let them fly/crawl out of the window.
Enough problems with various insects being imported via plants brought from mainland Europe
del949

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