# PMS + pantry beetles = liquor **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911 "2012-09-06T21:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/1 "2012-09-06T21:20:44Z")
I (eugh, pardon me while I gag a bit) . . . Ok. I found pantry/carpet beetle larvae in my pantry. I’m sooooo grossed out. It looks like we spilled some flour onto the bottom of the pantry, and we also had two opened boxes of lasagna noodles that they got into bigtime. :p:p:p:p:p So, the only thing was to take everything out of the pantry, toss the half of it that wasn’t sealed, wipe down the sealed stuff, and disinfect the pantry itself. I have mild OCD which tends to express itself regarding germs. So I’m being pretty anal about the cleanup, but also kind of hopping from foot to foot going “Ew, ew, ew,” and all in all it’s incredibly stressful. Meanwhile, this morning I noticed my husband had used all the ice cubes, and I was like, “\*\*Why \*\*is he doing so many things to annoy me the last couple da- oh wait, let me look at the calendar.” So yeah, the last thing I’m going to put back in the pantry is the liquor collection, and I’m going to lighten it before I do so. In the meantime, I’m soliciting useful bug battling advice, "poor you"s, and cocktail recipes. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/2 "2012-09-06T21:59:35Z")
I’m sorry honey. I suggest that you freeze everything you think is okay. Tanqueray’s Rangpur gin makes the best gin & tonics. I don’t drink 'em any other way. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/3 "2012-09-06T22:32:43Z")
I can’t be the only one who read “panty beetles,” can I? My favorite drink is a grasshopper. Going from memory here… it’s creme de menthe, creme de cacao, and cream or half-and-half. I think of it as a green russian. It’s creamy, sweet, delicious… a very good dessert drink. It’s \*also \*great when you substitute ice cream for cream and mix it in a blender! Were I in your place, though, I’d chug some rum straight from the bottle and wash it down with some diet coke. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/4 "2012-09-06T22:44:14Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I can’t be the only one who read “panty beetles,” can I? OK, that would be WAY worse! Suddenly I feel more positive. I also like the way you ladies think. I don’t have Rangpur, but I do have Tanqueray, tonic, and limes. I don’t have creme de menthe, but I did just buy some heavy cream, and I have amaretto - I know I can do something with that to get girl drink drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/5 "2012-09-06T22:51:52Z")
In my experience, the tonic actually makes more difference in flavor than the gin. I remember once getting some store brand tonic before a bunch of people came over for drinks, and the G&Ts were terrible, even though I had some high-end gin around. But G&T’s made with Schweppes tonic and plain old Gordon’s gin are fine. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/6 "2012-09-06T23:05:40Z")
Do you happen to have cachaca and raw sugar? With the limes you mentioned and crushed ice, you could be minutes away from a caipirinha to wash all your woes away. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/7 "2012-09-06T23:16:31Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I can’t be the only one who read “panty beetles,” can I? Nope. My first thought was “damn, if I found beetles in my panties, I’d drink too!” **Unauthorized Cinnamon** , might I suggest some plastic flour boxes for the future? Walmart etc sell them, and ones for crackers of both the round and square types too. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/8 "2012-09-07T12:11:27Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I can’t be the only one who read “panty beetles,” can I? Nope 🙂 Cinnamon, do you have [Aftershock](http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=515)where you are? I think you might like the flavour 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/9 "2012-09-07T12:30:03Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > In my experience, the tonic actually makes more difference in flavor than the gin. > [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > But G&T’s made with Schweppes tonic and plain old Gordon’s gin are fine. Wholeheartedly agree with your tonic assessment. When in Paris last year, my wife and I were astounded by the flavour of the G&Ts there, due to their use of “Indian Tonic”. The gin came over ice in the glass, and the tonic separately, either in a tiny carafe, or the child-size can (yellow can, Schweppes). ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/10 "2012-09-07T12:33:50Z")
And to the OP: I hope your PMS-self is better with liquor than my wife. She is great fun for a while, but becomes an absolute trainwreck beast if I am not completely 100% perfect in every conceivable way. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/11 "2012-09-07T13:08:07Z")
Meijer’s store-brand tonic is great, it’s what I use. My particular Meijer also has great dairy products. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/12 "2012-09-07T13:12:42Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > And to the OP: > > I hope your PMS-self is better with liquor than my wife. She is great fun for a while, but becomes an absolute trainwreck beast if I am not completely 100% perfect in every conceivable way. 😛 Somehow the image of Mrs. Doom drunkenly berating you is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/13 "2012-09-07T13:13:32Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I can’t be the only one who read “panty beetles,” can I? Absolutely not… and remember that was **PMS + panty beetles** Uh, Bartender… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/14 "2012-09-07T13:28:53Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > Somehow the image of Mrs. Doom drunkenly berating you is hilarious. Absolute hilarity, on the order of world-conquering. I’m sure I deserve it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/15 "2012-09-07T15:29:54Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Absolutely not… and remember that was **PMS + panty beetles** > > Uh, Bartender… Yet another vote here. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/16 "2012-09-07T15:36:04Z")
I never had much of any kind of infestation in my last apartment. But in my current one, I’ve had more than enough. It wasn’t long ago that I had to get rid of every scrap of wheat and sugar in my cupboards, and wipe the bugs out. Problem solved. And the scotch didn’t hurt, either. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/17 "2012-09-07T17:17:29Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Absolutely not… and remember that was **PMS + panty beetles** > > Uh, Bartender… My first thought was “Worse moonshine recipe ever!” ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pms-pantry-beetles-liquor/633911/18 "2012-09-07T18:08:34Z")
Yup, I do have some plastic containers and plan to get more. In the meantime, everything that doesn’t come in a hermetically-resealable container is going in gallon Ziplocs once opened. Last night I had a G&T and a half-assed pink squirrel made with amaretto, vodka, and grenadine, as well as sampling an ancient vacuum-sealed bottle of port and finding it was still good! Will have to check out Aftershock. 😃